ACLU suit: 6 O.C. school districts charge illegal fees
Fermin Leal, The Orange County Register
The American Civil
Liberties Union on Friday sued the state and Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger for allowing public school districts – including six
in Orange County – to charge fees for books and other essential
educational supplies. The class-action suit says the districts are
charging students for text books, Advanced Placement exams, science
lab supplies, P.E. uniforms, cheerleading outfits and dozens of
other school-related costs. The suit claims these fees violate the
state Constitution’s provision for a free public education. The
suit lists 32 districts, including Capistrano Unified, Orange
Unified, Los Alamitos Unified, Anaheim Union, Irvine Unified and
Tustin Unified...