SMMUSD HDQTRS — A presentation by county officials to the Board of Education Thursday night left board members with more questions than they had answers about the cost and implications of Malibu schools leaving the district, and division on how to get more information.
Matt Spies, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Education, walked board members and the public through “unification,” the convoluted process which would take the five schools located in Malibu and combine them into one unified school district.
Education advocates on the Malibu City Council and the parent group Advocates for Malibu Public Schools, AMPS, have been pushing for a separate Malibu district on the belief that Malibu and Santa Monica have different cultures and different educational needs.
Although Malibu has been treated well by the board, it’s inclusion in the district is a “geographic anachronism,” said Hans Laetz, a Malibu resident who has lived in the district for 15 years.
“It made sense 50 years ago, but it’s time for us to go our separate ways,” Laetz said.
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