[CDATA[> BREAKING NEWS 120 dead, dozens more injured after Halloween crowd surge . [CDATA[> Does Heritage Oak Private School offer a summer program? [CDATA[// > Eidmann explained that this case is one of the first cases in which a private school is being sued for violating the state's discrimination law protecting gender identity. The family of Nicole Brar filed the lawsuit Thursday in Orange County Superior Court against Heritage Oak Private School, and its parent company, Nobel Learning Communities. [CDATA[> Here's how. Today, over 50 years later, it is still managed by the same family with the same goal--to provide the foundation for preschool through middle school students to demonstrate distinction in academics, leadership and fitness Nikki is the girl right next to her mom in this family picture: The suit also claims the school insisted that Nikki wear a boy's uniform and use the boy's bathroom. 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. //--> Shah told BuzzFeed that the experience had been devastating for Nikki. Officials said they needed outside guidance to figure out how and when best to inform students about Nikkis transition. "A school that seeks to foster the truth about the body should not be at risk due to activist lawsuits," Anderson stated. Located for over 50 years in Orange County, Heritage Oak Private School, accredited by. Only 10% of science fair projects nationwide are selected for this opportunity. Yorba Linda, Calif. (July 5, 2017) Heritage Oak third grade student Evan Yao recently participated in the Municipal Water District of Orange Countys Annual Water Awareness Poster Slogan Contest. "That means that it's a business institution and is treated like any other business institution in California and California does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, religion or gender identity by any business institution. [CDATA[> The issue will be Read more about our educational philosophy >, Heritage Oak Named TOP Single Campus Private School In Orange County, Heritage Oak Employee Named TOP in Orange County, Students at Heritage Oak Private Education Give Back in the Community for the Holiday Season, Campers at Heritage Oak Private Education Create Hundreds of Cards for Local Seniors, Students from Heritage Oak Private Education in Yorba Linda Participate in National Poetry Out Loud Virtual Event, Third Grade Completes Authentic Project About Diversity, Students at Heritage Oak Private Education Perform Nearly 1,200 Acts of Kindness Through Schoolwide Campaign, Students at Heritage Oak Private Education Donate More Than 650 Toys and Food Items Through Holiday Giving Initiatives, Heritage Oak Sixth Graders Participate in Unique Author Interview. Heritage Oak Named TOP Single Campus Private School In Orange County September 21, 2022 Heritage Oak has been named Top Single Campus Private School by Parenting OC Magazine for 2022. 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. The lawsuit claims that in response to Shah's request for her child to be treated like a girl, the school told the parents that it is a "conservative institution" and that allowing the biological male child to identify as a girl would "create an imbalance.". But just before she turned 7, in June 2016, Nikki said, I want to be called a girl. Her parents took her to a therapist focused on gender. [CDATA[// > Stay in the loop National Independent Private Schools Association, Fairmont Schools - Historic Anaheim Campus, private school tuition across the country, Transgender Students Test L.A.'s All-Girls Schools (2017), Transgender Student Nicole Brar Is Suing Heritage Oak Private School For Refusing To Let Her Be Herself (2017). California 92886 Website. "This case sends the message that in California we don't tolerate this type of discrimination," she said. [CDATA[// >