Education Advocacy

Class Action Settlement

Oxnard, CA

This class action addresses Plaintiffs’ allegations that the Oxnard School District failed to have policies and procedures that ensured identification, referral, and evaluation of students for purposes of providing special education services and supports. The parties have now reached a settlement in this matter. For more information on the case and to read the class notices, see the J.R. v. Oxnard School District case page or click the button below:

CLASS NOTICES

Acuerdo de demanda colectiva

Oxnard, CA

Esta demanda colectiva aborda las alegaciones de los demandantes de que el Distrito Escolar de Oxnard no contaba con políticas y procedimientos que garantizaran la identificación, la referencia y la evaluación de los estudiantes con el fin de brindarles servicios y apoyos de educación especial. Las partes han llegado a un acuerdo en este asunto. Para obtener más información sobre el caso y leer los avisos a los miembros del grupo, vea aquí: J.R. v. Oxnard School District case page o haga clic aquí:

LOS AVISOS

The Road to Education Equity

Education Advocacy

Learning Rights' Education Advocacy program provides direct representation to help families enforce their right to a free and appropriate public education for their children. By taking unresolved conflicts out of individual schools and into administrative bodies charged with ensuring compliance with the law (e.g. the California Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, and Office of Administrative Hearings Special Education Division), students get another chance to obtain education access before having to resort to litigation.

In 2020, Learning Rights settled 138 Administrative Complaints. Our advocacy efforts resulted in more than $4.7 million worth of free services (e.g. speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling) for students who had been wrongfully denied this support.

Civil Rights Litigation

Learning Rights employs civil rights litigation as a strategy when education access issues are systemic or cannot be solved locally.

In January 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in our favor regarding one of our clients whose civil rights were violated by Los Angeles Unified School District. Read our press release about the decision here.

In 2026, we reached settlement of a class action lawsuit to address allegations that the Oxnard School District failed to have policies and procedures that ensured identification, referral, and evaluation of students for special education. For more information and to read the class notices, see the J.R. v. Oxnard School District case page.

Education Rights Clinic

Through the Education Rights Clinic, Learning Rights counsels and advises parents and develops individualized action plans that parents can use to address their child's education issues.

Before we consider a case for due process or civil litigation, we help parents make every possible effort to solve issues through self-advocacy. If you need help solving an education access issue, you can contact our Education Rights Clinic here.