Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/addLesson.js
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diff -u -red4bd34c133be8f3b24a6a6ac13e197659666dae -r5cf28b5fbc194ed54b04fe73e52e47bede16376b
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/addLesson.js	(.../addLesson.js)	(revision ed4bd34c133be8f3b24a6a6ac13e197659666dae)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/addLesson.js	(.../addLesson.js)	(revision 5cf28b5fbc194ed54b04fe73e52e47bede16376b)
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@
 		// create user DIVs
 		$.each(users, function(index, userJSON) {
 			$('#' + containerId).append($('<div />').attr({
-											'userId'  : userJSON.userID,
-											'sortKey' : userJSON.lastName+userJSON.firstName
+											'userId'  : userJSON.userID
 											})
 					                      .addClass('draggableUser')
             						      .text(userJSON.firstName + ' ' + userJSON.lastName 
@@ -423,8 +422,8 @@
 		users.each(function(){
 			$(this).detach();
 		}).sort(function(a, b){
-			var keyA = $(a).attr('sortKey');
-			var keyB = $(b).attr('sortKey');
+			var keyA = $(a).text().toLowerCase();
+			var keyB = $(b).text().toLowerCase();
 			var result = keyA > keyB ? 1 : keyA < keyB ? -1 : 0;
 			return sortOrderAsc ? -result : result;
 		}).each(function(){
Index: lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js
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diff -u -r76aaa4283f0c9c4b95cae2104bdf453c02ee7721 -r5cf28b5fbc194ed54b04fe73e52e47bede16376b
--- lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js	(.../monitorLesson.js)	(revision 76aaa4283f0c9c4b95cae2104bdf453c02ee7721)
+++ lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js	(.../monitorLesson.js)	(revision 5cf28b5fbc194ed54b04fe73e52e47bede16376b)
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@
 	$.each(learners, function(learnerIndex, learner) {
 		$(learnerGroupList).append($('<div />').attr({
 										'learnerId'  : learner.id,
-										'sortKey'    : learner.lastName + learner.firstName,
 										'viewUrl'    : learner.url
 										})
 				                      .addClass('learnerGroupListItem')
@@ -463,8 +462,8 @@
 		learners.each(function(){
 			$(this).detach();
 		}).sort(function(a, b){
-			var keyA = $(a).attr('sortKey');
-			var keyB = $(b).attr('sortKey');
+			var keyA = $(a).text().toLowerCase();
+			var keyB = $(b).text().toLowerCase();
 			var result = keyA > keyB ? 1 : keyA < keyB ? -1 : 0;
 			return learnerGroupListAscending ? -result : result;
 		}).each(function(){