[2][3] In 2003, Orange USD gave territory to the Tustin Unified School District.

[5] [6] [7] Some elementary and middle schools within the district also continue to achieve above average standardized test scores and national distinctions, while others are state designated Underperforming Schools under No Child Left Behind Act's sanctions.

The students sued the school board, claiming that their rights under the First Amendment and the 1984 Equal Access Act had been violated.

In the first-ever ruling of its kind, Judge David O. Carter of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a preliminary injunction ordering the school to allow the GSA to meet.

After a settlement was agreed upon, the students were allowed to meet and were given access to school resources equal to all other campus clubs.