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Contact: Brad Dacus, President, Pacific Justice Institute, 916-857-6900
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 19 /Standard Newswire/ -- At a packed school board meeting last night, the San Juan Unified School District reversed course and voted 3-2 not to go forward with a proposal to hide information from parents about student absences for so-called "confidential medical services," such as abortions.
After Pacific Justice Institute learned two weeks ago that the school board was quietly moving to exclude parents, PJI sounded the alarm and sent a legal opinion letter to the Board warning of potential liability for failing to inform parents about their children's whereabouts.
Brad Dacus
President PJI
PJI President Brad Dacus addressed the Board last night. He commented, "We are pleased that the San Juan school board listened to the community and abandoned this disastrous proposal. This is a victory for everyone who believes in parental responsibility and local control of school decisions."
Pacific Justice Institute recently assisted parents in Modesto in defeating a very similar proposal. PJI is currently working with community leaders in Thousand Oaks to ensure that the school board respects parents' rights to be informed when their children leave school for any reason.
Many school districts throughout California have policies that prevent parents from finding out whether their children have left school for serious medical treatments or counseling. Parents seeking more information about changing such policies should contact Pacific Justice Institute. With four offices and more than 500 affiliate attorneys on the West Coast, PJI is ready to go head-to-head with any school district that maintains anti-parent policies in defiance of community values.
About The Pacific Justice Institute: Pacific Justice Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) legal defense organization specializing in the defense of religious freedom, parental rights, and other civil liberties. Pacific Justice Institute works diligently, without charge, to provide their clients with all the legal support they need. Pacific Justice Institute's strategy is to coordinate and oversee large numbers of concurrent court actions through a network of over 1,000 affiliate attorneys nationwide. And, according to former US Attorney General Edwin Meese, "The Institute fills a critical need for those whose civil liberties are threatened." "Through our dedicated attorneys and supporters, we defend the rights of countless individuals, families and churches... without charge."
