This resource provides guidance on how to assist youth who cannot obtain parental information to complete the FAFSA. Federal law allows youth to qualify for financial aid without providing parental information if they qualify as an independent student or if they qualify for a dependency override due to “unusual circumstances.” This guide explains what unusual circumstances are and […]
Maintaining Eligibility for Education and Training Vouchers (ETV)
Golden State Social Opportunities Program
Final Comments on PEP Proposed Regulations
Supporting Higher Education Success for Youth with Experience in Foster Care and Homelessness-Briefing Summary
WIC 827: Quick Tips for Education Advocates
Financial Aid for Juvenile Justice System-Involved Youth
This resource is meant to help youth who are about to graduate from higher school and/or who are under the age of 26 with juvenile justice system involvement maximize the amount of financial aid they receive to attend college. The guide covers what financial aid is and how to get it, offers tips for troubleshooting […]
Youth Returning to the Community from Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Guide for Advocates
No child should remain in custody due to the lack of a reentry plan. Now more than ever, the juvenile justice system must make every possible effort to return detained youth to their families and/or home communities. This guide is for advocates working to release detained youth and support them in the community during the […]
AB 2306 – Request for Signature
Letter requesting Governor Brown’s signature on SB 2306, a bill to give students transferring from juvenile court schools the same options to meet the state high school graduation requirements providing in existing law for foster youth.
Brown signs Frazier bill allowing juvenile court students to earn diploma
article appearing in the Reporter.com on AB 2306
Counties turn to transition specialists to help students in court school succeed
Article discussing court schools and County Departments of Education starting to hire staff to help students in court schools transition to educational placements in their communities upon their release.
Request for Depublication
Request for Depublication in In re Ivan N., an opinion issued by the California Court of Appeal holding that foster youth educational rights to not apply to probation supervised foster youth.
Amicus Letter in Support of Petition for Review
Letter in support of Petition for Review in Campaign for Quality Education v. State of California; Robles-Wong v. State of California.
Flyer for Forum on Court School
Announcement of Forum entitled “Education Reform’s Missed Opportunity: Young People in California’s Court Schools
YLC Fellowship Annoucement
Notice that YLC is seeking applications from third-year law students and judicial clerks who are interested in working on juvenile justice and child welfare advocacy issues and in applying for fellowships offered by the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, Equal Justice Works Foundation, or other sponsored fellowships for fellowship to begin in September 2017.
Educators Routinely Ignore a Captive Audience- Schools in Juvenile Justice Get an F
Educators Routinely Ignore a Captive Audience – Schools in Juvenile Hall Get An F. – Article reporting on a study conducted by the Youth Law Center about the failure of juvenile court schools to educate youth.
Press Release – Educational Injustice
Press Release on the report “Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California’s Juvenile Court Schools.
Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools
Report by the Youth Law Center of the of the barriers to education for youth confined to detention facilities within California’s juvenile justice system. In the report, Youth Law Center examines areas of challenge for the system and fundamental ways in which court schools have missed opportunities to support youth in reaching their goals and […]
Executive Summary: Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools
Summary of Report detailing a study of the education system for youth confined to detention facilities within California’s juvenile justice system. In the report, entitled Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools, Youth Law Center examines areas of challenge for the system and fundamental ways in which […]
Educational Rights as a Pregnant or Parenting Teen
Fact sheet on educational rights of pregnant or parenting teens.
Educational Rights of Foster Youth
Fact Sheet on educational rights of foster youth
Demand Letter to Ventura County Office of Education
This is a demand letter to the Ventura County Office of Education challenging its failure to comply with the provisions of the California Education Code concerning Independent Study. Their practices resulted in juvenile justice youth being involuntarily placed on Independent Study when they attempted to enroll in the county community school.
Implementation Fact Sheet – AB 2276
This is a fact sheet explaining how advocates can ensure that AB 2276 is actually implemented. This bill addresses the re-enrollment rights of juvenile justice youth when they transfer from a juvenile court school back into a regular school district.
School to Nowhere – Web Resources
This provides a list of websites related to discipline, zero tolerance and other related issues.
Final Template for School Board Hearing Request- COE – SB 1111
This is a template for a letter that advocates and community stakeholders can send to county boards of education asking for a hearing on the implementation of SB 1111 and inquiring about the need to update policies to comply with the new law.
