Students at Paul Ecke Central participate in a yoga class. The National Center for Law and Policy sued the Encinitas Union School District over the program, and the trial started May 20. Photo by Jared Whitlock
The Coast News
May 20, 2013
by Jared Whitlock
ENCINITAS — A lawsuit seeking the end of a school yoga program has been a lightning rod for controversy. On Monday, the case kicked off in a downtown San Diego courtroom.
U-T San Diego
May 20, 2013
by Gary Warth
“What is religion?” judge asks as controversial case begins
A trial spurred by some parents who want to suspend a yoga program in the Encinitas Union School District kicked off Monday with a debate not often heard in a courtroom.
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As you may have read, the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) has been sued for implementing a yoga program in its schools. While there is little debate about the health benefits of yoga, the lawsuit argues that even the most basic yoga poses constitute the practice of religion. In sum, the lawsuit claims EUSD is violating the Constitutional mandate for separation of church and state.
Coast Law Group attorneys believe the lawsuit is ill founded and are committed to seeing it defeated. We have been contacted by many parents and teachers who feel the same way. We intend to seek intervention in the lawsuit to ensure the voices of EUSD students and parents – the real parties in interest – are heard and considered by the court.
If you are the parent of an EUSD student and are interested in participating in the defense of the yoga program, please provide the following information to: sara(at)coastlawgroup.com
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Respondents will be contacted by a CLG representative for further coordination. There is absolutely no obligation to participate. Coast Law Group intends to represent its clients in this matter on a pro bono (free of charge) basis.
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U-T San Diego
February 20, 2013
by Gary Warth
ENCINITAS, Calif. — A nonprofit law firm announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against the Encinitas Union School District over a district yoga program that the plaintiffs argue is a form of religious indoctrination. Continue Reading
August 9, 2012
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August 2, 2012
By Laura Hunter & Marco Gonzalez
When our organizations joined together in 2000 to form a coalition to oppose a development plan for the Chula Vista Bayfront, it would have been hard to imagine then that we’d be where we are today – poised to support the largest new land-use plan in the California Coastal Zone. Continue Reading
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July 17, 2012
By David Rosenfeld, DC Bureau
After more than a decade spent talking about building a large-scale ocean desalination plant in Carlsbad, California, the private equity firm proposing to finance the project has one last hurdle to overcome: It needs someone to agree to buy the water.
April 16, 2012
By Rory Wicks
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