2022 LAUSD ELECTIONS

A Lack Of Engagement

If those seeking a seat on the LAUSD School Board aren’t willing to engage during a campaign, is there any hope they will do so if they win?

“how can the district approach equity and justice with honesty and integrity if it neglects and excludes the voices of the very communities it seeks to empower when these voices matter most?”

- Board District 6 Candidate Marvin Rodriguez

A near-constant complaint about the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is that those who run the district do not listen to the constituents who are affected by their decisions. It is not unusual to watch board members play on their phones as the public attempts to express their concerns during meetings — if those elected officials even bother to sit in their seats at all. This was true when I started attending board meetings in 2015 and it is true today.

While inattentiveness during board meetings is symbolic of the difficulties that parents face as…