LAUSD hire stirs controversy

By rehiring a liaison to the Armenian community, the Los Angeles Unified School District set a precedent in creating a job to serve a specific ethnic group. George B. Sanchez in the Daily News.

Now, some education advocates say, the stage has been set for nearly every ethnic group in one of the nation's most diverse school districts to each demand its own advocate.

"When you talk about parent-community facilitators, you're talking about aid to south Los Angeles, Latinos, Koreans, Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino, to put it into perspective," said Liza Go, a representative for the California School Employees Association.