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A School Fights To Keep Its Community Intact
As developers continue to build homes in the Valley without adding classrooms, Porter Ranch Community School struggles to meet the demand.
“We emphasized the role of the school not just as an educational institution but as a cornerstone of our social fabric, where friendships flourish and collective support thrives.”
– LAUSD BD3 Candidate Andreas Farmakalidis
The area west of Porter Ranch used to house one of the last expanses of open land in the San Fernando Valley. This has changed in recent decades as home builders have filled the landscape with developments of multimillion-dollar homes. However, for all the new families brought into the area, the Porter Ranch Community School has been the only new public school built to serve them. As the latest round of residents moves in, the failure to expand the needed infrastructure is causing conflict.
In this edition of the Voices from the Community series, Andreas Farmakalidis gives a summary of the fight being waged by parents to maintain the community…
