To make matters worse, I have lost my job because of all this. After almost 20 years with Southern California Edison I am now forced to rethink my priorities. He was chastised for not printing information from a recall group. In my opinion, if Greenhut had children in the system or sat in OUSD board meetings over the last year, he would have produced a three-page commentary much sooner. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who instigated this divisiveness and the motive for doing so.
Test scores are higher, total immersion is in place and integrated math is out.
Don't make the mistake of killing the messenger because of inherited past problems the board had the temerity to act upon. The OUSD board's smug paternalism was first exemplified by its decision to refuse federal funds for after-school health programs to help the poorest of the county's children. Only when hundreds of articulate, compassionate and pragmatic parents and teachers rallied to protest did the board listen. Such clubs exist peacefully in neighboring districts as a way for kids to defuse hate and prejudice among classmates. We need a new board that will recognize that we parents and teachers are partners, not foes.