The district will now implement a five-year plan to address the problems discovered by the DOJ, which ranged from unconstitutional searches and seizures to discriminatory law enforcement referral practices.
Civil rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers worry it could have a symbolic effect, stifling enforcement of anti-discrimination rules and exacerbating the so-called “school to prison pipeline.”
The U.S. Department of Education appears poised to rescind an Obama-era guidance that promoted alternatives to suspension and expulsion as a form of discipline in schools and cracked down on districts where suspension and expulsion numbers reflected racial disparities.
Torlakson’s letter comes amid reports that the HHS is considering a narrower federal definition of gender based solely on one’s biological sex at birth.
AB 2772, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina, D-Riverside, passed the Assembly Floor with a 54-19 vote
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California City High School in Kern County is offering a one-of-a-kind program that helps students learn valuable vocational skills while also earning college credits.
California voters have rejected a statewide ballot measure that would have reinstated affirmative action in college admissions processes in California.
New research shows black students — and particularly black males — continue to receive the bulk of disciplinary measures in San Diego Unified schools and in California public schools more broadly.