Altadena Schools Proponent Files State Complaint

An Altadena schools advocate is among a group of parents statewide that are claiming a state education official should recuse herself from voting on a state education reform law.

Bruce Wasson is the chief advocate for the Altadena Schools organization, which . 

He is one of the signatories to the complaint against Patricia Rucker, a member of the State Board of Education who the group says is also employed as a lobbyist for the California Teachers Association, one of the major teacher's unions in the state.

Wasson and the others filed with the state Fair Political Practices Commission.  They argue that Rucker should recuse herself from voting on a proposed reform labeled as the "parent trigger" law, which an Associated Press article on the subject describes as allowing parents demand "radical reforms at failing schools through a petition."

According to the same article, the CTA has opposed the "parent trigger" law and those who filed the complaint are concerned that she cannot take an unbiased stance on the proposed reform.

For more on the complaint, read the Associated Press article here.