2020 LAUSD ELECTIONS

This Candidate Is Not Running To Represent District Students

Charter school students make up 20% of enrollment in the LAUSD but will get 100% of the representation if Marilyn Koziatek wins this election.

“How can our most vulnerable students be protected from the results of PROP-39?”

- Question asked at a candidate forum

While the charter school industry says that they exist to provide choice for students, these publicly funded private schools have little respect for the 80% of students whose parents have chosen to enroll them in LAUSD public schools. This is best illustrated in the way that charter schools force their way onto public school campuses with little regard to how this will hurt the students who attend the affected school. As voters go to the polls in LAUSD Board District 3, one of the schools in this region, Shirley Avenue Elementary, is fighting against this type of invasion.

Board Member Scott Schmerelson describes Shirley as “a shining example of how our public schools can be the anchor for surrounding communities.” The school has done this by cultivating programs for enrichment…