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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.
“Any charter that refuses to pay what is owed should be revoked.”
– Scott Schmerelson
– Karla Griego
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…