ACLU settles suit alleging improper student fees at California public schools

12-10-2010

By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC

There’s a settlement today in a lawsuit that challenged California public schools that charge students for workbooks, science lab materials and gym class uniforms, among other items. California guarantees a free and public education to its young people. In a lawsuit it filed in September, the American Civil Liberties Union argued that those fees amounted to a “pay to learn” system that hurt the poor. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the defendant in the suit, agreed to inform school districts that it’s unconstitutional to require fees for in-school and extracurricular activities. He also committed the state to carry out regular compliance audits, and to allow parents to seek reimbursement for fees or deposits public school districts charge students and their families. Schwarzenegger agreed to seek these reforms through state legislation. (more…)

Also: Los Angeles Times, Educated Guess

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