San Diego Community Members Sue School Board for Unlawful High School Name Change thomasmoresociety.org

A San Diego principal and school board circumvented the law in their rush to erase California history and the legacy of a Catholic saint. They are now being hauled into court for their hasty and unlawful actions. On July 14, 2021, Thomas More Society Special Counsel filed suit in California Superior Count against Junipero Serra High School Principal Erica Renfree and the San Diego Unified School District, on behalf of a group of the school’s alumni families and residents of the surrounding Tierrasanta community. These individuals, collectively self-identifying as “Preserve Serra High,” object to the school district’s unlawful action of renaming the publicly funded high school without any allowance for input from local resident taxpayers.

Renfree, the school district, its officials, and up to 70 other individuals are charged with violations of the California and United States Constitutions’ Due Process and Establishment Clauses. The filing also petitions for a Writ of Mandate, a court order to follow the law by correcting its prior actions or ceasing illegal acts…

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