The suit, which the ACLU filed in conjunction with the National Center for Youth Law, is being brought on behalf of four local teenagers against the district, Superintendent Fred Van Vleck, Eureka City School Board members and a host of other district administrators. The ACLU and the center also filed a complaint Wednesday with the United States Department of Education requesting it launch an investigation into the Loleta Union School District based on a host of allegations, including rampant racism toward Native American students and that Superintendent and Principal Sally Hadden has made racially insensitive statements to students, physically hit students and failed in her duties as a mandated reporter.