Final Template for School Board Hearing Request – SB 1111
This is template for a letter that advocates and community stakeholders can send to local school district boards asking for a hearing on the implementation of SB 1111 and inquiring about the need to update policies to comply with the new law.
Sample Public Records Request – SB 1111
This is a sample Public Records Act request that advocates can send to County Offices of Education to determine to what extent they are implementing the provisions of SB 1111 which governs transfers to county community schools.
Education Web Resources
This handout lists various links to resources on the internet related to the educational rights of foster youth in California.
The Need for Transition Services for California’s Juvenile Justice Youth (Fact Sheet)
This fact sheet provides data and research references concerning the need for formalized transition plans and services for juvenile justice once they are released from detention.
“Reenrollment of Juvenile Justice Fact Sheet”
This fact sheet provides relevant data concerning the re-enrollment of juvenile justice into regular schools once they have been released from detention.
“Breaking Developments in CA School Discipline & Juvenile Justice”
This power point was presented at the LAAC Traveling Training on November 2, 2012 in Ontario, California. The panel was described as follows: “This presentation will summarize new developments in discipline laws that have come under fire in California because of their demonstrated disparate impact on students of color, and other discipline related initiatives that […]
Letter “Sign AB 420 to Support Civil Rights” (August 15, 2013)
This is a letter submitted to Governor Brown urging him to sign AB 420, a bill that would reduce the use of EC Section 48900(k) (willful defiance) as a grounds for suspension and expulsion in California schools. The letter was signed by YLC’s Director, Jennifer Rodriguez, and 21 other Civil Rights and legal directors, including […]
What Sacramento is Saying About School Discipline
This power point was presented to school district personnel attending the California Endowment’s “Central Valley Educational Leadership Institute” on October 10, 2012 in Fresno California. The power point provides a summary of the new discipline reform bills that were signed into law during the 2011-2012 legislative session.
Exclusion and Push-Out Power Point
This is a power point that addresses issues related to the disproportionate impact of discipline policies, involuntary placements in alternative schools, and the impact policies governing truancy and SARB referrals. The power point was prepared for the LAAC traveling training held on November 9, 2011 in Fresno.
School to Nowhere – Web Resources
This provides a list of websites related to school discipline, zero tolerance and other related issues.
California takes on harsh discipline and academic inequities for black, latino students
Article by Center for Public Integrity on school discipline and push out of Black and Latino youth in California’s education system. Article quotes Sue Burrell.
Chaptered Text AB 2276
Text of AB 2276
YLC Letter in Support of AB 2276
Letter in Support of AB 2276, a bill addressing the re-enrollment rights of juvenile justice youth.
SB 1111 Chaptered Text
The text of SB 1111 addressing transfer rights of students referred to county community schools.
YLC Letter in Support of SB 1111
Letter by YLC Staff Attorney Deborah Escobedo requesting the Governor’s signature on SB 1111. This bill addresses the transfer rights of students referred to county community schools, makes the statute consistent with state and federal laws governing the educational placement rights of foster care and homeless youth, and closes an existing loophole in the discipline […]
SB 1296
SB 1296 was signed into law on June 27, 2014 by Governor Jerry Brown. The bill bans incarceration as a contempt sanction for youth adjudicated as truants. It was co-sponsored by Youth Law Center
Letter Opposing Eliminating Foster Youth Services
This is the letter we faxed to the Senate Budget Committee in February 2013. The Governor’s current budget proposal would basically block grant Foster Youth Services, thereby essentially eliminating it.
Letter to Governor Brown in Support of SB 1088
Letter to Governor Brown in support of SB 1088, a bill YLC co-wrote.
Letter to Governor Brown in Support of SB 1088
Letter to Governor Brown in support of SB 1088, a bill YLC co-wrote.
SB 1088 Fact Sheet – Fix School
This fact sheet on SB 1088 explains what SB 1088 will do and how it will help students.
Fix School Discipline: Statewide Reforms and Next Steps – Power oint Presentation
Power point presentation on what the problems are, what legislation was recently passed and what can be done.
