Sacramento, Calif. — A group of plaintiffs that includes the Black Parallel School Board and several individual students has reached a settlement agreement with the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) in a lawsuit that challenged the district’s longstanding harmful practices of excluding and segregating students with disabilities, particularly Black students with disabilities. Original ComplaintContinueContinue reading “Sacramento City Unified School District Settlement in Race and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Increases Accountability”
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Staff Attorney Alex Santa Ana on Panel at NLADA Annual Conference
Staff Attorney Alex Santa Ana presented on a panel at the annual conference of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) held October 26-29 in Arlington, Virginia. The panel was on “Cultivating Impactful Organizational and Community Partnerships in Systemic Education Legal Advocacy.” Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Equal Justice Society, Disability RightsContinueContinue reading “Staff Attorney Alex Santa Ana on Panel at NLADA Annual Conference”
EJS Reaction to Calif. AG Rob Bonta Brief in Natomas Unified Case Related to Discriminatory Expulsion of Student
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced filing an amicus brief in Natomas Unified School District v. Sacramento County Board of Education urging the appellate court to overturn an unlawful expulsion of an elementary school student. “EJS is gratified to see the State of California reaffirm through the AG’s brief that expulsion is harmful, disproportionatelyContinueContinue reading “EJS Reaction to Calif. AG Rob Bonta Brief in Natomas Unified Case Related to Discriminatory Expulsion of Student”