Pro Bono
Nov. 30, 2006
Education, Interrupted
Lawyers help disciplined students stand up for their rights in Contra Costa schools.
By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer
For years, West Contra Costa Unified School District officials transferred hundreds of disciplined students from one school to another without due process.
"It made it easier [for the district] to transfer kids indiscriminately," said Oren Sellstrom, associate director of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Daily Journal Staff Writer
For years, West Contra Costa Unified School District officials transferred hundreds of disciplined students from one school to another without due process.
"It made it easier [for the district] to transfer kids indiscriminately," said Oren Sellstrom, associate director of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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