ARE LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY'S EMAILS ABOVE THE LAW?
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In order to realize just how much unbridled political power the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has that it continues to wield with complete impunity, one only need look at the recent Ray Rice Affair and ask if NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell could have gotten away with such questionable and potentially illegal behavior- that LAUSD seems to now be engaging in on a daily basis- without having to answer publicly for any of their actions by a truly independent investigation, would justice ever be served?
Even in the recent Ray Rice NFL scandal, Commissioner Goodell was not allowed to investigate himself and his staff's actions, rather ex-FBI Director Robert Mueller has been tapped to carry on this function. And when it comes to evidence of potential wrongdoing, nobody could imagine Commissioner Goodell being allowed to delete emails or other potential evidence of wrongdoing within the control of the NFL that has potential legal significance and might throw some light on who knew what and when.
However, if we try applying this standard to LAUSD- and more specifically Superintendent John Deasy- all bets are off. Deasy continues to try and palm off an internal investigation by LAUSD's Inspector General's Office (IG) as suffice. This IG's office long ago gave up any semblance of independence from LAUSD administration and has for years functioned more like a secret police doing Superintendent Deasy bidding, instead of independently reporting to the LAUSD Board as is required under the nation regulations that are supposed to regulate inspectors general- maybe that's why the previous LAUSD Inspector General quit.
Do any of you believe that the proposal to delete email records and its quick ratification by the LAUSD Board last week on a 6-0 vote with one abstention (newly elected George McKenna) that authorizes the destruction of emails over a year old, was just a coincidence? Although LAUSD's Chief Counsel David Holmquist quickly chimed in to say the district's action was unrelated to recent disclosures that led to the recent iPad Pearson-Apple Scandal and had been in the works for months, the fact remains that L.A. Times Reporter Annie Gilbertson relied heavily on internal ARE LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY'S EMAILS ABOVE THE LAW? - Perdaily.com: