LAUSD agrees to share with charters
Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed to share space on its campuses with charter schools, settling a lawsuit by charter groups asserting that the district was violating state law.
Charter school organizations sued the district last year, saying that it was refusing to follow Proposition 39, which requires school districts to provide appropriate space on their campuses for recognized charters.
Settlement talks over the last six months resulted in an agreement under which the district agreed to provide the space, with several exceptions.
"The settlement ensures the school districts will provide facilities to all of the schools that request facilities," said Caprice Young, president of the California Charter Schools Association, and a former LAUSD board president.
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