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Cal. EDC § 21198

This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 21198, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.

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Every material statement of the petition not specifically controverted by the answer shall, for the purposes of the special proceeding, be taken as true, and each person failing to answer the petition shall be deemed to admit as true all the material allegations of the petition.

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