Great LA Times column on our court case

05.15.12

I wanted to make sure you saw Jim Newton's column in yesterday's LA Times -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ParentRevolution/13ff8edc7c/TEST/fd8c06059a  about the historic Desert Trails Parent Trigger court case happening right now.

Click here to read Jim Newton's column from yesterday's LA Times -

Bipartisan Louisiana Parent Trigger to be signed into law TOMORROW!

04.17.12

TOMORROW, Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to sign a bi-partisan, omnibus education reform bill that includes America’s fourth Parent Trigger law. This law would give Louisiana parents the historic right to transform their failing schools through community organizing. Parent Trigger passed through the state legislature with bipartisan support and is expected to go into effect January 1, 2013.

More details to follow but in the meantime, check out this article in The Louisiana's Advocate: http://bit.ly/yNNfwB

DTPU's Right to Petition

04.13.12

Just last week, parents went to court and filed a writ demanding that the District respect their right to petition and their children’s right to a quality education. These aren’t just the legal rights but they are outlined in the federal Constitution and the California Constitution and the foundation of our rights.

The 50% Debate

04.13.12

As we talked about earlier, parents will win in court because not only did the District deny the parents’ petitions based on illegal verification tactics and a fraudulent “rescission” campaign, but they also denied the parents, yet again, after agreeing that the parents were well over 50%.

Math Quiz

04.13.12

At the District’s last board meeting, we have to admit: we were confused. It seems that at no point did the District actually announce how many petitions were verifiable. Later, we read news reports that the district was claiming that the parents were 20 signatures below 50%, but the district’s math just doesn’t add up.

Confused? So are we. Check out this convenient math sheet to help you understand what went wrong in the District’s math calculations.

Mistakes or Forgery?

04.13.12

While it took the District 40 full days to compile reasons to deny the parents’ petitions, it took Desert Trails Parent Union (DTPU) leaders less than five days to find incontrovertible evidence of forgery.

Desert Trails' Culture of Failure

04.13.12

This week, we’ve been talking a lot about the different parts of the parents’ lawsuit. In addition to demanding that the district verify their rightful majority, parents are also demanding that the district provide their children with a quality education as guaranteed by the California Constitution.

No Signature on File, No Service.

04.13.12

On February 21, rather than verifying the signatures representing an overwhelming majority of parents - 70% - they decided, instead, to rely on forgeries (more on that later) and discount the voices of parents representing 25 kids at Desert Trails Elementary school simply because their spouse had signed District documents such as emergency cards.

DTPU takes the District to Court

04.13.12

Last week’s decision to go to court wasn’t a decision parents made lightly. For months, DTPU members had made several attempts to work with the District. Parents offered solutions codified in union contracts negotiated by Adelanto District Teaches Association affiliates across the nation. They even offered the innovative Partnership School Model in which all stakeholders – District officials, parents and even the teachers union – would have equal input over important decisions at the school.

Victoville Daily Press writes about the parents next steps!

04.09.12

After exhausting all efforts to collaborate with the Adelanto District, the Desert Trails Parent’s Union is going to court to make sure that the District respects not only the rights of their children but their own rights as well.



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