Stipulated Judgment.pdf

Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California, and Stockton Unified School District have stipulated to a final judgment. The District is enjoined from violating laws and must engage in corrective actions, including revising policies on law enforcement referrals in student discipline and criminal misconduct. The revised policy will distinguish between disciplinary infractions handled by school officials and major threats to school safety or serious criminal conduct that requires law enforcement intervention. The policy will also specify that police officers should not be involved in low-level disciplinary conduct, such as defiance, disorderly conduct, and vandalism under $400, unless there is a major threat to school safety or serious criminal conduct. The District must provide a draft of the revised policy within 120 days and implement it within 180 days. The judgment also prohibits the District from referring students to law enforcement for certain offenses, including truancy and disturbing the peace.