Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Parent-Trigger Warfare - WSJ.com
Even creating a way for parents to get their schools fixed is difficult.
Entrenched school officials seem inclined to fight (and cheat) rather than fix...
Entrenched school officials seem inclined to fight (and cheat) rather than fix...
This Wall Street Journal article explains:
"In January, a group of parents in the Mojave Desert town of Adelanto filed petitions to "trigger" changes at their children's failing elementary school. That's their right under a 2010 California law, provided the school's academic conditions are dire enough and a majority of parents support pulling the trigger. Few dispute that Desert Trails Elementary fails its students, yet last week the Adelanto school district ruled that the trigger drive lacks majority support because 97 parents rescinded their original petitions.
But based on interviews we've conducted and sworn affidavits we've reviewed, it's clear that many parents were harassed into rescinding."
