Thread: ACTION!!! Reporter Assaulted at MEChA Charter School

AAAHHHH they do love to throw out that spin.

This is a big story but I wonder..Where is the ACLU and the mainstream media??

HEADS UP GUYS

Please search out any articles you can find on this incident. Post them here for William. We're trying to collect whatever's available out there.

William is planning an ACTION

Bill O'reilly, had a segment on this incident tonight on his show, made me absolutely furious. This principal is teaching those kids to hate America, to think they get federal funding makes my stomach burn with acid! American's putting up with this kind of crap is what is going to lose us our country!

My prayer is that every one of us is so outraged that we keep this front and center.

Again, this is the type of thing that it will take to wake up more Americans.
The louder & LONGER it stays in the airwaves.......the better.

Shoot, remember any number of incidents over the past year, some silly ones too, that they beat to death for months? Well THIS ONE IS PRIORITY and deserves the time.

If we don't stop these BULLIES, everyone's lives will be upside down in 5 years........just like this, no matter where we live.

I will be damned if I'll take that crap.

FYI: it's been repeated that everyone should learn Spanish.
good,
and now gals.........LEARN SELF DEFENSE so that you're always confident wherever you may be. It's excellent for the brain as well as for the body.
You will gain more courage, both mentally and physically.

I agree! lets continue to watch this case and see how it develops. I am listening to the station right now. They are still covering the story and they're not going to stop until they close this school or LA Unified District takes action.. The reporter already file a report with LAPD and they are investigating.

Contacted the radio station and told them that this type of violence will not be tolerated and I am glad the reporter was not seriously injured. This school obviously has something to hide if they feel they have to defend it so savagely. Also gave the ALIPAC website. Will post the article on our 96.9FM talk radio website as well to get the story out to listeners in the New England area.

Bear in mind the Mecha Mayor of Los Angeles WANTS the city to take control and run the school district, HMMMM I wonder why?

Reporter Is Assaulted at School
By J. Michael Kennedy, Times Staff Writer
June 2, 2006

A Los Angeles radio reporter was assaulted outside a charter school Thursday morning by a man driving a sedan who first tried to run him down and then stole his audiotape, police said.

The incident occurred after the reporter, Sandy Wells of KABC-AM (790) radio, had just finished interviewing parents, students and administrators of the Academia Semillas del Pueblo Charter School in El Sereno. The reporter's radio station has reported that the school teaches separatist ethics and has no white, Asian or black students.

Police said Wells had just finished his interviews and was calling his radio station when he saw a car coming toward him.

Wells ran for his car, authorities said, but the car followed him. The driver got out of the silver sedan and assaulted Wells, police said, and tried to take his equipment but got only the tape.

"There were a number of witnesses to this assault," Det. Charles Markel of the Hollenbeck Division said. "We'd like anyone who saw what happened to call us."

The Los Angeles Unified School District said it was looking into the matter. KABC talk show host Doug McIntyre, who has been discussing the school on the air, has quoted the principal and founder, Marcos Aguilar, as making "racist " statements.

Wells was unhurt.

http://www.latimes.com/news/educatio...-news-learning

http://www.dignidad.org/english/philosophy.html

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercuryn ... 722257.htm

LA reporter allegedly attacked for investigating charter school
Associated Press
June 2, 2006

LOS ANGELES - Police were investigating a KABC-AM reporter's accusations that a man assaulted him and grabbed his tape recorder after he attempted to interview the principal of a charter school that a host at his radio station said was "openly segregationist."

Reporter Sandy Wells was chased and tackled by the man Thursday after a school employee told him to leave Academia Semillas Del Pueblo campus east of downtown, said station spokesman Steve Sheldon.

Wells was not injured, but "very shaken," Sheldon said, adding that the station believes that Wells was targeted because he was investigating the school's academic program.

"We are very concerned about the alleged incident that reportedly occurred at Academia Semillas del Pueblo charter school and police authorities are investigating," the Los Angeles Unified School District said in a statement.

The school district, which issued the charter license to Academia Semillas Del Pueblo, said it was reviewing the school's academic programs to determine whether to renew its charter operations.

