Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Poway Unified School District
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 10, 2008No. D047199PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NARES, J.
SUMMARY AND HOLDING
Section 220 of the California Education Code 1 prohibits discrimination based on a number of protected characteristics, including sexual orientation, in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution “that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls pupils who receive state student financial aid.” In this case, we are called on to determine (1) the elements of a claim under section 220 brought by students against a publicly funded school district for its response to peer sexual orientation harassment suffered by the…
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