Youth, Family, & Schools
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LAJC’s priorities at the end of the 2024 General Assembly Session
That’s a wrap! The 2024 Regular General Assembly Session officially ended on Friday, March 9. There were 3,594 bills introduced this session; 2,280 of those… Read More
Organizing School at LAJC
Last week, we joined with other members of the Richmond Transparency and Accountability Project (RTAP) to host their first “Organizing School,” a place for… Read More
LAJC Priority Bills Update
We have reached the halfway point for the 2024 General Assembly Session. For the past month, LAJC and our community partners have been actively… Read More
New Report “Suspended Progress 2024”
We wanted to share our most recent report, Suspended Progress 2024, analyzing new data that illuminates unsettling trends in suspensions and… Read More
The General Assembly Begins!
Today marks the start of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly Session, and we are excited for the chance to once again advocate alongside community… Read More
Hank Bostwick
Hank has been advocating for kids and youth facing juvenile justice and education access issues since he started practicing law in 2003. In 2008,… Read More
It’s back-to-school season
It’s back-to-school season, and we are excited to join students, families, and educators across the Commonwealth in celebrating the excitement of the start of… Read More
Electric Utility Access For Serious Medical Conditions
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: PROTECTING ELECTRIC UTILITY ACCESS FOR THOSE WITH SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS Customers who have a serious medical need for any utility (such as needing electricity for a… Read More
Dismantling the school-to-prison-pipeline
Since the founding of our Youth Justice Program in 1998 (then JustChildren), LAJC has fought to end policies that criminalize student behavior on local,… Read More
Funding our schools
In 2019, LAJC and partners launched the Fund our Schools Coalition, a diverse, statewide coalition of parents, students, teachers, and organizations who believe that… Read More
