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Charter School Debt Increases To At Least $2,899,721

Twenty-one schools haven’t paid the penalty for taking more space than they were entitled to. Another $7,678,022 is still not accounted for.

Carl J. Petersen
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4 min readJan 5, 2025

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Any charter that refuses to pay what is owed should be revoked.

– Scott Schmerelson

If a charter school refuses to pay the fees they owe, even after given opportunities to pay their debt to our students, then I do support revoking the charter from the school.

– Karla Griego

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In violation of previous promises by José Cole-Gutiérrez to provide updated amounts owed for overallocation fees “approximately every month,” it had been almost six months since the Charter School Division had updated the spreadsheet they provide to the public. As the LAUSD began its winter break, the bureaucrats who report to Cole-Gutiérrez finally updated their website with new information showing charter schools still owed LAUSD students $2,899,721. Since the information is almost three months old, the public…

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Carl J. Petersen
Carl J. Petersen

Written by Carl J. Petersen

Parent, special education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Still fighting for the children. www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com

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