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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Carl J. Petersen: Can An Ethically Challenged School Board Member Pass Judgement On Others?

Can An Ethically Challenged School Board Member Pass Judgement On Others?

Can An Ethically Challenged School Board Member Pass Judgement On Others?

Included on the agenda for the morning meeting of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) Board was an item described as “Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release.” For grassroots activists fighting against the privatization of public education, it was ironic that Board Member Nick Melvoin would participate in this conversation given the ethics violations that were revealed by the publication of confidential California Charter School Association (CCSA) documents by Michael Kohlhaas dot org. Before the board retreated into closed session, these parents and grandparents of students enrolled in the district expressed their concerns by reading portions of these charter industry documents into the public record:
Regarding employee dismissals, item number two: should an attorney who is potentially in violation of California Bar Association professional and ethical codes be deciding on the CONTINUE READING: Can An Ethically Challenged School Board Member Pass Judgement On Others?