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Teachers don't support parent-led plan to convert Riviera Elementary into charter school
- 04-01-2010
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By Douglas Morino/LA Daily Breeze
Upset about looming budget cuts and increasing enrollment, a group of parents has been pushing to turn Torrance Unified's highest performing campus into a charter school by September. But just a month after the group formed, plans to reorganize Riviera Elementary School have stalled because of a lack of support from a crucial group - the school's teachers. Parents, however, say they're continuing to explore options for the school's future. "Our goal is to preserve what's good about Riviera," said PTA member Jim Delurgio, who has two children at the school and has led the movement. "We can't accept that our children's education will continue to be degraded." By Delurgio's count, the group consists of about 35 families. They sprung into action after Torrance Unified announced scores of preliminary layoff notices would be sent to teachers to help offset a $27.6 million deficit over the next two years. (more...)
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