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Linda Purrington wrote:
>
> If the academies are funded by the California State Department of
> Education, would that not make them public schools? And we already have
> discussed that if any program within a school--or even
> institution--receives federal funding, then Title IX applies. Maybe we
> could get Debbie Brake of the National Women's Law Center to offer a
> critique of the GAO document? Linda Purrington, Title IX Advocates
> <lpurring@earthlink.net>
> ________________________________________
> owner-edequity@tristram.edc.org wrote:
> >
> > Are the California academies public schools or private schools that
> > receive some state funding? Catholic and other religious schools often
> > receive some form of state education funding, so the fact that a school
> > receives public funding does NOT make it a public school. If the school
> > is run by a public school board, then it is a public school. However,
> > if the state is intimately involved with the running of these academies,
> > then a court MIGHT deem them to be state actors. Private reform schools
> > are sometimes treated as state actors if state courts send kids there
> > and if the state school and court systems are involved in running the
> > schools. The first step is to clarify if the academies are public or
> > private. It makes a BIG difference in the law. Kristen Galles, Equity
> > Legal <kgalles@erols.com>
> >
> > ____________________________________________
> >
> > 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>
> > > __________________________________________________
> > >
> > > 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
> > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++