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Parent representative says Mt. Diablo Unified ignored legal concerns in Bancroft dual‑immersion decision
Summary
At a March 25 Mt. Diablo Unified School District board meeting, John Kelly, representing the Bancroft Dual Immersion Parents Association, told the board he had identified 22 Education Code violations tied to a Jan. 28 decision and said the district declined further discussion; the board then entered closed session to discuss negotiations and litigation, including Lawler v. Mt. Diablo Unified.
John Kelly, speaking for the Bancroft Dual Immersion Parents Association, told the Mt. Diablo Unified School District board on March 25 that he had sent a March 6 letter identifying "22 specific violations of the education code" in the process leading to the district's Jan. 28 decision on the Bancroft dual‑immersion program.
"We cited the statutes by number, and we asked the district to pause and to please follow the law," Kelly said. He said the district requested and received…
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