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The Ball Is In LACOE’s Court

The Los Angeles County School Board asked most of the questions needed to understand why Lashon should not expand. What will they decide?

“This to me sounds like a private school that’s publicly funded”

– Former LAUSD Board Member Tamar Galatzan

When Lashon’s charter was first considered

Given the Los Angeles County Office of Education’s (LACOE) emphasis on social justice, it is not surprising that the appointed members of the Board focused on this issue during a hearing last week about the Lashon Academy’s request to expand their operations into a new neighborhood. Concern was expressed about the wide difference in the demographics between the charter school and the public schools it occupies under PROP-39. When pressed, the school’s spokesperson claimed she was unfamiliar with the data leaving the Board’s questions unanswered.