A California judge ruled that the Los Angeles Unified School District violated state law for failing to share its facilities with charter schools.
Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Stephen Goorvitch, at the end of June, ruled that LAUSD broke state law when it denied charter schools access to its campuses.
The LAUSD board in February 2024 approved a policy that told district administrators to “avoid” sharing with charter schools on certain campuses.
The California Charter School Association filed a lawsuit against the school district in April 2024.
Goorvitch wrote that LAUSD’s policy prevented the goals of Proposition 39, “to treat District and charter schools equally with respect to the allocation of space.”
The lawsuit claims that LAUSD policy discriminated against roughly 11,000 charter school students.
“This is a victory for all public school families and a critical affirmation of the rights of charter public school students across Los Angeles,” said Myrna Castrejón, president and CEO of CCSA. “We’re grateful the court recognized that LAUSD’s blatant attempt to exclude charter public school students from learning alongside traditional district school students in the communities they share violates California law.”
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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