#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal
Have These Politicians Done Their Homework?
NVMI’s Superintendent claims to have the support of California’s Congressional delegation. Are they aware of the school’s sordid history?
“I’m not worried that we have support from the California Congressional delegation.”
- Mark Ryan,
NVMI’s Superintendent
As the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) continues to battle the LAUSD for total control of the campus it shares with the Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (VOCES), it is also negotiating to move onto land in the Sepulveda Basin. Under this proposal, the charter school would place temporary structures on the land that is currently being used by the California National Guard. NVMI’s “Superintendent” claims that because this land “is federal property [they] would not need to follow any city, county, or state building codes.” Apparently, California’s already lax policies towards charter schools, including the right to ignore earthquake codes that public schools must follow and the ability to bypass proper environmental studies, are not generous enough for Ryan. So much for “Kids First.”
