A federal judge has appointed a Special Master to work with district representatives and the Fisher and Mendoza plaintiffs in the matter of the decades old desegregation case. The Fisher plaintiffs had sought the Special Master due to the district’s continuing refusal to act in good faith.
The Fisher plaintiffs have only wanted the district to close the achievement gap through the implementation of known practices and policies. Instead political operatives in the district created programs such as the Mexican American Studies classes. The Ninth Circuit Court’s decision to place the district under court supervision made the Post Unitary Status Plan (PUSP) moot. The PUSP was the primary justification used by proponents of the classes for their continuation.
Mendoza plaintiff representative Sylvia Campoy continued the perpetuation of that myth at last night’s Governing Board meeting when she arose to speak on behalf of the classes.
Experts who have been brought in from outside the district to assess the district’s desegregation efforts have rejected the classes and have made recommendations along the lines of the Fisher plaintiff’s request for remedies.
Time and time again the plaintiffs have attempted to work with district officials to develop policies and practices that would most effectively close the achievement gap, and the district has instead used the desegregation funds to fund unproven programs in various schools across the district that should not otherwise qualify for those monies.
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