Just the threat of ‘Parent Trigger’ helps parents get what they want
West Athens Elementary School It now appears that just the specter of a “Parent Trigger” action is enough for parents to get what they want. Lerina Cordero, mother of a first grade boy at West Athens Elementary in south Los Angeles, says parents there had been trying for years to get the school’s leadership to stop rampant bullying and to change an overall attitude of complacency with the school’s
In new LAUSD policy, ‘jailed’ teachers to serve time at home
* UPDATED LA Unified’s so-called teacher jails get a whole new look, starting Tuesday. In a major policy shift, the district will no longer require teachers awaiting results of an investigation into charges against them to report to a district regional center or the downtown headquarters building. Instead, teachers will be allowed to spend their leave time at home, with the understanding that the
Polls suggest McKenna, Johnson heading for LAUSD election runoff
From left: George McKenna and Alex Johnson With less than two weeks before the special election to fill a vacant seat on the Los Angeles Unified school board, two candidates appear to be leading the field of seven, suggesting the probability of an August runoff. People familiar with two separate but consistent polls of likely voters conducted by professional firms said the two leading candidates a
Morning Read: Racial tensions rise at Watts middle school
Racial tensions are rising at Watts middle school Fanning racial tensions at a Watts middle school, several African American parents asserted Wednesday that Latino administrators are unfairly targeting their children and unofficially suspending them from classes. The practices at Markham Middle School, parents said, contradict directives by the Los Angeles Board of Education and L.A. schools chief
5-21-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): Teacher at Kennedy High School is back after district removed herA librarian and teacher at John F. Kennedy High School, Leslie Garcia, is back at school shortly after being removed over allegations that she mishandled and manipulated the record-keeping of an after school provider, ARC. Garcia said she ha