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Foster Parents, Child Advocates Demand Better System

May 30, 2014

Daniela Preciado grew up in the foster care system. Now an adult, mother and wife, Preciado’s been giving back as a foster parent for about six years.…

Clark County School District Amends Child Abuse Reporting Regulations

April 24, 2014

Extensive changes are on the way for how school employees report suspected child abuse, according to amendments to Clark County School District regulations made Thursday.…

Tackling Racial Bias in the Juvenile Justice System

April 23, 2014

Two 17-year-olds named Ed and Lou are charged with first degree robbery in two different incidents within the same jurisdiction.…

Legislation Would Make Child Abuse Reporting Training Mandatory in California Schools

February 20, 2014

Next month, the state Assembly education committee will begin discussing legislation to require that school employees receive child abuse reporting training every year.…

Native Americans Taking Stand for Education Against California’s Humboldt County Schools

January 23, 2014

The principal and superintendent of Loleta Elementary School in California’s Humboldt County grabbed a Native American student by the ear and asked, “See how red it’s getting?”…

Unequal Opportunities: Behind the ACLU’s Allegations of Racial, Sexual and Disability Discrimination in Local Schools

January 2, 2014

Brianna sits at her kitchen table, surrounded by manila folders spilling notes she’s taken about her struggles with the staff and administrators of Zane Middle School over the treatment of her 13-year-old daughter Jessica. …

Lawsuit alleges pervasive racism at Eureka City Schools: ACLU files federal suit, asks for probe of Loleta Union School District

December 19, 2013

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Eureka City Schools, alleging pervasive and systemic racism and sexism in the district. …

ACLU Suing Eureka City Schools for Racial and Sexual Discrimination

December 18, 2013

Native American and black students face racial and sexual discrimination from students and staff in Eureka and Loleta according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the National Center for Youth Law.…

Foster children neglect case raises questions about Family Services response

December 8, 2013

Las Vegas Review Journal – Las Vegas foster care neglect case raises red flags about responsiveness of staff in the Department of Family Services in Clark County, Nevada. Children showed signed of long-term neglect. NCYL Senior Attorney Bill Grimm provides perspective on the issue of…