Lawyers on the Loose
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You wonder if it is a good thing when you open up a major American newspaper and see the name of your school in the text, especially when the headline touts city prosecutors.
Well, such was the case this morning when I read an L.A.Times article basically stating that based on a successful initiative at Markham Middle School for the past two years, our City Attorney, Rocky Delgadillo will be sending a city prosecutor to 10 LAUSD schools this year to act as “safety specialists”. And yes, Cochran Middle School is one of them.
Apparently, the way to fix problems around here is to add more levels to the bureaucracy!
Themocracy
“At Markham, prosecutor Michelle McGinnis combined crime-reduction strategies with improvements in the school environment. Among other things, she arranged for the delivery of a washer and dryer to clean school uniforms and distributed free sneakers. After-school programs were also expanded. ”
Not surprising that a better environment improves academics and decreases crime but does it really require a city prosecuter for a school to acquire a washer/dryer and sneakers for students? DId she arrange for the after school programs as well?
Only in LA.