Naked Political Ambition

So Much For “Kids First”

LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin is ready to abandon the students he swore to represent just a few weeks after starting his second term.

Carl J. Petersen

Published in

Age of Awareness

3 min readJan 16

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“Proud to be sworn in this morning for my second term as an @LASchools Board member! Looking forward to another term of putting kids first and continuing the work to create a future where…

Carl J. Petersen

Written by Carl J. Petersen

Writer for

Age of Awareness

Parent, special education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Still fighting for the children. www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com

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