The school came under scrutiny by KABC host Doug McIntyre after he received a tip from a listener that the school didn't fly the American flag on May Day, Sheldon said.

The Web site for the school described it as a kindergarten through eighth grade public school "dedicated to providing urban children of immigrant native families an excellent education founded upon their own language, cultural values and global realities." Students learn English, Spanish, Mandarin and Nahuatl, an indigenous language of Mexico.

"It's exclusionary, it's separatist, it's openly segregationist," McIntyre told KABC-TV.

A call to the school's principal, Marcos Aguilar, was not immediately returned Thursday.

Aguilar issued a statement contending that while most of the school's pupils are Hispanic, it does not discriminate against students on the basis of their ethnicity or national origin. He noted that the school's curriculum was approved by the district's and state's school boards.

"The perception has been made that our school exercises racist policies and that our curriculum ... is contrary to a quality education," Aguilar said. "Academia is in fact committed to providing a high-quality, public school education to all students, but most notably the underserved kids in our local community."

http://vdare.com/bevens/060601_schools.htm

June 01, 2006
What The Immigration “Compromise” Means: Reconquista In The Schools—At Taxpayer Expense
By Bryanna Bevens


President Bush was at it again Thursday, urging an immigration “compromise”—i.e. capitulation to his amnesty and legal immigration increases—before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce audience. (In case we forget who’s paying for this.)

I’ve already written about what this means on the ground here in Southern California, in little towns like Maywood. Now—right while Bush was bloviating—we find out what it means in the schools.

On Thursday morning, a reporter from KABC Los Angeles was assaulted as he left Academia Semillas del Pueblo (website), a public charter school within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The school principal, Marcos Aguilar, [send him email] had refused to grant KABC an interview, but the thug attacker still felt compelled to confiscate the reporter’s tapes.

(According to the McIntyre in the Morning Show on 790 KABC, Principal Aguilar told a producer that he only speaks to Spanish media.)

Worse yet, Aguilar had also warned the producer about visiting the school.

"I would be very careful before I came down here" he said. (Story here. Michelle Malkin’s Hotair.com is also following it).

What school is this? What is causing all the controversy?

Academia Semillas del Pueblo is a public charter school within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

For those unfamiliar with the concept of charter education, the California Department of Education offers this definition:

“A charter school is a public school, and it may provide instruction in any of grades K-12. A charter school is usually created or organized by a group of teachers, parents and community leaders or a community-based organization, and it is usually sponsored by an existing local public school board or county board of education.”

What really distinguishes a charter school is this:

“A charter school is generally exempt from most laws governing school districts, except where specifically noted in the law.”

Just to re-cap, charter schools are funded with tax dollars but not subject to the laws which govern other public schools.

Students need only sit for the state standardized testing (STAR) each year. But other than that, these schools can run amok on your nickel.

Additionally, charter schools have the option to not publish test results unlike regular public schools that by law are required to do so. (CDE website scroll down.)

To be fair, many charter schools have succeeded where standard public schools have not—by identifying children with special needs and customizing the curriculum accordingly, students often neglected by the system have received a quality education. [VDARE.COM note: Peter Brimelow gave them a qualified endorsement in his book on the economics of education, The Worm in the Apple, describing them as “an attempt to import market features into a fundamentally socialist system—a form of American perestroika.”]

Buy quality education doesn’t seem to be the goal with Academia Semillas del Pueblo.

Here’s an overview of its, umm, distinctive educational objectives:

“Academia Semillas del Pueblo Charter School is a kindergarten through eighth grade public school dedicated to providing urban children of immigrant native families an excellent education founded upon their own language [BB: my italics!], cultural values and global realities.”

Wow…founded upon their own language…how nice, for them.

This language would be Spanish of course. Which would be irritating enough if the madness stopped there. But it does not. The website adds:

“Students of Academia Semillas del Pueblo have the exceptional opportunity to become more educated about the culture and traditions of their ancestors by participating in the study of Nahuatl-Mexicano, the most spoken native language in East L.A.”

Think it can’t get any worse? Think again!…

“Furthermore, students receive Mandarin language and culture instruction with the goal of furthering our students' preparation for global citizenry.”

Not French, not German, not Italian or even Latin…Nahuatl and Mandarin.

