This Week’s Headlines: School’s Out for Summer, How Should It Reopen?, and #DefundTheLASPD
If we thought the 2018-2019 school year was a weird one, we had no idea what this past school year would have in store. It started out normal, and then the virus hit, and two months later people were in the streets asking for the school police to be disbanded.
But the school year is finally over, with classes not scheduled to start again until August 18. In the meantime, Summer school will start next week, The Grab & Go program will continue through the summer, and parents are being asked to take this survey with their opinions on when and how schools should re-open.
Meanwhile, the American Federation of Teachers estimates it will cost $116 billion to open schools safely across the county before a return can be thought about.
Tomorrow, the School Board will meet to discuss, amongst other things, what should be done about the controversy surrounding the school police. Eight days ago, the UTLA Board of Directors voted to call for the board to end its contract with the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD). The movement to #DefundTheLASPD has many allies, and in the era where Black Lives Matter is now a mainstream movement in most cities, the CONTINUE READING: This Week’s Headlines: School’s Out for Summer, How Should It Reopen?, and #DefundTheLASPD – Los Angeles Education Examiner
