Parent Revolution Continues its Campaign of Deception to Advance Parent Trigger Legislation
The New York Times “Room for Debate” series offers a productive glimpse at the national debate over parent trigger legislation. Among five opinions was that of Parent Revolution executive director, Ben Austin, who writes:
Those seeking to understand parent triggers need look no farther than the parents at Desert Trails Elementary in Adelanto, Calif., who are actually using the law in real time. Parents there have spent nine months organizing 70 percent of the parents at their systematically failing school.Austin’s 70 percent number is misleading. Reports the Los Angeles Times:
Shortly after the announcement, the school board voted 5 to 0 to accept Supt. Darin Brawley’s recommendation to reject the petition. Brawley reported that the district could verify only 235 signatures of 466 submitted; among the signatures thrown out were 97 from parents who