About the Williams Act
The Williams case was settled in San Francisco County Superior Court in 2004. The settlement resulted in the Williams Act. The law requires that every student, including English learners, must have instructional materials to use in the classroom and to take home to complete assignments. The law also requires that every school must be clean, safe and maintained in good condition and that parents must be notified in the event that a teacher has improper credentials, or that a vacant position is yet to be filled by a qualified teacher.