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Pass / Fail : LAUSD to fight judge's order on sharing classroom space with charters | 89.3 KPCC

Pass / Fail : LAUSD to fight judge's order on sharing classroom space with charters | 89.3 KPCC:


LAUSD to fight judge's order on sharing classroom space with charters

Students bus Loyola Village Elementary School
Students leaving school on a bus. Credit: Tami Abdollah / KPCC
L.A. Unified has vowed to fight a judge’s order to comply with a state law that requires districts to share space equally among public school students, including those in charters, saying that it would bring “catastrophic” results, lopsided class sizes, and may force busing of students.

Advocates for charter schools say L.A. Unified is overreacting, and that the district is wrong in how it determines class sizes; charter school students are legally entitled to more facilities than the district is providing.

The point of contention is the method used to determine what is a classroom, and whether that includes facilities