State asks judge to toss illegal school fees case
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, the California State Board of Education, the state Department of Education and the attorney general's office all want a judge to drop a lawsuit that seeks to hold the state accountable for school districts that illegally charge students to participate in classes and extracurricular activities.
Mark Rosenbaum, chief counsel of the ACLU of Southern California, will appear today before Judge Carl West in Los Angeles County Superior Court to argue against the lawsuit being thrown out.
The ACLU says it found widespread instances of school districts charging parents and students exorbitant and