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Those Pesky Parents

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho continues to lose parents’ confidence. Will the Board hold him responsible for his failures?

“I thrive under controversy.”

– LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvahlo

At the end of the 2023–24 school year, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho made an appearance during a meeting of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) responding to recommendations made by this state-mandated group of students, parents, teachers, and other community members who have ties to those who require Special Education services. A brief question and answer period provided the leader of the country’s second-largest school district the opportunity to show empathy to parents who often feel that the LAUSD is an adversary instead of a partner in ensuring vulnerable children receive the services they need. Instead, he veered into a complaint about how he is sometimes criticized. He should consider using some of his $440,000 annual salary to purchase armor for his thin skin.

Carvahlo did not attend any of the CAC meetings for the year that just passed. Had he done so he would have heard a lot of complaints from this committee’s membership. Their…