#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal

This Charter School Must Be Held Accountable

As LACOE holds a hearing on revoking the North Valley Military Institute’s (NVMI) charter, it is clear that the action is long past due.

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.”

– Josiah Stamp

After years of looking the other way as the leadership of the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) failed to follow the terms of its charter, the California Ed Code, or generally accepted accounting principles, the Los Angeles Office of Education (LACOE) is finally set to hold a hearing on revoking the school’s charter. Having long followed NVMI’s misdeeds, I sent the following email to the LACOE Board before their discussions:

Dear LACOE Board:

As a blogger who supports public education, I have covered the actions of the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) since I caught them illegally charging their students to attend summer school in 2018. My reporting informed the Sun Valley High School/Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (VOCES) community…