#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal

Did Granada Hills Charter High School Endanger “the Health and Safety of Students, Staff and Other Individuals”?

Why were parents kept in the dark when the LAUSD cited this charter for projects on their campus that did not meet construction codes?

“The following alterations are considered to be unsafe and use must stop immediately until corrections are made”

- LAUSD Facilities Services Division

The information within the unsigned letter sent to the “Granada Hills Charter Community” seemed innocuous. Framing the situation as a tenant/landlord dispute, Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) said that during a routine inspection of the campus, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) Facilities Services Division had found “several violations concerning modifications to the campus” that “were not performed in compliance with [their] Sole Occupant Agreement (SOA)” with the District. The school had been given an “April 3, 2017, deadline to remedy or develop an action plan to address [these] concerns” [emphasis mine]. The only mention of the welfare of the students attending the charter was a seemingly random statement that they “always keep the health and safety of our students and staff as [their] primary focus.”