Under pressure from parents and members of the Los
\nAngeles Board of Education, Supt. Ramon C. Cortines said Tuesday that
\nmost students who attend schools outside the district can continue to
\ndo so next year. But he said he will go back to the board in September with a policy to deal with the 2011-12 school year and beyond.<\/p>\n
In February, Cortines moved to limit the types of permits issued\u00a0to families seeking
\nattendance in other districts, allowing exemptions only for students
\nwhose parents work within the boundaries of the other district
\nand for students who would complete fifth, eighth or 12th grades next
\nyear.<\/p>\n
Last year, L.A. Unified granted permission to more than
\n12,200 students to enroll in 99 other districts, including those in Torrance,
\nCulver City and Santa Monica-Malibu. Cortines estimates that the
\ndistrict is losing $51 million in state per-pupil funding, money that
\ncould help to close a $640-million budget shortfall.<\/p>\n
But many families mounted an aggressive campaign to persuade L.A. Unified to scuttle or modify the policy change. Parents held a rally outside school district headquarters Tuesday before the school board met to discuss the permit issue for the first time.<\/p>\n
Board members Steve
\nZimmer and Tamar Galatzan support the superintendent’s plan to allow
\nstudents in the fifth and eighth grades to continue at their schools,
\nbut the board members had proposed that that all high school students
\nremain in their schools of choice until graduation.<\/p>\n
Cortines said he has consulted with numerous other officials, lawyers and parents and decided to allow most students to retain their permits next year. Board members asked that the new policy to be discussed in September take into account concerns raised over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n
–Carla Rivera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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