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Plaintiffs Demand that the Kern High School District Address Its Illegal Discriminatory Practices against African American and Latino Students A ruling last week by the Kern County Superior Court denied the Kern High School District’s (KHSD) request to dismiss the discrimination lawsuit filed against it by Latino and Black students. The Plaintiffs, including parents andContinueContinue reading “Court Rules that Lawsuit Can Continue to Fight for Latino, Black Students in Kern County”

  Attorney Lisa Holder of Los Angeles has joined the Equal Justice Society legal team to assist us with our lawsuit on behalf of Latino and African American students against the Kern High School District (California) and other parties. Lisa is helping us with depositions of police officers stationed at public schools within the KernContinueContinue reading “Lisa Holder Joins EJS Legal Team to Assist with Lawsuit on Behalf of Latino and Black Students in Kern County”

Yesterday, in Vergara v California, the California Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the provisions of California’s Education Code governing tenure, the teacher discipline process, and reductions in force are constitutional. The court noted that those provisions, which help school districts to recruit and retain good teachers at a time when teachers are paid lowerContinueContinue reading “California Appeals Court Rules Teacher Tenure Laws are Constitutional”