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Rockland board approves Liberty Justice Center to appeal PERB ruling on parental-notification policy
Summary
The Rockland Unified board voted to approve a pro bono legal services agreement with the Liberty Justice Center to appeal a PERB ruling on the district's parental-notification policy. The 5'1 vote followed hours of trustee debate and split public comment; one trustee opposed the move.
The Rockland Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a legal services agreement with the Liberty Justice Center to appeal a Jan. 28 Public Employment Relations Board ruling concerning the district's parental-notification policy.
Superintendent Stock told trustees the Liberty Justice Center would provide pro bono appellate counsel to pursue an appeal of PERB case SA-CE-3136e, and that district counsel had described any direct litigation costs to the district as "minimal" — "several thousand dollars, likely less than $10,000," he said.
The decision followed extended discussion at the March 5 meeting. Trustee Michelle Sutherland…
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