4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DOES THE LAUSD REALLY RESPECT GENUINE PARENT INVOLVEMENT? – The District, it turns out, demands parental involvement only when it suits the district

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DOES THE LAUSD REALLY RESPECT GENUINE PARENT INVOLVEMENT? – The District, it turns out, demands parental involvement only when it suits the district

DOES THE LAUSD REALLY RESPECT GENUINE PARENT INVOLVEMENT? – The District, it turns out, demands parental involvement only when it suits the district

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By Jenny Heitz | Daily News Op-Ed | http://bit.ly/fl2bUD 12/19/2010 01:00:00 AM PST - THERE has been tons of finger-pointing lately as to whom, exactly, is to blame for failing schools: the unions, or the lousy teachers, or the lack of funds. Sometimes, the parents get placed in those cross hairs for too little participation, the idea being that, if parents could just volunteer and help kids