Schools say LAUSD not abiding by legal settlement
By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
Two years after settling a lawsuit was supposed to give them access to Los Angeles Unified campuses, local charter schools are bracing for another legal battle that would force the district to turn over the facilities. In a 21-page letter sent this month to LAUSD lawyers, the California Charter School Association demanded that the district offer more space to local charters by Thursday's state-mandated deadline or face legal challenges. "It is our sincere hope that these matters will have swift and significant resolution," the letter said. "Otherwise, (we) will have no choice but to seek judicial intervention." According to the charter association's interpretation of Proposition 39, LAUSD must offer space to all charter schools who request it. (more...)