Compton's Crash Course
Connecting the doubts about the failure of a community college
The elected trustees and some community members say that even if A.B. 318 becomes law in Sacramento, even if Compton Community College is dismantled, they’ll fight it in court.
Trustee Burgess, standing in a cap and gown outside the campus student lounge, said, “It’s an old-fashioned power grab. They have a hidden agenda, and we mean to expose that agenda by any means necessary.”
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For Bonner, who saw Compton College back in the good old days and has sat through a year of technically pointless board meetings as the student trustee, commencement was a day to rejoice, not worry about what would happen to her beloved school.
“I’m going to the next level,” she smiled, in between posing for pictures and taking congratulatory hugs.
She might have the right idea. One of the items in the new Dymally bill says the state takeover of Compton Community College will become indefinite.
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