Monday, January 14, 2013

Pass / Fail : Parents plan protest of Deasy's plans for Crenshaw High School | 89.3 KPCC

Pass / Fail : Parents plan protest of Deasy's plans for Crenshaw High School | 89.3 KPCC:


Parents plan protest of Deasy's plans for Crenshaw High School

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After months of uncertainty, the future of Crenshaw High School will likely be decided at Tuesday's  monthly L.A. Unified school board meeting.

The board will vote on whether to approve Superintendent John Deasy’s plan to convert the high school into three separate magnet schools or allow it to continue operating under the Extended Learning Cultural Model. If it passes, it also means all current staff has to reapply for jobs at the South Los Angeles school.

Parents, students and teachers say they were excluded from the decision making process, and have so far been