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. Nikki was designated male at birth and given a different name. //--> Girls didnt want to play with her because was dressed as a boy, and she kept away from the boys and their rougher activities. [CDATA[// > ", It alleges that Heritage Oak -- a pre-K-8 secular school -- is under the same "anti-discrimination laws that apply to all business establishments.". [CDATA[> NHA is a charter school management company that operates 100+ schools across nine states serving over 60,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Celebrating over 50 years, Heritage Oak is a Blue Ribbon School which provides a challenging core curriculum that includes French, Spanish, art, vocal/instrumental music, enhanced writing, technology and character education. ", The school said it told the family it had decided to use an outside consultant to assist them and discussed accommodations, "such as use of the single-unit staff bathroom, specific options as to girl's uniform clothing and girl's hairstyle, as well as ceasing to use gender groupings in physical education activities. //--> The lawsuit, filed last week in Orange County Superior Court, alleges that Heritage Oak Private Education in Yorba Linda would not let Nicole, who goes by Nikki, dress as she chose, use the bathroom of her choice and go by female pronouns. [CDATA[> [CDATA[// > [CDATA[> [CDATA[// > Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. [CDATA[> The first U.S. boxer to fight as a woman, and then as a man, Google vice president responds to employee memo on women: 'Diversity and inclusion are critical to our success', Kern High School District settles with parents who felt their children were targeted for being minorities. [CDATA[> It also states that the school barred teachers from protecting her from bullying and harassment. [CDATA[// > YORBA LINDA, Calif. (October 18, 2017) This week, while on the annual trip to Washington D.C. and New York, students from Heritage Oak Private School spread kindness by leaving YORBA LINDA, Calif. (September 29, 2017) Heritage Oak Private Education has been named Editors Choice in the Best Single Location Private School category by Parenting OC Magazine. Each camper, with approval from his/her parents, was able to view the Yorba Linda, Calif. (July 22, 2017) Heritage Oak eighth grade violinist Sarah Liu recently performed in Pacific Symphonys Symphony in the Cities concerts. [CDATA[// > ]]>, Daycare Available with Pre-registration for Extended Day Families ONLY. //--> 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. It demands further that Heritage Oak write a policy of nondiscrimination toward transgender students, train staff according to that policy and incorporate lessons about transgender identity into its curriculum. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Parents, Priya Shah and Jaspret Brar, say Heritage Oak Private School in Yorba Linda refused to use female pronouns to refer to their son, denied his request to wear a girl's school uniform, and gave him . PrepNet Virtual Academy provides an online school experience for students in grades K-12 who . [CDATA[> //--> [CDATA[// >