Key deadline approaches in LA Archdiocese lawsuit against LAUSD
Key deadline approaches in LA Archdiocese lawsuit against LAUSD over student funding
The Los Angeles Unified School District has until Friday, Aug. 16, to show records that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles says, in a lawsuit, proves LAUSD has withheld federal funding from historically eligible low-income students attending Catholic schools, ahead of back to school.
The lawsuit — part of an ongoing funding dispute happening since 2019 — alleges that during the 2017-2020 school years, LAUSD “failed to consult with the relevant school officials” before “changing the methodology for counting the number of eligible low-income (Archdiocese) students who are residents of the LAUSD school attendance area,” according to a tentative ruling report of the case.
In a statement Thursday, Aug. 15, a Los Angeles Unified spokesperson said that the school district is “committed” to working alongside both the state and federal Departments of Education to ensure that “all Title I protocols are followed.”