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ACLU of California Urges Districts to Declare Schools Sanctuary "Safe Zones" and Uphold Students' Rights

Letter to Superintendents Reminds Districts of Legal Obligations and Offers Recommendations to Ensure Safe and Supportive Campus Environments

December 12, 2016

New study shows police presence in schools has negative effect on students

LOS ANGELES – Vast policy disparities among California school districts on how and when to summon law enforcement officers to campuses expose students to improper arrests, detentions and possible violations of their civil rights, according to a new report from the ACLU of California.

October 19, 2016

Advocacy Groups React to Rejection of LAUSD Appeal on Multimillion-Dollar Error in Funding for High-Need Students

Public Advocates, ACLU of California and Covington Burling LLP call on California Department of Education to force immediate compliance with ruling ordering LAUSD to correct $450 million miscalculation

August 8, 2016

ACLU of California Names Sylvia Torres-Guillén to Lead Education Team

Los Angeles — The ACLU of California announced today the appointment of Sylvia Torres-Guillén as director of education advocacy/legal counsel, a position designed to identify critical civil rights issues in California’s public education system and to help create and implement comprehensive strate

July 22, 2016

California Education Officials Order LA Unified to Correct Annual $450 Million Spending Error

Advocates say Recalculation Promises Hundreds of Millions in New or Improved Services for Low-income Students, English-language Learners and Foster Youth in Los Angeles

June 1, 2016

ACLU SoCal Statement on the Great Public Schools Now Initiative

LOS ANGELES - As the Great Public Schools Now Initiative continues to develop its proposal to invest in public education, the ACLU of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) believes some key issues must remain part of the public discourse. We hope that the initiative’s final proposal will ensu

February 25, 2016