Public schools are not business establishments for purposes of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the California Supreme Court held. The unanimous ruling noted, however, that the Legislature is free to expand the law's scope to include schools.
August 04, 2022 at 06:59 PM
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California’s Supreme Court held Thursday that public schools cannot be sued for damages under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, sealing off a potentially powerful litigation avenue for plaintiffs.
In a unanimous opinion authored by Associate Justice Joshua Groban, the court said that a Contra Costa County student who alleges he was sexually assaulted by classmates and a school district employee can seek remedies through other statutes.
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