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December 22, 2006
Judge hands a victory to Los Angeles school board
Yesterday, a Superior Court judge gave Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa a beatdown in his attempt to take over the Los Angeles school system by throwing out legislation she deemed as unconstitutional. According to an LA Times report, the judge said the law, which would have taken effect January 1, "violated multiple provisions of the state Constitution and the Los Angeles City Charter."
Apparently, that's not stopping Villaraigosa or his pals, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez, as they pledge to continue the fight for mayoral control. But Scott Plotkin, head of the California School Boards Association (CSBA), is cheering as he tells the LA Times:
"The constitutional protection of the public schools and their separation from other municipal authorities is what was embedded in the Constitution and approved by the people decades ago, and it was worth fighting for. We're deeply grateful for the judge's decision because there are a number of mayors who were looking at this very carefully and thinking, 'Wouldn't it be cool to take over the school district.'"
Read CSBA's analysis of the judge's decision here , which also includes a link to the complete text of the decision. Read previous BoardBuzz coverage here and here.
Posted December 22, 2006 4:26 PM |
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