Twenty-seven heroes were today inducted into the Impact Fund Class Action Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes named plaintiffs whose commitment and determination has led to significant advances in economic, environmental, racial, and social justice. Equal Justice Society clients Darryl White, Carl Pinkston, LaRayvian Barnes, Seth Sandronsky, and Roslyn Sandronsky – named plaintiffsContinueContinue reading “EJS Clients Black Parallel School Board Inducted into Impact Fund Class Action Hall of Fame”
Category Archives: Schools
EJS Allies Interview with KPFK Radio on Antelope Valley Schools Lawsuit
Hear Cancel the Contract education justice organizer Raquel Derfler and Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS) attorney Chelsea Helena speak out on KPFK radio about the legal action filed with Equal Justice Society in May to stop the Antelope Valley Union High School District’s discriminatory suspensions and expulsions of Black students and students with disabilities. As Raquel and Chelsea lay outContinueContinue reading “EJS Allies Interview with KPFK Radio on Antelope Valley Schools Lawsuit”
Lawsuit: Black and Disabled Students Suffer Discrimination & Banishment in Antelope Valley
In the Antelope Valley, Black students and students with disabilities are systematically neglected, punished and criminalized under a locally-sanctioned system of discipline that violates state and federal laws and denies them their right to an education. Now those students and their families are suing the Antelope Valley Union High School District (AVUHSD) and asking theContinueContinue reading “Lawsuit: Black and Disabled Students Suffer Discrimination & Banishment in Antelope Valley”