Headlines: Elections, Charter Co-Locations and Coronavirus

And just like that, the focus switches from School Board elections and Prop. 13 [2020] (RIP!), to the Coronavirus and the District’s response. The District has been emailing and calling LAUSD parents daily and posting even more regular updates on Twitter.

While LAUSD’s response has been proactive and competent, LAUSD admits that the potential pandemic is “uncharted territory” and has plans for a potential shutdown.

Also uncharted is Superintendent Beutner’s foray into videography which is a little unfortunate for the paucity of soap, important for hygiene in breaking down cell walls. Some parents have been contacting teachers to ask whether soap or other supplies would be welcome donations to their classroom.

And perhaps not everyone in LAUSD is handling the situation flawlessly. A Chinese-American student is accusing his North Hollywood School of discrimination and retaliation after he objected to being sent to the nurse’s office for coughing.

But just because we’re all talking Coronavirus, doesn’t mean there aren’t other things happening.

As I type this, a protest is going on at Trinity Avenue School where frustrated public school parents are speaking out against the co-location with Gabriella Charter School.

In national news, the DeVos family is still scary! Last week while Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was fielding criticism about her new education budget, we heard news that another of her family is planting paid spies in progressive groups. Creepy.

And if the news has just bummed you out too much. Here’s a video of Scott Schmerelson reading Little Red Riding Hood to some students in PALS.