Open Letter to Assemblyman Muratsuchi: Forum on Education?

Dear Assemblyman Muratsuchi:

I recently attended a seminar which you hosted on the Affordable Care Act.

You introduced to a small community of constituents Ms. Marcia Davalos, a representative from the Small Business Majority.

She provided a number of graphs, statistics, and interlinking talking points discussing the rollout of Obamacare. Much of her information was engaging, if not inspiring, and she allowed for questions.

After the meeting, I requested that your staff set up another forum, one which will adress an issue deservinggreater attention, Assemblyman, yet which has not received proper vetting from the South Bay voters.

That issue is education, specifically the current condition of our youth's education in the South Bay's public schools. I have heard troubling reports regarding the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) which was supposed to supply greater funding to all California schools.

Yet South Bay residents have shared that their children are still receiving less funding than other, more urban school districts. School board members and candidates have also voiced their concerns regarding the funding inequities toward our schools.

One parent in Palos Verdes complained that Proposition 30 was supposed ot ensure that elementary school students on the Peninsula would not have to endure class sizes of thirty-eight or more students.

What have you been doing on behalf of our students?

Constituents also have concerns about AB 1266, legislation which would permits students of a decided gender to enter school bathrooms. Voters are disturbed about the implications of this law, and deserve more information than they are currently receiving.

I thank you and your office for providing an educational forum on the Affordable Care Act. I now request that you and your office schedule a forum on the state and fate of public education in the South Bay (including SCROC and the community colleges) as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Arthur Christopher Schaper