EDUCATION BILLS ADDRESSING DISCIPLINE REFORM AND RELATED ISSUES SIGNED INTO LAW DURING 2011-2012
List of education bills addressing discipline reform and related issues signed into law during 2011-12.
Letter to State Board of Education re the School Accountability Report Card
Letter from several advocacy organizations asking the state board of education to put more suspension and expulsion information in the School Accountability Report Card.
Letter to State Board of Education re Request for SBE Informational Item: School Discipline – Suspension and Expulsion
Letter asking board to discuss suspension and expulsion at the next meeting.
Letter to State Superintendent Addressing the Excessive and Disproportionate Use of Suspension and Expulsion
Letter to the State Superintendent from 12 advocacy organizations asking him to address the problem of excessive and disproportionate use of suspension and expulsion in California schools with a list of what can be done to solve this problem.
Alejo v. O’Connell Petition
The Youth Law Center and the California Rural Legal Assistance filed a lawsuit, Alejo v. O’Connell, challenging the cancellation of monitoring reviews of Homeless, Neglected or Delinquent, Migrant and English Learner programs by Superintendent O’Connell.
Nick O. v. Terhune Stipulation and Order
Nick O. v. Terhune was a federal class action challenging the failure of the defendants to provide appropriate special education and related services to youth confined at the California Youth Authority. Judgment was entered on May 7, 1990, in which the defendants agreed to ensure that all class members would be provided with a free […]
Tommy P.v. Board of County Commissioners Memorandum and Judgment
Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners was a state court action to insure that children in detention facilities would have a right to adequate education services during long terms of confinement. After trial, the Superior Court held that children have both federal and state constitutional rights to education during confinement, and ordered Spokane County […]
Tommy P. v. Board of Commissioners First Amended Complaint
Tommy P. v. Board of County Commissioners was a state court action to insure that children in detention facilities would have a right to adequate education services during long terms of confinement. After trial, the Superior Court held that children have both federal and state constitutional rights to education during confinement, and ordered Spokane County […]
Ramon v. Soto Stipulation and Settlement Agreement
Ramon v. Soto was a federal civil rights action that challenged several unlawful disciplinary procedures utilized at the Phoenix Indian High School. Specifically, the suit challenged removal of special education students without conducting hearings to determine the nature of their handicap and the best educational plan for them. Additionally, the suit challenged practices of handcuffing […]
Ramon v. Soto Complaint
Ramon v. Soto was a federal civil rights action that challenged several unlawful disciplinary procedures utilized at the Phoenix Indian High School. Specifically, the suit challenged removal of special education students without conducting hearings to determine the nature of their handicap and the best educational plan for them. Additionally, the suit challenged practices of handcuffing […]
Pazmiño v. California Board of Education Alternatie Writ of Mandate
Pazmiño v. California Board of Education was a lawsuit filed by immigrant children, parents, teachers, and nonprofit educational organizations against the California Department of Education (CDE) and the State Board of Education (SBE) for excluding alternative bilingual education programs from participation in California’s $133 million Reading First Federal Grant Program. ‘Reading First’ is funded through […]
Pazmiño v. California Board of Education Settlement Agreement
Pazmiño v. California Board of Education was a lawsuit filed by immigrant children, parents, teachers, and nonprofit educational organizations against the California Department of Education (CDE) and the State Board of Education (SBE) for excluding alternative bilingual education programs from participation in California’s $133 million Reading First Federal Grant Program. ‘Reading First’ is funded through […]
Pazmiño v. California Board of Education Petition and Complaint
Pazmiño v. California Board of Education was a lawsuit filed by immigrant children, parents, teachers, and nonprofit educational organizations against the California Department of Education (CDE) and the State Board of Education (SBE) for excluding alternative bilingual education programs from participation in California’s $133 million Reading First Federal Grant Program. ‘Reading First’ is funded through […]
Nick O. v. Terhune Complaint
Nick O. v. Terhune was a federal class action challenging the failure of the defendants to provide appropriate special education and related services to youth confined at the California Youth Authority. Judgment was entered on May 7, 1990, in which the defendants agreed to ensure that all class members would be provided with a free […]
Melvin C. v. Schilling Maryland Correctional Special Education Action Plan
The Youth Law Center in collaboration with the Public Justice Center, Inc. and two private attorneys, filed Melvin C. v. Schilling against the Maryland Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Melvin C. was the first case in the country to challenge the failure of an adult prison system to […]
Melvin C. v. Schilling Complaint
The Youth Law Center in collaboration with the Public Justice Center, Inc. and two private attorneys, filed Melvin C. v. Schilling against the Maryland Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Melvin C. was the first case in the country to challenge the failure of an adult prison system to […]
