Under the deceptively called PSC 2.0 process, the Los Angeles Unified School District's Board of Education decided to give Clay Middle School (a long-existing middle school) to the Green Dot Corporation against the will of that community. It is tantamount to a hostile takeover and continues a corporatization and privatization trend, flouts State Education Code, has completely marginalized parents and community, and was a direct attack on the Board Member who has most stood up against PSC privatization process, the highly regarded Marguerite P. LaMotte.
SAVE HENRY CLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 11:30am
Imperial Heights Church of the Brethren
1909 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles, CA 90047
Special Guest: Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 35th Congressional District
This is a critical moment in the effort to push back against this turn-over, as it will come into effect on July 1, 2011. While UTLA's legal case on it will be heard soon, communities can't depend on the legal system. Clay parents and teachers have formed a coalition with US Congresswoman Maxine Waters to push back at the grassroots — it is very politically significant that the Congresswoman is involved.
Please attend a community meeting this Saturday, the Congresswoman will be there, along with many others. Hope to see you there in this fight that will set precedent for all of us.
For full details see the event flyer.
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