District to Conduct Poll on School Bond Measure
Compton Unified School District officials said Thursday that they will conduct a poll to determine if there is public support for a school bond measure to repair long-neglected school buildings.
“The physical conditions of many Compton schools are horrible,” said state administrator Randolph E. Ward, who has led the struggling district for the last 11 months.
“Decades of neglect, coupled with inadequate funding for repairs and renovations, have taken their toll,” Ward said. “It is time to find a way to restore our schools in a substantial way.”
A district spokeswoman said officials are considering bonds “in the $60-million to $100-million range.”
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