Education Team Scores Win For Encinitas USD
Partners Jack M. Sleeth, Jr. and Paul V. Carelli IV, successfully represented the Encinitas Union School District at trial in a case where plaintiff parents claimed that the yoga taught in schools was religious, and thus unconstitutional. Yoga was provided by trained instructors from the Jois Foundation twice a week as part of a health and wellness program the District provided. San Diego Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer ruled in Sedlock v. Baird/Encinitas Unified School District that the District’s program passes constitutional muster and is exercise, not religious indoctrination. The case was handled on a pro-bono basis by Stutz Artiano’s Education Legal Team. For further information on the firm’s Education Legal Team, contact Daniel R. Shinoff at dshinoff@stutzartiano.com