The Bakersfield Californian reported on the CALA Lessons in Litigation Study that found twelve California public school districts spent nearly $100 million in the last three years on lawsuits, including $2.3 million in the Kern High School District, money that could have gone toward educating students.

In the article, Central California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Leadership Committee Member and Kern High School District Trustee Ken Mettler said, " We can't even afford to bus our kids to school and yet we're forced to spend more than $2 million in litigation costs in just three years. It seems to me we should be looking at ways to get our money out of the courtroom and back into the classroom where it belongs."

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