August 22, 2024—Ed Source reporter Monica Velez spoke with Public Advocates’ Law Fellow Karissa Provenza about PA’s historic, recently filed lawsuit—with co counsel Munger, Tolles & Olsen LLP— against the West Contra Costa Unified School District and the impact it could have on other districts in California to address Williams‘ complaints filed by students, educators and community members.

This is the first lawsuit filed after the original case Williams v. California settled in 2004. That case, which PA also led as co counsel‚ set forth the administrative process to file complaints with districts to address issues like failing facilities and unqualified teachers in order to ensure districts were not violating student rights.

To learn more about how Public Advocates continues to enforce the law twenty years later with new historic litigation in West Contra Costa and why read Monica’s story!