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Pass / Fail : Letter from Ca. to Inglewood Unified school board: you're relieved of authority | 89.3 KPCC

Pass / Fail : Letter from Ca. to Inglewood Unified school board: you're relieved of authority | 89.3 KPCC:


Letter from Ca. to Inglewood Unified school board: you're relieved of authority

It’s official. California’s Superintendent of Public Instruction sent a letter Thursday to Inglewood Unified’s elected school board members telling them the state’s taking over the school district.

State Superintendent Tom Torlakson addressed the one-page letter to Trina Williams, the school board president. It says the state law that authorized the bailout loan for the district also requires the state superintendent to assume the legal rights, duties, and powers of Inglewood Unified’s school board.

The union that represents classified workers said it hoped state receivership would mean a rollback of a15%