Quake Damage at Local Schools Still Not Fixed
* As we approach the two-year mark of the January, 1994, earthquake, it is appalling that reconstruction at Los Angeles public schools seems forgotten. After the disaster, school administrators and teachers, along with parents and community members, worked to secure federal, state and community funds for school repair.
What has happened to these funds?
At Granada Hills High School, the multipurpose room (Highlander Hall) was destroyed, and is still unsafe to enter. This auditorium is dearly missed by the school and community. The blacktop recreation areas are so badly cracked and layered, they represent a hazard to the students who must use these areas for physical education. FEMA funding was allocated for the repair of these facilities, yet no work has been started. Nobel Middle School and the local elementary schools fare no better.
Have the students and the community been forgotten?
GARY KALYN
Northridge
Kalyn is a board member of the Granada Hills Highlanders Booster Club.
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