News & Commentary
Dec 15, 2005
Parents, Students and Educators Are Improving Education, Classroom Conditions
LOS ANGELES - The ACLU and Public Advocates released a report today detailing new ways parents, students and educators are improving public schools one year after important changes in education law went into effect.
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 01, 2005
Federal Judge Rules That High Schools Can't 'Out' Gay Students
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has ruled that an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit filed on behalf of Charlene Nguon, an Orange County high school senior, and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network can proceed, rejecting the school's motion that it was within its rights to reveal the student's sexual orientation without her permission.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 28, 2005
New LAUSD Military Recruitment Policy Better Protects Students' Rights
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Unified School District recently announced a new policy that will better protect students' free speech rights, set specific parameters for military recruiters on public school campuses and protect the privacy rights of students who do not want to be contacted by the military.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 04, 2005
High School Agrees to Allow Publication of Articles on Sexual Orientation
LOS ANGELES - East Bakersfield High School students will publish a series of articles about sexual orientation in the November edition of the award-winning school newspaper, The Kernal, editors announced today.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 04, 2005
ACLU/SC Questions Schools' 'Laptops For Learning' Program
ORANGE, Calif. - The Orange County Branch of the ACLU of Southern California sent a letter to the Fullerton School District after receiving complaints about a district program that requires parents to purchase expensive laptop computers for their children so they can fully participate in class.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 03, 2005
High School Students Allowed to Distribute Flyers to Counter Military Recruiters On Campus
LOS ANGELES - Sixteen-year-old Joshua Goldman, a junior at Mira Costa High School, was allowed to distribute pro-peace leaflets at his high school today.
By ACLU of Southern California
Oct 27, 2005
ACLU/SC Demands South Bay High School Not Silence Students Opposed to Military Recruiters On Campus
LOS ANGELES - On behalf of a South Bay high school student and his parents, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California sent a letter to the Manhattan Beach Unified School District today demanding that school officials allow students to distribute counter military recruiting flyers without fear of punishment.
By ACLU of Southern California
Oct 17, 2005
ACLU/SC Announces Settlement to Increase Educational Opportunities for Antelope Valley Students
LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California announced today a final settlement has been reached in the Antelope Valley that will ensure pregnant and parenting teens have equal access to educational opportunities.
By ACLU of Southern California
Sep 27, 2005
Civil Rights Groups File To Join Suit in Support of the Capistrano Unified School District
ORANGE, Calif. - Four civil rights groups filed a motion today on behalf of a racially and ethnically diverse group of parents who support the Capistrano Unified School District's (CUSD) ability to consider race to avoid segregated schools when it redrew attendance boundaries to accommodate the opening of a new high school.
By ACLU of Southern California
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