Re “Vizcarra Seeks a Community Conversation on School Inequities”
Dear Ms. Claudia Vizcarra,
Welcome to the crude world of Culver City politics.
I, too, was endorsed by the Teachers Union. I had an array of platforms, and I had mentioned the non-equity funding of the Title I schools. (Seventy percent of students are on subsidized lunches.)
[img]2124|right|Claudia Vizcarra||no_popup[/img]I had many articles published in this news outlet. I thought that the School Board would be a perfect platform. If you have ever read any of my letters, you will quickly understand why Nota Sheep was ashamed to expose his/her identity. I was challenged only once about my intelligence, by Mr. Ari Noonan, the publisher, and accused once of plagiarism by Mr. George Laase, the District’s King of Trivia.
Mr. Noonan and I have mutual respect for each other. (I accept his stand on Democrats, although I do not agree with it.) Mr. Laase has learned, shall I say, not to grab a tiger by the tail.
Never once have the Culver City selected officials School Board, or the City Council members, ever challenged my veracity. They just kill you softly with their smiles.
Do not believe for a second that The Machine would pass up an opportunity to discredit a vocal, not overly educated, person such as me if they could.
I also naively believed that all Culver City public schools should be educationally equal as the next school.
Ms. Vizcarra hints that such idealistic equality may not exist in Culver City.
Resolving this perceived imbalance will “not be simple,” Ms. Vizcarra said.
“There is no easy answer. First, we have to agree it is a problem.”
If anyone in the School District has acknowledged the perceived imbalance, Ms. Vizcarra has not heard about it.
Expect nothing from Culver City politicians, School Board or City Council, and you will not be disappointed. It is an unwritten, accepted practice [similar to the so-called law (lie) that prohibits the City Councils from helping the schools financially] that the selected public officials never will engage in intelligent or unintelligent dialogue with any of Culver’s private citizens. Their strategy is simple. Silence.
My recent article “Natatorium, RIP” was published every day last week, requesting one selected official to explain the law that prohibits the City Council from assisting the School District. I received one response from one School Board contender offering to check out how Santa Monica is able to assist its School District. Ms. Vizcarra, do not hold your breath.
Mr. Abrams may be contacted at gabrams@ca.rr.com
