[CDATA[// > //--> It also states that the school barred teachers from protecting her from bullying and harassment. Phyllis Cygan, executive director of Heritage Oak, allegedly told Shah and Brar that the school couldnt accommodate Nikkis gender identity because its a conservative institution that focuses on character education, and that the transition would create an imbalance in our environment. Shah, who teaches about gender at the college level, said that if the family had known the school would fail to live up to its pro-diversity marketing, they wouldnt have enrolled Nikki there in the first place. According to the lawsuit, Shah reacted to her son's announcement that he was a girl by thinking of one transgender student she had taught who had committed suicide. Jurors to visit Murdaugh crime scene ahead of closing arguments, $1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Chicago. [CDATA[> [CDATA[// > Endorsements should be a few sentences in length. //--> The 76-page complaint paints an intimate portrait of Nikkis home and school life. 2023-24 School Year Tuition (click above) Skip to main content. Students from Heritage Oak Private Education Raise More Than $3,000 to Benefit Foster Care Children, Heritage Oak Teacher Named Inspiring Educator of the Year by Parenting OC Magazine, Heritage Oak Named Best Private School and Best Preschool in Orange County, Heritage Oak Students Spread Kindness Coast to Coast, Camp Heritage Oak Experiences the Eclipse of 2017, Heritage Oak Student Performs in Pacific Symphony's Symphony in the Cities, Heritage Oak Student Named Broadcom Masters Nominee, Heritage Oak Student Wins Age Category in Water Awareness Poster Contest, Heritage Oak Performers Bring Smiles to Brookdale Senior Living, Forty-Seven Heritage Oak Students Inducted Into National Junior Honor Society, Heritage Oak Students Perform at Segerstrom Concert Hall, All Heritage Oak Student Entries at OC Science and Engineering Fair Earn Medals, Heritage Oak Private Education Teacher Ryan Leimkuhler Named a 2017 Top Teacher by Parenting OC, 3rd - Middle School Principal's Breakfast. It honors our child's commitment to being who she is despite adversity, she said in an email. Heritage Oak Private School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for: Heritage Oak Private School's tuition is approximately $21,120 for private students. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson thinks he redeemed himself. The complaint contends that the school violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act, a California law that outlaws a broad range of discrimination, including by sex or sexual orientation, and that it fraudulently advertised itself as nondiscriminatory and focused on the whole child., This is the first [transgender rights] case to use a state anti-discrimination law as one of the grounds for relief, said Mark Rosenbaum, who directs the pro bono Public Counsel Opportunity Under Law, which has taken on the lawsuit along with several law school professors. [CDATA[// > 16971 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 . //--> The lawsuit notes that Shah-Brar explained to her mother, Priya Shah, who taught college courses in gender and transgender theory, in 2016 that she has felt like a girl for a "long time.". How much does Heritage Oak Private School cost? //--> Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area. Heritage Oak Private School offers 7 interscholastic sports: Basketball, Cheering, Flag Football, Football, Rock Climbing, Soccer and Volleyball. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. What sports does Heritage Oak Private School offer? [CDATA[// > //-->