Banuelos v. Tracy Settlement Agreement
YLC co-counseled with California Rural Legal Assistance on this federal civil rights action, Banuelos v. Tracy, on behalf of a Latino high school student who had been improperly detained, searched, and identified as a potential gang member at school. Through mediation the student obtained an agreement that law enforcement authorities would remove his name from […]
Banuelos v. Tracy Notice of Settlement
YLC co-counseled with California Rural Legal Assistance on this federal civil rights action, Banuelos v. Tracy, on behalf of a Latino high school student who had been improperly detained, searched, and identified as a potential gang member at school. Through mediation the student obtained an agreement that law enforcement authorities would remove his name from […]
Banuelos v. Tracy Complaint
YLC co-counseled with California Rural Legal Assistance on this federal civil rights action, Banuelos v. Tracy, on behalf of a Latino high school student who had been improperly detained, searched, and identified as a potential gang member at school. Through mediation the student obtained an agreement that law enforcement authorities would remove his name from […]
Safford v. Redding Amicus
The Youth Law Center participated in this case as amicus curiae in a brief on behalf of Savana filed by the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center, law professors and juvenile advocacy groups around the country. This was the first juvenile school search case considered by the High Court in 24 years. The United State Supreme Court […]
Police Interrogation of Child on Campus – YLC Fact Sheet
This fact sheet adddresses the participation of parents and guardians when police, or any law enforcement officer, question their minor children at school.
Foster Care Education Fact Sheets (California Foster Youth Education Task Force)
These are mostly one page fact sheets that were developed by the California Foster Youth Education Taskforce on the following topics: AB490Education RightsSpecial EducationNonpublic SchoolsAB 3632Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP)School DisciplineSpecial Education Discipline These were updated in October 2008.
Step 6 – Children in the Child Welfare System – Tools for Promoting Educational Success and Reducing Delinquency
According to the National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice, the Tools for Success, is a “compendium of best practices for promoting the educational stability of youth with disabilities and those at risk of developing disabilities. Designed for teachers and administrators, Tools for Success includes research-based effective practices for meeting the needs of children […]
Understanding the Educational Needs of English Learner & Migrant Foster Youth – Powerpoint Presentation
This powerpoint covers issues related to the eligibility of foster youth for programs designed to meet the needs of English Learner and Migrant students. This powerpoint was presented at the “California Foster Youth Education Summit” held on May 5, 2009, in Sacramento.
Juvenile Court Schools: Addressing Equity In Discipline and Other Educational Policies Impacting Minorities and Students of Poverty – Powerpoint Presentation
This power point focuses on issues related to youth enrolled in juvenile court schools.
Education Issues Impacting Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
This is a training outline that covers education issues impacting both juvenile justice and foster care youth. It was distributed at a training held on June 29, 2009.
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE – WEB RESOURCES
This lists links to various websites dealing with student discipline issues and was distributed at the LAAC Traveling Training for the Introduction to School Discipline Panel on December 8, 2010.
School to Nowhere Enrollment and EL/FEP Data for Select Counties and Alternative Schools
This chart shows enrollment data for alternative schools located in the following California counties: Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Ventura, and Yuba.
Alternative Schools (Introduction to School Discipline) – Powerpoint Presentation
This power point covers alternative school placement issues related to school discipline.
Alternative Education Outline
This outline provides a brief summary of California Education Code provisions governing alternative education placements.
Policy Brief – Early Childhood Education Programs
Early childhood education programs can provide critical education and other services for children in foster care, but not all eligible foster children are enrolled in an appropriate program. This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on early childhood education programs provides a list of early childhood education policy issues and proposed courses of […]
Policy Brief – Completion of Postsecondary Education and Training Programs
Former foster youth are most able to succeed in higher education and trianing programs when they receive supports tailored to the unique challenges they face. This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on completion of postsecondary education and training programs discusses the laws and public, private and partmership programs that support former foster […]
Policy Brief – Transition to Postsecondary Education and Training Programs
California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on transition to postsecondary education and training programs describes laws that support increased access to information about post secondary options and possible courses of action to help former foster youth transition to postsecondary education and training.
