Charter Schools Vs. Public School Students
Charter schools want to receive taxpayer funds without public oversight. Their operations have now been pushed into the daylight.
“Transparency is key.”
- CCSA Email marked “Confidential”
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is not always a welcoming place for a person who needs accommodations. According to a report released on October 25, 2017, a child with a physical disability would be unable to enter through the main entrance of one-fifth of the schools within the District. Once inside, they could not access all areas above the first floor in a quarter of all facilities. “Fewer than one-third of schools have accessible restrooms on campus.”
In an attempt to fix this problem, the district allocated $600 million from construction bond funds “to make schools more accessible to disabled students.” Since this would reduce the funds available for charter schools to use for their own projects, the California Charter School Association (CCSA) sued the LAUSD claiming that using the bond funds to make schools more accessible as “the board approved were unlawful.” After Board Member Nick Melvoin disclosed to the CCSA that the Office of General Counsel was confident in…