MY DINNER WITH DEASY : The Unseemly Schemes of UTLA POWER SLATE andLAUSD's Scandal Barron, John Deasy
Ladies and gentlemen,
I got this information from Ms. Cathy Brava where she indicates names and last names of people who met with John Deasy. Let me now tell you the whole story.
Just before his death, Matt Taylor, stood up at the South Area Meeting and asked Ms. Ingrid Villeda, South Area Director, to explain a little more about the meeting she and other Board of Directors had with John Deasy, the LAUSD SUperintendent. Ms. Ingrid Villeda, as usually happens, began to talk about a meeting she and others previously had at the LAUSD headquarters with Deasy. She indicated that Deasy had directed her and other teachers to meet with him to discuss the issue of problematic principals. Immediately, Matt Taylor interrupted and clarified to Ms. Villeda that he was not asking about the meeting they had at the LAUSD headquarters, but the other meeting they had with Deasy in a private restaurant. Ms. Villeda strongly refused to talk about the meeting and claimed the meeting never took place.
Then, Matt Taylor re-addressed his question and asked Ms. Villeda to explain the reasons for her and other UTLA members, to meet with Mr. Deasy in a private restaurant without Warren Fletcher being present. Ms. Villeda ignored Mr. Taylor questions and forced a different issue on the agenda. Mr. Taylor asked her again and again and Ms. Ingrid continued to avoid the issue. She repeatedly said that Matt was interrupting and she was not going to discuss any of that with him or anybody else. Frustrated for not getting any answer, Mr. Taylor decided to leave the room. As Mr. Taylor walked toward the exit, a few teachers approached Mr. Taylor and asked him about the issue. He indicated that a group of UTLA Directors had met with Deasy secretly and Ingrid was part of it.
Later, Mrs. Cathy Brava published a document titled “The Animals Farm”, and also made public that John Deasy requested a secret meeting to discuss several issues that concerned the District. She did not give specific details but other sources have made public that the meeting involved several members of the “Union Power” slate and other Board of Directors. For example, it is indicated that the Union Power slate members who attended the meeting with Deasy were: Cecily Myart-Cruz, Colleen Schwab and Daniel Barnhart. From the other group were present: Jose Lara and Ingrid Villeda.
In later postings, teachers began to ask questions about this issue. In response, Ms. Villeda accused these teachers of spreading venom, distrust and rumors that only hurt the union. However, It is not Ms. Villeda’s duty, in any way, to take unilateral action to meet with Dr. Deasy regardless of how frustrating it could have been for her and other teachers that Mr. Fletcher did not take actions that she and her friends would have expected. Instead of meeting with Deasy secretly, she should have forced Trygstad and Schwab to do the job that they were getting paid to do by our union members to represent our members.If there were legal problems, why didn't the UTLA lawyers meet with Deasy to discuss any legal issues?
It is crystal clear that the meeting they had with Deasy had a purpose. As we can now see, most of those who met with Deasy are now office. Let's not forget that The Union Power members visited a large number of schools during working hours for 43 days HEMLOCK ON THE ROCKS: MY DINNER WITH DEASY : The Unseemly Schemes of UTLA POWER SLATE andLAUSD's Scandal Barron, John Deasy:
