One teacher described the shortage of materials for his classes. High school student Bichngoc Cao has an economics book, but it was published the year she was born. The information is outdated. Cao read from the book. The groundbreaking class action lawsuit was brought on the 46th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision striking down public school segregation in the United States.
Schools named in the lawsuit have mostly low income, mostly minority populations.
The schools also have many teachers without complete credentials. While one woman was glad her son's teacher was trained, she was also disturbed that her son did not see the teacher on a regular basis. One eighth-grade student described what it was like when substitute teachers were in control of the classroom. We frequently are shown Hollywood movies during our regular classes. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin said it would take time to review the charges in the suit.