Students face closure of alternative schools because of L.A. County budget cuts
Students, teachers and some county leaders are mounting a last-ditch effort to keep the schools open, at least temporarily. 'I don't think I have a place to go,' one student says.
 Rudy Spivery teaches students at Downey Community Day School, which is scheduled to close because of L.A. County budget cuts. He's scheduled to be out of a job July 1, but he has focused most of his attention on his students’ plight. "This is morally wrong to me to put kids out like this," he said. "It’s a shock to the psyche and unfair.” (Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times / June 26, 2010) |
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Nearly 700 students enrolled in specialized programs will be uprooted Wednesday if Los Angeles County education officials proceed with plans to close nearly two dozen alternative schools because of budget cuts.
Students, teachers and some county leaders are mounting a last-ditch effort to keep the schools open, at least temporarily.
"I don't think I have a place to go, to tell you the truth," said Gabriel during a break between classes at Downey Community Day School, one of those slated to close. Like many of the students, Gabriel had been in trouble, running with a gang and ditching classes at his regular school.
Students, teachers and some county leaders are mounting a last-ditch effort to keep the schools open, at least temporarily.
"I don't think I have a place to go, to tell you the truth," said Gabriel during a break between classes at Downey Community Day School, one of those slated to close. Like many of the students, Gabriel had been in trouble, running with a gang and ditching classes at his regular school.
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