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Janet Seary had a pizza party for my class and encourage <strong>the</strong>m to write<br />

negative letters about me while removing positive exculpatory letters and<br />

evidence from <strong>the</strong> case against me. Students have gone up to teachers and<br />

threatened to get <strong>the</strong>m fired, because <strong>the</strong>y too can see that teachers are<br />

being targeted by <strong>the</strong> District. Given a choice <strong>of</strong> doing your classwork or<br />

getting rid <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> teacher who gives it too you and makes your life<br />

difficult, many students at <strong>the</strong> solicitation <strong>of</strong> LAUSD administration have<br />

been encourage to bear false witness against <strong>the</strong>ir teachers. But<br />

interestingly enough, this is never done under penalty <strong>of</strong> perjury as is<br />

required by <strong>the</strong> California Education Code. In addition, children are<br />

improperly and suggestively interviewed by LAUSD administrators to<br />

encourage <strong>the</strong>m to bear false witness against a teacher that LAUSD has<br />

chosen to target.<br />

Targeted teachers are "not told <strong>the</strong> specific allegations against<br />

<strong>the</strong>m...to prevent <strong>the</strong>m from contacting students and parents." Does this<br />

make any sense? Isn't anybody charged entitled to at least know what <strong>the</strong>y<br />

are being charged with? And even after LAPD clears <strong>the</strong> teacher <strong>of</strong><br />

charges, LAUSD still persists in keeping <strong>the</strong>m in teacher jail. LAUSD<br />

"alleges that 'a handful' <strong>of</strong> teachers successfully appealed <strong>the</strong>ir dismissals<br />

and are collecting salary, but <strong>of</strong>ficial do not want back in <strong>the</strong> classroom."<br />

Does anybody ask who <strong>the</strong>se teachers are and why LAUSD <strong>of</strong>ficials feel<br />

<strong>the</strong>y have <strong>the</strong> power to deprive <strong>the</strong>m <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir pr<strong>of</strong>essional livelihood after<br />

having been cleared <strong>of</strong> all charges? No, reporters just except LAUSD at its<br />

word.<br />

LAUSD with its $6 billion budget and $500 million "legal defense<br />

fund" seems to be a big bully that nobody is willing to stand up to. To<br />

confront <strong>the</strong> LAUSD bully, one might ask "Detective Juan Perez, one <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> three detectives assigned to <strong>the</strong> LAPD's Sexually Exploited Child<br />

Unit," whe<strong>the</strong>r he thinks <strong>the</strong>re is any greater incidence <strong>of</strong> teacher<br />

exploitation <strong>of</strong> children or whe<strong>the</strong>r LAUSD is just exploiting top-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>the</strong><br />

salary-scale teachers? Teacher Randy Traweek is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se highly<br />

dedicated and honored teachers who had a perfect teaching career until<br />

LAUSD decided to target him. He has been completely cleared by LAPD,

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