Fighting For Our Kids

Who Will Slay The Beast?

The Special Ed Committee was witness to the disconnect between the LAUSD Bureaucracy and parents of children with Special Education needs.

“The beast shows up in every corner of LAUSD but nowhere is it more damaging than with the special ed community.”

- Tracy Cook

Tuesday’s meeting of the LAUSD Special Education Committee followed the same usual format. First, the District bureaucrats gave a presentation about how well they are performing. Questions were then allowed but in most cases were only answered with cursory responses. There was no real feeling from this Committee Member that there was any real exchange of ideas.

Next up were presentations from schools whose representatives seemed chosen to exemplify how well they followed the bureaucracy’s mandates. This was followed by another unfulfilling Q&A session for the committee members.

Finally, it was the public’s time to speak. Not surprisingly, the tone of these comments was in stark contrast to the message that had just been delivered by the District’s staff. Apparently, when you look behind the curtain, things are not as rosy as the LAUSD would like the committee to believe.