Schools
Warning to the 4th District PTSA
Kristen Vital and Board of Trustees - you should know better. Trustee Martha McNicholas you were the CUSD PTSA president.
Education Code Section 7054 states:
“No school district or community college district funds, services, supplies, or equipment shall be used for the purpose of urging the support or defeat of any ballot measure…” http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-...
However, these same public resources CAN be used to provide information to the public about the possible effects of any bond issue as long as that information constitutes a fair and impartial presentation of relevant facts to aid the electorate in reaching an informed judgment regarding the bond issue or ballot measure.
I received the following e-mail this morning:
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"Please note: This information meeting will not be a debate. The intent of the meeting is simply to inform voters of accurate information on why the PTSAs are in favor of Measure M."
That statement on its face is a violation of Ed Code Section. The statement clearly states the intention of the PTSA to communicate one side of this issue.
A word of caution to Charis Williams @hiddenhill@my-pta.org:
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"The information provided (must) constitute(s) a fair and impartial presentation of relevant facts to aid the electorate in reaching an informed judgment regarding the bond issue or ballot measure.
(c) A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor or felony punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both, or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, or two or three years."
I am reporting this to the District Attorney.
My Recommendation to CUSD Parents - Switch to a PTO.
