Lawsuit against California officials, LA Unified would undo significant teacher job protections
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The lawsuit, known as Vergara vs. California, claims that teacher protections in the law violate students’ constitutional rights to an equal education.
A recently filed lawsuit against California public officials and the LAUSD would radically change the way the district hires and fires public school teachers.
The lawsuit is known as Vergara v. California and it pits major education players against each other. The suit claims that teacher protections in the law violate students’ constitutional rights to an equal education.
The plaintiffs are 13-year-old L.A. Unified student Beatriz Vergara and seven other public school students. Lawyers from a 120-year-old L.A.-based law firm (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher) represent them.
The lawsuit is known as Vergara v. California and it pits major education players against each other. The suit claims that teacher protections in the law violate students’ constitutional rights to an equal education.
The plaintiffs are 13-year-old L.A. Unified student Beatriz Vergara and seven other public school students. Lawyers from a 120-year-old L.A.-based law firm (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher) represent them.
Firm partner Theodore Boutrous, a specialist in appellate and constitutional law, is co-counsel. He convinced U.S. Supreme Court justices to deny class action status to a