Board opts to test all students in English, as law requires, no matter what their language.
Attorney says lawsuit is unlikely to win. The Los Angeles Board of Education reluctantly retreated Monday from plans to sue the state over a new statewide testing law, agreeing instead to test all students in English, regardless of the language they speak. Just two weeks ago, the board that governs the Los Angeles Unified School District became the first of several complaining urban education systems to agree to challenge Gov. Pete Wilson's program in court. On Monday, outside legal counsel advised the district against filing suit. Board members said attorney Vilma Martinez suggested that the district was unlikely to win and could even gain a more unworkable judgment in court.