By Dr. Lisette Bauersachs Proud parent of three SMMUSD students
What was our reward as city taxpayers for passing Measure R? Was (it) the granting of unlimited permits to LAUSD students to enter our school system through graduation (?) Wow, that is not the prize I was looking to receive. That slogan of no new taxes doesn’t ring so sweet now. This is not proper management of a school district budget. Thanks to poor planning on Measure R funds, we are right back on the road to creating commuter schools and losing our great community schools. What was I voting for again? It was definitely NOT the lifting of a moratorium on out-of-district permits. Who is hanging the “Welcome LAUSD District” banner on all our Santa Monica schools?
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 21, 2008. Read the original PDF.