Court to decide if West Contra Costa Unified illegally used long-term substitutes

A civil rights lawsuit alleging that the West Contra Costa Unified School District illegally used long-term substitutes to fill teacher vacancies has reached the First Appellate District Court of Appeal in San Francisco.

Attorneys for both sides made their arguments in Cleare et al. v. West Contra Costa Unified School District on Monday. The court is expected to render a decision in the next few months.