30-2022-01253908-CU-MC-CJC, Orange County Superior Court, April 7, 2022).
This case was filed on behalf of a PYLUSD student and a nonprofit representing other PYLUSD families after a PYLUSD school board member unilaterally changed the district’s masking mandate mid-year and selectively removed non-complying students such as Aidan Palicke from in-person schooling, in violation of various state and federal laws. Although the judge in this case initially ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, in 2024, the judge did an inexplicable 180 and granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, on the bases of “mootness” and “legislative immunity.” The plaintiffs are currently appealing this decision.