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FAILED SCHOOLSFALSE CLAIMSFISCAL MISMANAGEMENTFAILURE TO PROTECT KIDS

REALWhat's the REAL George McKenna story? George McKenna likes to talk about a Hollywood movie called “The George McKenna Story.” But in real life:

George McKenna lost his job as Superintendent for fiscal mismanagement.

George McKenna was sued for covering up allegations of child molestation.

George McKenna was accused of falsifying grades and graduation rates.

Schools under McKenna’s watch slipped from bad to worse.

The REAL George McKenna Storydoesn’t have a Hollywood ending.

MCKENNA IS UNABLE TO RAISE TEACHER

MORALE AND STUDENT TEST SCORES.”

AS INGLEWOOD SUPERINTENDENT, MCKENNA

“COULD NOT SOLVE DAY-TO-DAY PROBLEMS.”

UNDER MCKENNA, “THE DISTRICT HAS LOST

SIGHT OF ITS PURPOSE, FAILING TO DO

WHAT’S BEST FOR CHILDREN.”

(10/19/94)

(10/8/93)

(3/12/89)

REAL

F FAILING OUR

CHILDREN

Under McKenna, Fremont High's graduation rate went from bad (69%) to worse (62%).1

After McKenna oversaw Compton Schools for 5 years, test scores were “abysmally low.”2

Under McKenna, the Pasadena School District's graduation rate fell from 83% to 75%.3

As a Compton School Administrator, McKenna was sued for failing to respond to “multiple” allegations of sex abuse and for “destruction of evidence.”7

McKenna said parents “ought to be grateful” for how the principal of Miramonte Elementary handled the school’s child abuse scandal.8 A few months later, the principal was sued for failing to protect students.9

McKenna admitted that while he was an administrator at Compton School District, graduation rates “were mistakenly inflated.”5

While a Compton School District Administrator, McKenna was sued by parents for ordering teachers to falsify their students’ grades.6

1 CA. Dept. of Education Cohort Outcome Data2 L.A. Times, 2/2/993 Pasadena Unified School District4 L.A. Times, 5/19/945 Associated Press, 8/19/98

6 L.A. Times, 7/21/987 Randall v. Compton Unified School District; Blanco v. Compton Unified School District 8 L.A. Times, 2/10/129 L.A. Times , 5/5/12

FAILED SCHOOLS FAILURE TO PROTECT CHILDREN

FALSE CLAIMSWhile McKenna was its Superintendent, the Inglewood School District nearly went bankrupt.

The situation was so bad, state and county education officials were forced to intervene.4

As a result of his fiscal mis-management, the School Board voted to replace McKenna as Superintendent.

FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT