North Hollywood High may have to share its campus with a charter school, and these students aren’t happy about it
This is a traditional high school with several outstanding programs. Here is a petition started by students:
The following is a list of “essential programs” that would have their classroom space eliminated or reduced. This high school has become a beacon of excellence in this community.
ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS, NOT “AVAILABLE” SPACES
To give up 14 classrooms to a charter, North Hollywood would need to eliminate or reduce spaces and programs that are at the heart of our students’ success, such as: College and Careers Center, computer labs, Parent Center, music room, weight room, workshops needed by Robotics teams, Student Government, Science Olympiad, Cyber Patriots, and other award-winning extracurricular programs.
To give up 14 classrooms to a charter, North Hollywood would need to eliminate or reduce spaces and programs that are at the heart of our students’ success, such as: College and Careers Center, computer labs, Parent Center, music room, weight room, workshops needed by Robotics teams, Student Government, Science Olympiad, Cyber Patriots, and other award-winning extracurricular programs.
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This is so maddening! It is evident that the goal is to make the high school less successful so it will lose students and then be called a failure…
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Perfect summary of a recipe being implemented ACROSS THE NATION.
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Don’t worry, the won’t be saying for long. IN nYC the ‘shared ‘schools disappear, as the charters take over.
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Of course they will and lausd, utla and they all know. Thus is the evolution of charters. Teachers knew this from the beginning as they were being pushed out for charters who hire noncredentialled teachers, take public school funds and space. Exist to exploit the free money charter schools spend in furtherance of their private concerns. California is lousy with charters, esp in lausd.
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What is shocking is that the charter being offered space is already in existence at another location. But, LAUSD has allowed them to become a whole new charter. This prevents LAUSD from using any past history on demographics, governance and most importantly, on finances. Also, North Hollywood parents were not informed until the last minute about the possible co-location, leaving very little time to mount an offense to stop it. Perhaps this was no accident. Did someone at LAUSD intervene on this charter’s behalf? It’s a question that must be asked.
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North Hollywood is a great school. My sister went there. Then, on to Ivy League. Leave NHHS alone, charter grifters!
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