Compton Schools Lawsuit involving homeless youth

The last published info I can find is in this article, Mary:

https://edsource.org/2018/how-...education-law/595719

Logan’s decision builds on a ruling in a class-action suit brought in 2015 on behalf of students in the Compton Unified School District in Los Angeles County. In that case, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald ruled the students in the district could be classified as disabled due to the trauma and adversity they experience while growing up in one of the county’s poorest cities. He refused the district’s plea to dismiss the case.

Fitzgerald was careful to state in his ruling that he was not making a decision on whether a particular student suffered a disability under the law due to trauma and adversity, but that he “simply acknowledges the allegations that exposure to traumatic events might cause physical or mental impairments that could be cognizable as disabilities,” he wrote.

The plaintiffs in the Compton case are currently in settlement talks with the district “to develop a long-term plan to address possible educational barriers for children who are affected by trauma and complex trauma,” according to a March 27 court filing.

Unfortunately, the link to the court filing is broken. Your best bet would be to call Public Counsel -- http://www.publiccounsel.org/home — unless someone is familiar with the case and can provide more recent info.

Cheers, Jane

Thanks, Jane.  THis could be one to watch--"settlement talks"...

Jane - thank you for the thorough update on the Compton case. I do believe that this will be one to watch.