Special Education Program at Fairfax High School Is Safe For Now

Special Education Program at Fairfax High School Is Safe For Now

Special Education Program at Fairfax High School Is Safe For Now

I don’t want him to stay in the house,I want him to be happy and independent.”– Mother of CTC Student facing displacement

When the stakeholders at CTC West were first told about Nick Melvoin’s plan to displace their special education school so that an elite middle school could be co-located on the campus of Fairfax High School, it was less than three weeks before the LAUSD school board was set to vote on the project. That period included the Thanksgiving holiday, further decreasing the likelihood that the stakeholders would be able to save their school. However, with the support of their allies on the Fairfax campus, they were able to draw enough attention to their plight, forcing Melvoin to pull the item from the agenda of the December 3rd board meeting. The Fairfax High community was told about the delay in the vote on December 3rd and the stakeholders of the CTC were not directly told until a robocall on December 9th. Once again, Melvoin CONTINUE READING: Special Education Program at Fairfax High School Is Safe For Now