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Friday, April 13, 2012

VIDEO #1 Does Seniority and Tenure Really Exist at LAUSD? - Perdaily.com

VIDEO #1 Does Seniority and Tenure Really Exist at LAUSD? - Perdaily.com:


VIDEO #1 Does Seniority and Tenure Really Exist at LAUSD?

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(Mensaje se repite en Español)

(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)


Seniority and tenure of teachers is becoming more and more a dead issue as thousands of teachers around the country are removed from their top-of-the-salary-scale jobs in total derogation of their contract and union rights by school districts trying to deal with huge budgetary shortfalls in something less than an honest manner.

In accomplishing this under the pressure of ever tightening budgetary constraints, LAUSD is clearly engaging in a witch hunt where the fabrication of charges against completely innocent teachers is common place. Under the added cover of the Miramonte child molestation scandal the speed at which LAUSD administrators are being encouraged to