LAUSD BOARD PROPOSED CHANGES TO TEACHER DISMISSAL PROCEEDINGS A COMPLETE SHAM
(Mensaje se repite en Español)
(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)
The proposed changes to the teachers' dismissal process in light of the Miramonte and other child abuse scandals that have recently rocked LAUSD are based on patent falsities. The reality is that the present legal structure for teacher dismissal proceedings would have been more than adequate, if LAUSD administration had not been completely derelict in its duty. Sadly, reporters like KPCC's Tami Abdollah who covered this story only parrot the false statements feed to her, while exercising no independent journalistic investigation that even a cursory examination of the facts would have shown to be untrue. Regrettably, this seems to have become standard operating procedure in virtually all mainstream media.
The real reason LAUSD is seeking to streamline the teacher dismissal process has more to do with getting rid of expensive teachers at the top of the salary scale, teachers about to vest in lifetime health benefits under the Rule of 80, or simply to get rid of teachers like myself who had the temerity to question overt and longstanding administrative fraud by LAUSD administration in assessments, attendance, promotion of students, and graduation, where no honest standards have been maintained by LAUSD administration for years. Next stop: privatized public education.
FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS USED TO JUSTIFY CHANGING TEACHER DISMISSAL PROCESS
The resolution states, "The Education Code needs to be updated and clarified as it currently includes outdated and irrelevant language regarding grounds for termination such as