Contract With Florida Department Of Education Opposed
A unanimous vote by a neighborhood council urges city to investigate if deal signed by LAUSD violates the civil rights of Los Angeles students.
“The NENC opposes the $6 million contract signed between the LAUSD and the Florida Virtual School, an entity controlled by the Florida Department of Education.”
- Northridge East Neighborhood Council
Even before the State of Florida passed the “Stop WOKE” and “Don’t Say Gay” laws, the California State Attorney General (AG) prohibited state-funded and state-sponsored travel to the Sunshine State. This ban was required under AB 1887 which was passed in an effort “to avoid supporting or financing discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.”
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) Board did not share the state of California’s concerns when it approved a contract with the Florida Virtual School, an entity controlled by the Florida Department of Education. Despite clear evidence that LGBTQ+ students, teachers, and families are being discriminated against by authoritarian-leaning…
