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Under mounting scrutiny, LA superintendent faces school board in annual review
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Sep 23, 2014
Under mounting scrutiny, LA superintendent faces school board in annual review
LA superintendent John Deasy's review will be overshadowed by a series of contentious issues from the iPad program to the district's new attendance system.
Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy speaks during a press conference at South Region High School #2 in Los Angeles, California February 6, 2012. Deasy earlier informed parents at a community meeting that the district is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary School in the wake of the arrests last week of two teachers on lewd conduct charges. Miramonte teacher Mark Berndt, who worked at the school for 30 years, was arrested last week for allegedly gagging, blindfolding and then photographing his students and for putting cockroaches on their faces. A second teacher, Martin Bernard Springer, was arrested on Friday, also on suspicion of committing sexual crimes against students. AFP PHOTO / Krista Kennell (Photo credit should read Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images)
File photo: Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy speaks during a press conference at South Region High School #2 in Los Angeles, California February 6, 2012.
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LA superintendent John Deasy's review will be overshadowed by a series of contentious issues from the iPad program to the district's new attendance system.

Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent John Deasy weathered a solid year of criticism for his controversial iPad program.

He then took on a high-profile position in a case against teacher tenure.

Now, he's dealing with the fallout of an irksome new attendance system — all this ahead of his annual review by the school board.

"Deasy's problems were fewer last October," KPCC's Annie Gilbertson reports, "when they concerned mainly a botched rollout of the iPad program. Still, rumors swirled then that Deasy would be fired or step down. Neither happened."

Read the full story: Amid iPad, attendance system controversies, school board to weigh superintendent's performance