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Abogados piden intervención de tribunal en detención prolongada y uso de drogas en menores migrantes - La Opinion

April 20, 2018

Moción describe retrasos innecesarios en detención de menores aún cuando tienen familiares esperándolos y abuso de drogas sicotrópicas para tratar “problemas del comportamiento”…

School Civil Rights Reviews Decline In Trump Administration - Bloomberg Government

April 19, 2018

The Trump administration has decreased the number of reviews into whether schools and colleges are complying with civil rights laws as part of a larger push to boost efficiency at the risk of less vigorous investigation into larger issues.…

California lawmakers want to roll back some criminal sentencing laws, keep young offenders out of adult court - Los Angeles Times

April 5, 2018

In a legislative hearing packed with criminal justice experts and former youth offenders, California lawmakers pushed forward a bill this week to keep minors who commit crimes out of adult courts.…

New civil rights rule triggers hundreds of dismissals - Politico

April 3, 2018

Federal civil rights investigators have tossed out hundreds of complaints under a new Trump administration rule directing them to dismiss bulk complaints, Marcie Lipsitt, a Michigan-based disability rights advocate, told Morning Education. Lipsitt has filed complaints against hundreds of schools, districts and colleges with websites…

Overprescription of psychotropics for foster kids drops in California - KPCC - FM

April 3, 2018

Life for children in the foster care system can be tough. Not only is there a lot of moving around between homes, facilities and schools, there’s the emotional impact of being separated from family and siblings.…

Big drop in drugged foster kids in California - San Jose Mercury News

April 1, 2018

After years of efforts to crack down on the rampant use of psychiatric drugs in California’s foster care system, the number of youth prescribed the potent medications is plummeting — a major turnaround in how the state cares for some of its most vulnerable children.…

Dear Betsy DeVos, Don’t Bring Back Discrimination in School Discipline - Education Week

March 27, 2018

Following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting, courageous and inspiring students around the country are demanding action, refusing to believe that we can do nothing to stem America’s gun violence epidemic. In stark contrast, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has responded with…

New Guidelines Let Civil Rights Office Ignore Cases From Serial Complainers - Education Week

March 22, 2018

The U.S. Department of Education’s office for civil rights has started dismissing hundreds of disability-related complaints, following new guidelines that say such cases will be dismissed when they represent a pattern of complaints against multiple recipients.…

Brown wants to keep more youth in juvenile detention, not prison - Sacramento Bee

March 22, 2018

Criminal and juvenile justice reform has been a key part of Gov. Jerry Brown’s time in office, and his final proposed budget calls for keeping more youth offenders in juvenile detention facilities instead of prison.…

Francis Guzman Receives the Juvenile Law Center’s 2018 Leadership Prize - Youth Today

March 13, 2018

Francis V. Guzman has been announced as a recipient of the Juvenile Law Center’s 2018 Leadership Prize. Guzman, known for some time as somewhat a of a trailblazer in the juvenile justice arena, currently directs the California Youth Justice Initiative (CYJI) at the National Center…