Hundreds Demand Stop The School Cuts At OUSD: OEA Teachers, Parents & Students Rally

Hundreds Demand Stop The School Cuts At OUSD: OEA Teachers, Parents & Students Rally Against Budget Cuts, Charters and Militarization of the Schools

Hundreds of OEA teachers, parents and students rallied at the Oakland Unified School District board meeting on November 27, 2017 to demand that there be no cuts in the schools. Many pointed out that charters are siphoning off money to public schools and yet the school board continues to vote for them. The school previously has been pushed into bankruptcy which was used by Governor Brown to take over the schools and bring in a charter privatizer who turned over more schools to charter companies. Speakers also attacked the massive expansion of the police in the schools in Oakland pushed by the Mayor and the growing percentage of the Oakland city budget going to police.

The present school board has supported more charters and for a charter take-over of all public schools in Oakland which is furthering segregation and discrimination. The CTA and SEIU state leadership continue to support public funding for charters despite the growing corruption scandal including at many schools in Oakland that have stolen millions of dollars in public tax funds.

One big charter supporter John Fisher who owns KIPP and supports Rocketship charter schools is also seeking to grab land from Laney Community College and use it for development which would lead to the destruction of the working class public community college. He has also pushed charters in Oakland through the California Charter School Association which has funded a pro-charter majority on the OUSD board.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RjthPu4Muw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtGJqjOBQyM

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