CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OFFICIALS MAY NOT INDEFINITELY BAN PARENT FROM CHILD'S SCHOOL AS RETALIATION FOR FREE SPEECH OR WITHOUT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST In a ruling that recognizes the critical right of all parents to participate in their children’s education, a federal court today rejected Gustine, California school officials’ attempt to dismiss a Latina mother’s lawsuit challenging the school principal’s decision to ban her from campus after she sought to protect her son’s education. The court held that banning parents from school cannot be done in retaliation for exercise of free-speech rights. It further held that, under California law, no parental ban can extend beyond two weeks without providing the parent as chance at a hearing to contest the legitimacy of the ban. ... Continue reading... http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/ca...rent-childs-school-retaliation-free-speech-or
