Breaking Up the LAUSD

* As a co-leader of the L.A. breakup movement, I have watched closely the waste of time and resources by LAUSD, obviously at the direction of its board, to thwart the democratic will of the voters and their legislators. District lawyers and representatives have been regularly attending meetings in Sacramento, attempting to needlessly complicate the proposed procedures for even bringing forth the simplest of reorganization proposals.

They have further added the requirement that any new district must comply with not only the long list of guarantees required by Sen. Tom Hayden’s legislation but any other agreements that they should make in the interim.

There are several reorganization proposals stalled at various stages of the application process. Why is LAUSD so afraid of a vote on this issue for even small portions of the district and even when it makes eminent sense?

It would be very enlightening to see just how much these trips to Sacramento cost (personnel time, overhead, transportation, lodging, special council fees, professional and support staff costs for preparing position papers, etc.). Perhaps The Times could obtain information from LAUSD. Perhaps this money could be better spent on supplies and materials for students or teachers or even on painting a few schools and fixing the bathrooms.

DIANA DIXON-DAVIS

Chatsworth