ACLU restarts battle over illegal school fees
Group wanted school districts to have complaint process and compliance audits
The American Civil Liberties Union has resumed a lawsuit against the state, alleging lax enforcement of the Constitutional ban on mandated fees for students using a public school system that’s supposed to be free.
The ACLU had put the lawsuit on hold pending a bill to establish a complaint process and require school districts to audit compliance. Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed the bill last month, so the ACLU has once again taken up its legal fight.
The state Constitution guarantees a free education for all students, and the state Supreme Court ruled in 1984 that both curricular and