A HANDBOOK ON STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

FOR HELP ON STUDENT RIGHTS ISSUES, CONTACT THESE

 

STUDENT ADVOCACY RESOURCES

 

 

Ø  American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California

 

§  Advises Students About Their Civil Liberties

§  1663 Mission St., Suite 460

§  San Francisco CA 94103

§  415-621-2493

§  http://aclunc.org

 

Ø  American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California

 

§  Advises Students About Their Civil Liberties

§  1616 Beverly Blvd.

§  Los Angeles CA 90026

§  213- 977- 9500 Phone

§  213- 250- 3919 Fax

§  http://www.aclu-sc.org/

 

Ø  ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties

 

§  Advises Students About Their Civil Liberties

§  Executive Director: Kevin M. Keenan 

§  P.O. Box 87131

§  San Diego CA 92138-7131

§  619-232-2121

§  http://www.aclu.org/affiliates/californiasandiego.html

 

Ø  American Civil Liberties Union, National

 

§  Advises Students About Their Civil Liberties

§  http://www.aclu.org/

 

Ø  Asian Pacific Islanders Legal Outreach

 

§  415-567-6255: San Francisco CA - Main Office

§  510-251-2846: Oakland CA

 

Ø  California Association Of Student Councils

 

§  Leadership Training For Student-Body And Class Officers

§  June Thompson, Executive Director

§  1212 Preservation Park Way, Oakland CA 94612

§  510-834-2272

§  junethompson@casc.net

§  www.casc.net

Ø  C-Beyond

 

§  Youth Organizing In Concord: Outreach, Newspaper, Leadership

§  Lisa Pintado Vertner, Executive Director

§  1854 B Grant St., Concord CA

§  925-676-6556

§  cbeyond@igc.org

§  http://www.youthec.org/

 

Ø  Child Advocacy.org

§  Laurie A. Couture, M. Ed, LMHC

§  On-site consulting in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Southern Maine

§  http://www.childadvocate.org/

§  childadvocacy@hotmail.com

Ø  Electronic Frontier Foundation

 

§  Legal Assistance For Battles Affecting Internet Rights

§  Defends Free Speech, Privacy And Consumer Digital Issues

§  454 Shotwell St., San Francisco CA 94110-1914

§  415-436-9333

§  information@eff.org         For questions and requests

§  action@eff.org                  For issues relating to Action Center or Action Alerts

 

Ø  Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights

 

§  Legal Services For San Francisco Low-Income Families In Suspension/Expulsion Proceedings

§  Legal Assistant for these services

§  131 Steuart Street, Suite 400 San Francisco CA 94105

§  415-543-9444

§  info@lccr.com

§  www.lccr.com

 

Ø  Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE)

 

§  Jordan Riak, Exec. Dir.

§  P.O. Box 1033

§  Alamo, CA 94507-7033.

§  925- 831-1661

§  "Project NoSpank" at www.nospank.net 

 

Ø  San Francisco Legal Services For Children

§  415-863-3762

§  Intake 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Ø  Special Education Resources

 

§  Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

 

ü  Protecting The Civil Rights Of People With Disabilities

ü  Susan Henderson

ü  2212 Sixth St.

ü  Berkeley CA 94710

ü  510-644-2555

ü  http://www.dredf.org/

 

§  Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center

 

ü  94 Galli Drive, Suite C

ü  Novato CA 94949

ü  415-884-3535

ü  415-884-3555 Fax

ü  800-578-2592 Toll Free

ü  www.matrixparents.org

 

§  Rowell Family Empowerment Center Of Northern California

 

ü  Redding:         530-226-5129  877-227-3471

ü  Paradise:          530-876-8321  888-263-1311

ü  http://www.rfenc.org/

 

Ø  Student Attendance Review Board [SARB]

 

§  California State Department of Education

 

ü  David Kopperud

ü  Consultant on Attendance and Truancy

ü  916-323-1028

ü  dkopperud@cde.ca.gov

 

Ø  Youth And Education Law Project At Stanford Law School

 

§  Free Legal Representation, In The Bay Area, For Special Education, Due Process Hearings, School Discipline, Suspension And Expulsion Situations

§  Bill Koski, Director, Youth and Education Law Clinic

§  650-724-3718

§  bkoski@stanford.edu

§  Joanne Newman, Legal Assistant

§  559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305-8610

§  650-723-4336

§  jnewman@law.stanford.edu

 

Ø  YO! Youth Outlook

 

§  Award-Winning Monthly Publication By And For Young People

§  Kevin Weston And Melanie Feliciano

§  660 Market Street, Suite 210, San Francisco CA 94104

§  415-438-4755

§  kweston@pacificnews.org and melanie@youthoutlook.org 

§  http://youthoutlook.org/

 

Ø  Youth Force Coalition

 

§  Youth Organizations Fighting Against Police Brutality, Gentrification, Toxic Neighborhoods And Inadequate Education, Living Wages And Healthcare

§   Khadine Bennett, Director

§  1357 5th St. Oakland CA 94607

§  510-451-5466

§  youth@youthec.org

§  http://youth@youthec.org

 

Ø  Youth Radio

 

§  Where Youth Learn Broadcasting, Broadcast Journalism and Web Site Design

§  Ellin O’Leary, Executive Director

§  Beverly Myer, Assistant-Director

§  1701 Broadway Ave.

§  510-251-1101

§  510-899-8769 Fax

§  youthradio@youthradio.org

 

 

 

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