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Well-Intentioned But Flawed (And Perhaps Dangerous)
The presentation by the founder of Crete Academy during the hearing for its charter renewal draws questions about the safety of its program.
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
– German Proverb
Almost 11% of the unhoused population in the United States is located within the City and County of Los Angeles. In 2023, only New York City had more than the 71,320 Angelenos without a home. For visualization, that is more than the number of people who attended Super Bowl LXI at the $5.5 billion SoFi Stadium.
While most of the dialog surrounding the issue of homelessness seems more focused on hiding this population from view rather than fixing the causes of the problem, Dr. Hattie Mitchell appears to be different. She and her husband founded the Crete Academy, an independent charter school, to assist these students and others trapped in extreme poverty.
The public tends to stereotype the unhoused as drug-addicted adults, alcoholics, and mentally ill, but there are 10,710 families within this population. “Transitional Age Youth,” young adults aging out of foster…
