Fighting For Special Education
The CAC Purge
The LAUSD recommends removing leaders of the CAC who included a proposal to assist students with Special Education needs on its agenda.
“The CAC Chairperson will ensure that students with exceptional needs remain at the center of planning, conversations, and support as CAC is responsible to students and families”
– LAUSD SELPA
When the leadership of the Community Advisory Committee voted to place a reading of the proposed “Improving Special Education Within the LAUSD” resolution on the agenda of its May meeting, it apparently crossed a line with the LAUSD’s bureaucrats. Claiming that this type of item was not in the purview of the committee, the District forced this item from the official agenda. However, the Chair of the Committee, John Perron, permitted it to be read into the record during public comment.
It now appears that the Office of Student, Family, and Community Engagement (SFaCE) has taken steps to ensure that this will not happen again by not including Perron on the list of members for the next school year. Before this can take effect, the…