Policy Brief – Data Collection & Sharing: Foster Youth State-Wide Education Data
Although statewide educational data is collected for several subgroups of students enrolled in California, there is no systemic statewide educational data collected, disaggregated, and submitted to the California Department of Education. This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on data coloection discusses possible statewide courses of action to get this done.
Policy Brief – Educational Decision-Making & Parental Notice
Parental notice is a key element of the statutory framework of California’s Education Code. This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on educational decision-making and parental notice list the rights of parents and guardians and includes possilbe courses of action to ensure those rights.
Policy Brief – Academic Supports
This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief descibes the various special academic supports for foster youth: Students “at risk for retention”, access to quality services to meet academic needs, special education, English Learner or Limited English Proficient students, migrant students, No Child Left Behind, etc. and possible courses of action to ensure that foster youth […]
Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Partial Credits
This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on AB 490 Implementation explains how school districts must accept partial credits for entering foster youth and suggests ways that state-level guidance and intervention on issuance of partial credits could greatly benefit foster youth in California.
Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Least Restrictive Educational Placements
This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on AB 490 Implementation spells out what are least restrictive educational placements for students in foster care and possible courses of action to ensure that they receive appropriate placements.
Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: School Transportation
Transportation, or the lack thereof, is a major obstable to ensuring appropriate educational placement for foster youth. This California Foster Youth Education Task Force Policy Brief on AB 490 Implementation provides things to consider when figuring out school transportation for foster youth.
Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Immediate Enrollment
This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s Policy Brief addresses how AB 490 Implementation addresses the lengthy delays that foster youth faced awaiting enrollment in a new school or district by entitling foster youth to immediate enrollment and efficient tranfer of records.
2007 California Foster Youth Education Summit – Backgrounder
Three page summary of the 2007 California Foster Youth Education Summit, the first statewide convening of foster youth, former foster youth and leaders and professionals from education, child welfare, probation and the courts to address critical issues in foster youth education.
Warehousing Foster Care Students in Continuation High Schools Would Violate State Law
This short paper discusses why foster care students cannot be placed in continuations schools involuntarily.
School Districts Cannot Withhold the Transcripts of Foster Youth Because of the Failure to Return Textbooks or Other School Property – 5 CCR Section 438(c)
Three-page memo on why school districts cannot withhold transcripts of foster youth because of failure to return textbooks.
General Education Materials (3) – Education Related Duties in California Juvenile Delinquency Cases
Chart highlighting duties imposed by key provisions in California Education Law pertinent to delinquency cases. (6 pages)
General Education Materials (2) – Education Related Duties in California Juvenile Dependency Cases
Chart highlighting duties imposed by key provisions in California Education Law pertinent to dependency cases. (5 pages)
General Education Materials (1) – California Legislation Related to Education of Wards & Dependents
Chart highlighting duties imposed by key provisions in California Education Law. (10 pages)
AB 490 Training Materials (11) – Los Angeles Education Summit Recommendations
Summit recommendations
AB 490 Training Materials (10) – Power Point
Training Tool Summarizing Key Points
AB 490 Training Materials (09) – Implementation Plan for AB 490 – A School Blueprint
Overview of particular provisions pertinent to schools. (3 pages)
AB 490 Training Materials (08) – AB 490 Roles and Responsibilities: Schools
Overview of specific roles and responsibilities of schools under the new law. (6 pages)
AB 490 Training Materials (07) – AB 490 Roles & Responsibilities: Caregivers
Overview of specific roles and responsibilities of caregivers under the new law. (5 pages)
AB 490 Training Materials (06) – AB 490 Roles and Responsibilities: County Social Workers and Probation Officers
Overview of specific roles and responsibilities of social workers and probation officers under the new law. (6 pages)
AB 490 Training Materials (05) – AB 490 Roles and Responsibilities: Attorneys
Overview of specific roles and responsibilities of attorneys under the law. (6 pages)
AB 490 Training Materials (04) – AB 490 Roles & Responsibilities: Juvenile Court Judges
Overview of specific roles and responsibilities of judges under the new law. (7 pages)
AB 490 Training Materials (03) – Education Related Duties in California Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency Cases Imposed by AB 490
“Chart with detailed legal analysis, including changes to key code sections and roles and responsibilities of various parties under the new law. (6 pages)”
AB 490 Training Materials (02) – AB 490 Overview
More detailed outline of the new law. (6 pages)
AB 490 Training Materials (01) – Ensuring Educational Rights and Stability for Foster Youth – AB 490 Summary
One page summary of key provisions.
