#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal

Charter School Debt Remains Mostly Unpaid

The LAUSD Charter School Division releases data showing that the $13,745,310 due for overallocation fees is still being largely ignored.

“the charter school should be notified that if no payment is made towards the unpaid debt, then their charter is in danger of being revoked.”

- Board District 2 Candidate Dr. Rocio Rivas

The latest summary released last week by the LAUSD Charter School Division shows that only $13,437 was paid by charter schools towards past due overallocation fees during the past month. The students of the district are still owed $13,745,310 for public school space assigned to charter schools under PROP-39 above what they were entitled to based on their actual enrollment.

As in previous months, Apex Academy paid $10,104, reducing their balance to $92,020. Ocean Charter School paid $3,333 towards a $1,205,157 debt that was incurred from 2016 through 2019. If they continue repaying their bill at this rate of pay, it will take them over 360 months (30 years) to fully pay it off. While these…