The schools are supposed to help young people, not leave them with a world which is worse off. I will speak at the Board of Education meeting. I am a lifelong resident and a registered voter in the city of Los Angeles and in the L.A Unified School District. I am a graduate of the L.A.U.S.D. public schools. My late mother was a LAUSD teacher and a UTLA labor union member. My late father was an injured World War II soldier who used his veteran's benefits to attend Los Angeles High School on crutches and obtain his high school degree.