This California school district punished Black students more severely, feds say. Now they have agreed to make changes. [cnn.com]

Lara Kain 9/2/228:30 AM

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, Photo: Victor Valley Union High School District, CNN US, September 1, 2022

A California school district is vowing to reform its discipline practices after a federal investigation revealed it was giving harsher punishment to Black students compared to White students who displayed similar behavior.

Officials from the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights say the Victor Valley Union High School District in southern California's San Bernardino County committed a pattern of discriminatory practices toward Black students that violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The department and school district reached a resolution earlier this month in which Victor Valley committed to a series of changes that will be put into place this school year including cultural sensitivity training for staff, conducting school climate surveys and hiring a director with expertise in nondiscriminatory discipline practices.

[Please click here to read more.]

Add Comment

Comments (0)

<ul id="{%=id%}ButtonGroup" class="button-group h-popup-buttons even-button-group even-1">
    <li id="{%=id%}Okay_buttonContainer"><a id="{%=id%}Okay" href="javascript:void(0);" class="button success no-margin-bottom h-alert-modal-ok-button" role="button">OK</a><script type="text/javascript">
        (function() {
            function {%=id%}Okay_click(event, data) {
            {%=id%}Popup.hide();
        }
        
                $('#{%=id%}Okay').on('click', {%=id%}Okay_click);
        })();
    </script></li></ul><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close Modal">&#215;</a><div class="last-modal-focus focus-utility-element" tabindex="0"></div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
        (function() {
            {%=id%}Popup = new SS.Popup.ModalPopup('{%=id%}');
        })();
    </script>

Skip to main content

Add Comment

Membership Required

Remove From Your Block List

Manage Follow Preferences

Block

Please wait...