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Civil rights group suing LAUSD, state over teacher layoffs
- 02-25-2010
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By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
A group of civil rights lawyers sued Los Angeles Unified and the state Wednesday, claiming that a combination of budget cuts and teacher layoffs at three low-performing middle schools violated the legal rights of students to a fair and equal education. While the lawsuit was filed on behalf of just three schools, the case could set a precedent for how teachers are laid off statewide. The suit claims that last year Gompers Middle School in South Los Angeles, Markham Middle School in Watts and John Liechty Middle School in Pico-Union lost between half and two-thirds of their teachers, creating chaos and instability for the predominantly low-income black and Latino students. (more...)
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