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Will Accountability Happen Behind Closed Doors?

The LAUSD Board held a closed session to evaluate Superintendent Carvalho, who is being criticized for how he handled the LA fire crisis.

“I do believe that the public should have a part in the evaluation of the superintendent.”

– Scott Schmerelson

Superintendent Carvalho addresses the District on the first night of the fire crisis

With continued red flag warnings keeping Angelenos on edge, the ongoing crisis has greatly affected the country’s largest democratically controlled school district. Palisades Charter Elementary and Marquez Charter Elementary were destroyed, other schools are in areas still affected by mandatory evacuations, and poor air quality plagues the entire region.

With criticism of his handling of the crisis mounting, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was given time during the January 14, 2025 Board meeting to address concerns. He admitted that plans in place to handle this type of disaster “failed to work adequately” and blamed the problem on the data not matching the conditions on the ground. According to Carvalho, the decision to keep schools open was based on conditions on Tuesday night and these conditions had deteriorated…