LA schools, ACLU reach agreement on layoffs
By Raquel Maria DillonAssociated Press Writer / October 6, 2010
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed to cap teacher layoffs at each school at the district-wide average and end layoffs at certain struggling schools to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
ACLU staff attorney David Sapp said the agreement is "groundbreaking," because it limits teacher layoffs based on seniority and marks a major departure from the district's "last hired, first fired" policy.
Officials approved the proposed settlement Tuesday. A judge must approve the agreement.
In February, the ACLU sued the state, which cut education funding to close its
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