State Board to Open Hearings on L.A. Unified Breakup
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The State Board of Education opens two days of hearings this morning on proposed regulations that would govern a breakup of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Critics say the rules are designed to thwart the secession movement.
The proposed regulations require that any election on a district breakup be proceeded by an analysis of its effect on student demographics and the distribution of district resources. The rules have come under fire from school activists and political leaders.
“The bottom line is that the state’s proposed regulations are an attempt to kill anybody’s ability to detach from the district,” said Scott Wilk, chief of staff for Assemblyman Tom McClintock (R-Northridge) and executive director of the Valley breakup group, Finally Restoring Excellence in Education.
State officials say the proposed regulations are required to comply with a new state law governing school district reorganizations.
The law, sponsored by state Sen. Tom Hayden (D-Santa Monica), requires breakup movements to examine the effects on socioeconomic diversity, compliance with court desegregation orders and the federal Voting Rights Act.
The hearing begins at 10 a.m. at Los Angeles Valley College, Monarch Hall, 5800 Fulton Ave. On Saturday morning, the public hearing will be at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, 400 W. Washington Blvd.
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