These kids need to prepare themselves for “global citizenry” (whatever the Hell that is) by speaking the languages of Aztecs and Communists, respectively.

I suppose this is a fantastic program for students who seek careers in human sacrifice mediation or nuclear disarmament. But I fear the job pool is somewhat limited for those who choose Nahuatl.

Then again, it’s only been about 500 years since the Aztec empire fell (to the Spanish, not those abhorrent Americans). So I suppose there could be a few Aztecs lingering on.

But speaking of communists…

The website for Academia Semillas del Pueblo provides quite a few pictures of student life on campus.

This first picture was taken during a campus function for Spring Equinox (not generally celebrated even here in California, in case you were wondering):

A Mexican flag of course…



This second picture was taken during an Annual Project:



Recognize that flag? That would be… Cuba!!

Not surprisingly, I could not find an American flag anywhere on the site or in the picture gallery.

Looking at the faculty and curriculum, it is a wonder that this school was ever allowed to open its doors.

Course work includes:

Danza Azteca and Tai Chi

According to Academia Semillas:

“An educated person in the 21st century therefore must be engaged in the realities of global economies, sciences, politics, societies, cultures and the Earth's living ecosystems. At Academia Semillas del Pueblo, Tai Chi and Aztec Dance prepare our children to face conflict with harmony [BB: my italics].”

They may not be able to communicate in English or perform the math requirements for a cashier’s job at McDonald’s. But they will be able to face conflict with harmony.

So when somebody cuts in front of them in the welfare line, they won’t feel the need to shoot them or anything…now that’s progress!

Academia Semillas also provides something called “Mexican Indigenous Art, Culture, Science and History.”

Don’t bother looking for American history, science or culture—it’s not there.

The school does mention that one academic goal is to “achieve mastery of state standards.”

So does it?

According to GreatSchools.net,

“The API Statewide Rank ranges from 1 to 10. A rank of 10, for example, means that the school's API fell into the top 10% of all schools in the state with a comparable grade range.”

Academia Semillas del Pueblo has an API Statewide Rank of…1 (that’s o-n-e).

Well, maybe the ranking system is unfair…perhaps these kids are being compared to students in better, more affluent or predominately White school districts. But GreatSchools.net says

“To create the Similar Schools Rank, the California Department of Education compares this school's test scores to 100 schools across the state with similar demographic profiles.”

What’s more…

“California uses parent education level, poverty level, student mobility, student ethnicity and other data to identify similar schools.”

When compared to similar schools, Academia has a ranking of…1 (ONE!).

The school’s student profile is 97 percent Hispanic. There are only 14 non-Hispanic students. of which all are listed as Native American or Indian.

Almost 90 percent of the students are on the free lunch program and 44 percent are listed as “English Learners”— students whose primary language is not English.

The home language of the English Learner students is 100% Spanish…that’s funny, it’s not Nahuatl or Mandarin?

(There isn’t a single Asian student in this school, let alone Chinese…or White or Black.)

Just for comparison, the statewide average shows only 50 percent of students on the free lunch program and only 25% as English Learners.

As for the faculty, that’s a real mess…which is saying something.

The principal, Marcos Aguilar, is this radical Reconquista guy (photo here…but I warn you, it’s terrifying). For an idea of his disposition (including his racist view of Blacks and Whites) you can click here or here.

According to the California Treasurer’s Office, Academia Semillas was just approved for millions of dollars in facility funding.

Nearly seven million ADDITIONAL tax-dollars have been allocated to expand the size of Academia Semillas and increase the grade level to 8. [Charter School Facility Funding, A Joint Report to the Legislature]

Yes, your hard-earned money at work.

If schools such as Academia Semillas del Pueblo want to shortchange Hispanic students by providing them with a sub-standard education so be it—I can’t stop them.

But I don’t have to pay for it and neither should you.

What can we do? What VDARE.com readers do best…go after these people!

Here’s a good place to start:

Marta Reyes, Director
California Department of Education
Charter Schools Division
1430 N Street, Room 5401
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 322-6029 Fax: (916) 322-1465
Email: Charters@cde.ca.gov

When you’re finished there, send Principal Aguilar an email…or two.