He is also accused in the report of intimidating faculty and staff who disagree with him. Unfortunately for the school, rumblings of discontent have traveled well beyond the old Watts Hospital campus. Student applications are down and minority teachers are refusing job offers in spite of the school's stepped-up efforts to increase diversity. However, the turmoil is leading some people to question whether the schools is losing the luster that made it a model for other states. If there is any doubt about the independent commission's findings, remember that the panel put hundreds of hours into interviews with administrators, teachers, staff members, students, parents, and alumni.
Reputations are always easier to make than to restore.