Don’t destroy magnet schools
Re “Case spotlights race as magnet school criterion,” Sept. 26
Like Rodney Dangerfield, the Los Angeles Unified School District gets no respect. Its successes receive little attention, while its failures wind up on Page 1. Magnet schools are one of those successes. Who in their right mind would want to destroy a program that has been proved to deliver all the desired educational goals -- nurturing the child intellectually, physically and socially? The answer: misanthropes such as those working to eliminate this excellent program. They certainly do not have the welfare of the children of Los Angeles on the top of their list.
Valerie Fields
West Los Angeles
The writer is a former member of the LAUSD Board of Education.
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