LAUSD's Nury Martinez Slanderously calls an Echo Park Mother a Racist

UPDATE: for an article that includes an interview with the mother please see: http://echopark.patch.com/blog_posts/a-mothers-message-to-lausd-trustee-nury-...

Ms. Martinez's response to this parent's impassioned speech is so despicable and deplorable, that I will need time to calm down and write an article speaking truth to her corporate power and vicious vindictiveness. To call this mother, who embodies multiculturalism, inclusiveness, and community, a racist goes far beyond the pale. In fact Ms. Martinez should seriously consider stepping down from her position. Unconscionable, but the LAUSD Board Members serving the privatizers and corporate charters have no scruples whatsoever. While the video shows Ms. Martinez tried to backtrack from her initial vicious slanderous attack, it's clear what she said and what her intentions were. Deasy and company want our communities' voices silenced and want us to accept the imposition of privatized schools without any dissent.

I'm a founding member of the Southern California Immigration Coalition, I've stood on the border in Campo California against vile Minutemen, Klansman, Birchers, and other assorted white supremacists. I've dedicated a good portion of my life defending undocumented peoples from racism, xenophobia, and nativism. To hear Ms. Martinez accuse one of our community members, whose dedication to all the people in our diverse community is second to none, of racism breaks my heart and sickens me beyond belief. Look for an article by me on this horrendous incident soon.

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[rdsathene]

These board members are literally shills for the lucrative charter-voucher industry. They've given dozens of our schools to private corporations, and you can see what they think of parents and community members by the above video. That's why I'm running for the District 2 Seat in the 2013 elections -- Robert D. Skeels

[sdemarco]

@jdavisbass

They have four more years and people are not paying attention. They have been doing this for years and its too late now..

[coolerow]

wow Nury Martinez is scandalous.

[jdavisbass]

Nuri Martinez has been indoctrinated by Monica Garcia and Yoli Flores. The CRES 14 experience allowed many people to see what this school board is actually doing- Giving away brand new LAUSD school campuses to charter schools. We authorized these building with our taxes but this school board thinks it can ignore the voters. Board member representing the mayor and the money behind him. They need to represent us or we are going to defeat them in the next election.