Gianfrocco v. Cranston School Department
- Filed: 01/29/2010
- Status: Closed
- Latest Update: Jan 29, 2010
Lawsuit challenging a school district policy barring parents with any felony drug offenses from serving as school volunteers. Administrative complaints were also filed with the Department of Education and Human Rights Commission. Case Update: A settlement agreement revising the policy and allowing the plaintiff to volunteer was approved.
Dec 27, 2012
ACLU Settles Lawsuit Over Cranston School District Volunteer Policy
The Rhode Island ACLU today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2010 against the Cranston School Department on behalf of a mother who had been barred from volunteering at her child’s elementary school because she had a past criminal history of drug addiction. The ban was imposed despite the fact that the mother’s drug problems predated her child’s birth and she had since been involved for years in promoting drug abuse prevention.
Aug 23, 2010
ACLU Sues Over "Severe, Unfair and Discriminatory" Cranston School Policy
The Rhode Island ACLU today filed a lawsuit on behalf of a mother who has been barred from volunteering at her child’s elementary school because she has a past criminal history of drug addiction. This is so despite the fact that the mother’s drug problems predate her child’s birth and she has been involved since then in promoting drug abuse prevention.
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Dec 27, 2012
ACLU Settles Lawsuit Over Cranston School District Volunteer Policy
The Rhode Island ACLU today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2010 against the Cranston School Department on behalf of a mother who had been barred from volunteering at her child’s elementary school because she had a past criminal history of drug addiction. The ban was imposed despite the fact that the mother’s drug problems predated her child’s birth and she had since been involved for years in promoting drug abuse prevention.
Aug 23, 2010
ACLU Sues Over "Severe, Unfair and Discriminatory" Cranston School Policy
The Rhode Island ACLU today filed a lawsuit on behalf of a mother who has been barred from volunteering at her child’s elementary school because she has a past criminal history of drug addiction. This is so despite the fact that the mother’s drug problems predate her child’s birth and she has been involved since then in promoting drug abuse prevention.
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