Fresno County Standing Order Auhorizing Sharing of Information With School Personnel
This Standing Order addresses the exchange of information between the Fresno County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and personnel at any school or school district.
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About AB 490 (California Foster Youth Education Task Force)
FAQ on AB 490
Improving Educational Opportunities for Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems: The Fresno First Year Report and Strategic Plan
First year report and strategic plan.
Getting Out of the Red Zone – Youth from the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems Speak Out about the Obstacles to Completing their Education, and What Could Help
This publication describes the process the Youth Law Center underwent to conduct a series of focus groups of youth who were or had been in the juvenile justice or foster care systems, parents of such youth and foster parents. It also contains comments from the participants on such topics as school disruptions, suspensions and expulsions, […]
Unintended Consequences: The Impact of ‘Zero Tolerance’ and Other Exclusionary Policies on Kentucky Students
This report found that Kentucky’s African-American youth are suspended from many schools at rates far higher than the suspension rates for Kentucky’s white students. The report also found that tens of thousands of students are suspended from Kentucky’s schools each year for minor school board policy violations. In addition to the problem with suspensions, the […]
Northern Lights: Success in Student Achievement and School Discipline at Northern Elementary School
As a follow up to the February, 2003, Building Blocks study that illustrated the disproportionate impact of zero tolerance policies on Kentucky’s students of color, this new study, ‘Northern Lights’ released on April 22 shows that this trend can be reversed. This report highlights that out-of-school suspensions can be significantly decreased (over 50%) without compromising […]
Non-Public Schools – Public Records Act Request – CDE Monitoring of Nonpublic Schools
This public records act request is directed to the California Department of Education and requests documents related to its monitoring of non-public schools pursuant to Education Code Sec. 56366.1 et seq (AB 1858).
Demand Letter – Failure to Provide Detained Youth Educational Services
This is a demand letter directed to the Los Angeles County Office of Education regarding its failure to provide educational services to detained youth, along with other issues.
Demand Letter – Denying Detained Youth Access to School
This is a demand letter directed to Los Angeles County Probation regarding its failure to allow detained youth access to school.
Demand Letter to CDE re: Failure to Monitor Juvenile Court Schools
This is a demand letter directed to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction concerning California’s failure to include juvenile court and county community schools in its special education monitoring processes.
Gang Attire Public Records Act Request to the Sonoma County Office of Education
This is a public records act request directed to the Sonoma County Office of Education concerning a “gang attire” policy that targeted Latino youth for suspensions and expulsions.
“Gang Attire” Public Records Act Request to Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department
This is a public records act request directed to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department concerning a “gang attire” policy that targeted Latino youth for suspensions and expulsions.
Gang Attire Public Records Act Request Directed to Santa Rosa City Schools
This is a public records act request directed to Santa Rosa City Schools concerning a “gang attire” policy that targeted Latino youth for suspensions and expulsions.
Gang Attire Demand Letter
This is a demand letter challenging a school district’s “gang attire” policy that was used to target Latino youth for suspensions and expulsions.
Non-Public Schools – Request for Investigation to the California Department of Education
This is a request for an investigation directed to the California Department of Education concerning certain questionable policies and practices implemented by licensed children’s institutions run by Trinity Youth Services and its affiliated non-public schools, operated by Advanced Education Services.
Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System
“This monograph is intended to inform judges, attorneys, advocates, probation officers, institutional staff, and other youth-serving professionals about the impact of special education issues on juvenile justice matters. It summarizes the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and analyzes their relevance to the juvenile justice process.” http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/2000_6_5/contents.html