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Linda Purrington wrote:
>
> Well, there's no doubt single-sex academies now exist, and that they are
> being funded by the California Department of Education in Butte VAllley,
> San Franscisco, and Stockton; and that the challege to Title IX was
> anticipated, and probably intended. I am sure someone noted this before,
> and that somewhere the legal wheels have clunked into motion
> challenginng these schools on the basis of Title IX, equal protection
> under the laws, and citing Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas.
> I would really like to link up with those plaintiffs, lawyers, if anyone
> knows of them. Thanks a bunch, Linda Purrington, Title IX Advocates
> <lpurring@earthlink.net>
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> John Lindner wrote:
> >
> > At 8:41 PM -0800 2/25/98, Linda Purrington wrote:
> > >I've attached the references from the CA dept of education on
> > >single-gender academies. Now, does anyone know what legal challenges
> > >are being mounted, and where these single-gender academies are now being
> > >set up, and what funds are being used for them? Linda Purrington
> > ><lpurring@earthlink.net>
> >
> > Glancing briefly through the Education Code sections you cited, it appears
> > these schools are being established as a form of magnet or alternative
> > school, under a district's existing authority to do so. I couldn't say
> > whether this is legal or not, and I'm not aware of any challenges currently
> > underway.
> >
> > It may not be possible to challenge them until they're actually applied for
> > and/or established.
> >
> > The second code section below doesn't specify what the funding source is,
> > so I'd guess it's from the General Fund allocation to the State Department
> > of Education.
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > John
> >
> > ==========
> >
> > California Education Code
> >
> > 58523. (a) The governing board of a school district receiving a
> > grant pursuant to this chapter shall establish a single gender
> > academy as a magnet school pursuant to its general power established
> > under Section 35160 or an an alternative education magnet school
> > pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 58500).
> > (b) The governing board of a school district receiving a grant
> > pursuant to this chapter shall provide a detailed report of the
> > relative success of the single gender academy to the Superintendent
> > of Public Instruction, Department of Finance, office of the
> > Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Senate
> > Committee on Education, and to the Assembly Committee on Education on
> > or before January 1, 2000.
> >
> > 58524. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate two
> > hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each single gender
> > academy established pursuant to this chapter to the school district
> > establishing the academy.
> >
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Mr. John Lindner
> > johng@garlic.com
> > jlindner@davis.ogsd.k12.ca.us
> > http://www.davis.ogsd.k12.ca.us/s/sananselmo
> >
> > Third Grade Teacher/Technology Co-coordinator
> > San Anselmo Elementary School
> > 6670 San Anselmo Way
> > San Jose, California, 95119 USA
> > 408.578.2710 voice
> > 408.578.3660 fax
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++