Community Rights Campaign
Community Rights Monthly Meeting-11/7 at 11:00am
by Lisa Adler
Date from/to:
Nov 7 2009 - 11:00am - Nov 7 2009 - 1:00pm
Contact Information:
Email lisa@thestrategycenter.org or call (213) 387-2800
Next Community Rights Monthly Meeting: Saturday, November 7th at 11:00am.
Location
First Unitarian Church
2936 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90005United States
Making history--School Climate Bill of Rights passes 5-2 at LAUSD Board
*The following is a letter from the Community Rights Campaign Steering Committee*
State bill to limit school police in discipline picks up steam, clearing first committee hearing (AB 549)
by Zoe Rawson
On May 1st, AB 549 passed its first hurdle through the Assembly Education Committee, generating the news stories excerpted below.
![](http://www.thestrategycenter.org/sites/www.thestrategycenter.org/files/imagecache/thumb/LAUSD.Vote.May.14.2013.jpg "LAT, La Opinion tout historic vote as LAUSD ends "willful defiance" suspensions and redefines role of police in discipline")
LAT, La Opinion tout historic vote as LAUSD ends "willful defiance" suspensions and redefines role of police in discipline
Calling it a "landmark policy", the media takes note as LAUSD votes 5-2 to end "willful defiance" suspensions and redefine the role of police in school discipline. The San Francisco Chronicle heralded as part of a nationwide educational trend to end the reliance on "zero tolerance" policys that swept the nation in the wake of the Columbine school shootings.
In LAT, HuffPo, Sentinel--campaign for School Climate Bill of Rights heats up public debate
by Daniel Kim
For the past month and half, as a founding member of the Brothers, Sons, Selves Coalition, the Community Rights Campaign has been a part of leading the "School Climate Bill of Rights" campaign. We've seen the campaign raise the level of public debate. Here's a recap as we head into the LAUSD board vote tomorrow!
