BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The Kern High School District is facing the threat of a civil rights lawsuit today.
The Dolores Huerta Foundation is accusing the district of discriminatory disciplinary policies, according to a release by the foundation.
The lawsuit alleges those practices have disproportionate impact on Latino and African-American students.
The foundation said the district's discipline and involuntary transfer policies are pushing students, especially of color, out of schools and toward the juvenile and criminal justice systems, often referred to as the School-to-Prison-Pipeleine.
The Dolores Huerta Foundation will hold a news conference at its office this morning at 11 a.m.
Activists said they'll reveal details of the legal action they're taking later today.
The activist groups involved include: California Rural Assistance, Inc., Equal Justice Society, Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc, Faith in Action Kern County, National Brotherhood Association, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Dolores Huerta Foundation.