The ACLU of Southern California is in preliminary settlement negotiations with attorneys for Glendale and the school district regarding a lawsuit filed last year alleging racial profiling of Latino students at Hoover High School.
In October, the ACLU filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles alleging that dozens of Latino students were detained and searched during lunch on Sept. 24, 2010. The students claim they were intimidated and interrogated about any gang affiliations, and were ordered to stop hanging out with one another at lunch.
Glendale and Los Angeles police departments were named alongside Glendale Unified as defendants in the lawsuit.
Students allegedly targeted in the roundup were kept for about an hour in two separate classrooms, where they were frisked and questioned about possible gang ties by Glendale and Los Angeles police officers, according to the lawsuit.
Court records indicate that the Glendale parties are scheduled to participate in a mediated telephone conference on April 12. ACLU attorney David Sapp confirmed Tuesday that early negotiations are underway.