CSBA Issues Statement on Vergara V. California Final Judgment
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (August 29, 2014) – The following statement was issued by California School Boards Association President Josephine Lucey on the final judgment announced by the California Superior Court in the Vergara v. California case:
“We appreciate the judge’s additional consideration in the final judgment issued yesterday in the Vergara v. California trial. CSBA still believes that the Vergara case is a call for all stakeholders to work together to ensure that all of California’s 6 million school children have an equal opportunity to a quality education. We should not and cannot afford to wait for the appellate courts to address these critical issues. The education community should immediately begin working with the Governor and the California Legislature to resolve these important issues of inequality in education. CSBA has worked for years on these issues and remains committed to true reform by working with all of our education partners to meet the needs of our children.”
About CSBA
The California School Boards Association (CSBA) is the non-profit education association representing the elected officials who govern public school districts and county offices of education. With a membership of nearly 1,000 educational agencies statewide, CSBA brings together school district governing boards and county boards of education to advocate for effective policies that advance the education and well-being of the state’s more than 6 million school-age children. CSBA provides policy resources and training to members, and represents the statewide interests of public education through legal, political legislative, community and media advocacy.
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