LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Despite warnings that their salaries will be docked, thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers plan to boycott faculty meetings today as part of their union’s push for higher wages. Officials with United Teachers Los Angeles said last week that teachers plan to boycott faculty meetings today, April 7 and April 14 as […]
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Supporters rally for Paul Revere teacher accused of racist comments
March 23, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Supporters of a Los Angeles Unified School District teacher who is accused in a lawsuit of making racially charged remarks in class rallied outside his Brentwood school today, saying his comments were taken out of context and demanding that he be returned to the classroom. Dozens of people gathered outside Paul […]
L.A. Unified fires lawyer who said girl could consent to sex with teacher
November 15, 2014
The L.A. Unified School District has severed ties with an outside attorney over comments he made on a radio broadcast saying that it was a more dangerous decision for a 14-year-old to cross the street in traffic than to have sex with a teacher, officials said Friday. General Counsel Dave Holmquist announced that W. […]
Deasy’s fate in hands of LAUSD board
September 30, 2014
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles Unified School District board will meet behind closed doors today to discuss its upcoming performance review of Superintendent John Deasy, who has come under increasing scrutiny from the teachers’ union and some board members. Deasy, who has been superintendent since 2011, has butted heads with board members and […]
LAUSD to pay $5 million in Telfair Elementary teacher molestation case
June 11, 2014
Los Angeles Unified School District officials have agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of two 11-year-old students who said they were molested by a former Telfair Elementary School teacher. After nearly two years of litigation, the trial was ready to start when district officials struck the deal, agreeing to […]
