The Enemy Within

More Like Benedict Arnold

The booster club of a school named after a great American patriot promotes right-wing groups that seek to dismantle public education.

Carl J. Petersen
5 min readDec 1, 2021

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One if by land, two if by sea

- Henry Longfellow

As Los Angeles slogged through the depths of the COVID-19 crisis last spring, parents struggled through the challenges of getting the most out of online classes. Seeing the need for information about parent resources, room parents at Paul Revere Charter Middle School and Magnet Center sent out the following message from the PRIDE Booster Club board to their mailing lists:

Dear Parents,

Over the past few years, various organizations have arisen to try to give a more focused voice to LAUSD parents. In the interest of keeping you informed about broader activity that LAUSD parents may be interested in, we are providing you with a non-exhaustive list of those organizations below:

1) California Students United (CSU)

2) LA School Uprising

3) Open Schools CA

4) Reopen California Schools

5) Speak Up United Parents

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Carl J. Petersen

Parent, special education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Still fighting for the children. www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com