Latino and African American Students Deserve Equal Access to Educational Opportunity On December 31, 2015, the Kern County Superior Court ruled that Latino and Black Plaintiffs may proceed against the Kern County Office of Education and Superintendent Christine Lizardi Frazier with their claims that the agency and Superintendent failed to take steps to ensure thatContinueContinue reading “Court Allows Discrimination Suit Against Kern County Office of Education to Proceed”
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EJS Joins CRLA, MALDEF, GBLA, in Lawsuit Against Kern High School District
Lawsuit seeks end to school district’s discriminatory disciplinary policies and practices that disproportionately impact students of color UPDATE: News coverage of the case: – The Center for Public Integrity (nonprofit news organization) – KQED – KBAK, CBS Affiliate – The Bakersfield California BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2014) — A coalition of civil rights legal advocates,ContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins CRLA, MALDEF, GBLA, in Lawsuit Against Kern High School District”
EJS on New Federal Guidance on School Discipline
On the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s State of the Union address urging Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education jointly issued new guidance to assist school leaders in ensuring that their discipline policies are drafted and applied in a manner thatContinueContinue reading “EJS on New Federal Guidance on School Discipline”