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Raise the Age California Coalition Issues Public Statement

January 30, 2020

January 30, 2020 Californians who have experienced the adult and youth prison system, along with youth advocates, have long called for California to recognize and meet the unique needs of emerging adults by keeping them out of the adult punishment system and instead provide them…

Sacramento City Unified School District and Advocacy Groups Pursue Settlement of Lawsuit Alleging Disability and Race Discrimination

December 20, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2019 Contact: Patty Guinto, Director of Communications, National Center for Youth Law, 626-512-4974, pguinto@youthlaw.org SACRAMENTO, CA (December 19, 2019): The Sacramento City Unified School District (District) and plaintiffs suing the District for alleged discrimination against students based on race and…

Budget Cuts and Broken Promises - Hidden news discovered in the Department of Education’s 2019 proposal for Civil Rights Data Collection

October 29, 2019

A new analysis by the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) uncovers some alarming information in the Department of Education’s September 2019 proposal regarding Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). The Department has hidden some key changes among its discussion of adding and removing various CRDC

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Oral Arguments highlight the Dept of Ed’s attempts to destroy protections for students who experience sexual harassment. - Betsy DeVos's hypocrisy in addressing sexual harassment in schools continues

October 17, 2019

We sued Betsy DeVos more than 20 months ago about her decision to remove important federal protections for people experiencing sexual harassment, including sexual violence, in schools. These changes and reversals are based on unfounded generalizations about women and girls, particularly their credibility regarding reported

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Sept. 27, 2019 Statement: Federal Court Ruling Strikes Down Government Regulations Aimed at Terminating Flores

September 27, 2019

Today, Federal District Court Judge Gee heard oral arguments and issued a strongly worded opinion upholding the Flores Settlement Agreement and blocking the government from implementing its new DHS and HHS regulations. The purpose of the Flores Settlement Agreement is clear – minimize the use

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APPEAL DISMISSAL IS A VICTORY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES NATIONWIDE

September 12, 2019

MEDIA ALERT
September 12, 2019 WHAT: The U.S. Department of Justice has dismissed the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department) appeal of a federal court ruling finding that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department engaged in an “illegal delay” of the 2016 Equity in …

Sacramento City Unified School District sued over the segregation and mistreatment of students with disabilities, particularly Black students with disabilities - Suit follows years of documented disability and race discrimination by the District

September 5, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Patty Guinto, National Center for Youth Law, pguinto@youthlaw.org

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A coalition of nonprofit advocacy groups filed a lawsuit today against the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD), Superintendent Jorge A. Aguilar, and others on behalf

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Flores Counsel File Supplemental Brief in Support of Motion to Block Regulations Governing the Detention of Migrant Children

August 30, 2019

The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and co-counsel filed a supplemental motion on Friday, August 30 to block the Administration’s Apprehension, Processing, Care and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children final regulations. These regulations are an attempt to dismantle the Flores Settlement

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Statement on the Administration’s Plan to End the Flores Agreement from the National Center for Youth Law August 21, 2019

August 21, 2019

The Administration’s announcement today of its plans to end the Flores agreement through new regulations is a call for the mass internment of children. While official regulations will not be published until Friday, all communications from the Administration indicate that the new rules will be

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Court Allows Lawsuit Against District of Columbia for Unnecessarily Institutionalizing Children with Mental Health Disabilities to Proceed - Class Action, Filed by Disability Rights DC, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, the National Center for Youth Law, and Schulte Roth & Zabel, Claims Violations of Americans with Disabilities Act and Medicaid Act

July 26, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Patty Guinto, National Center for Youth Law, pguinto@youthlaw.org Today, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied the District of Columbia’s motion to dismiss a class action filed by lawyers for children with mental…