A private school in Los Angeles serving Black and Latino youth closed due to public safety concerns related to the homeless crisis.
Founder Dana Hammond filed a lawsuit, citing breach of contract and safety issues including drug use, nudity, and intruders.
Hammond said, “There’s a breach of contract and extension that the city continues to house…. over 400 of some of the highest-needs individuals, homeless individuals, that [are] suffering from drug illness and drug addiction.”
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“My mom suffered from drugs, illness, which is why I started this work in terms of preparing students for the future of work, and it’s just been intruders after intruders, indecent exposure,” he explained.
“I’m sitting in my office today at Third and Fig in our classrooms. Our students get the chance to see the… Intercontinental Hotel, but they also have to deal with individuals who are nude in the back, doing drugs in the back. It’s just on and on, smoking marijuana in front of our school,” he recalled.
Hammond added, “If we ask them to move… it becomes quickly escalated in a fight with one of our security guards.”
“It just has been a disaster that we’ve lost enrollment, and then on January 10th, we had an intruder high on LSD enter our classrooms, enter our campus… Someone’s going to die, and I had to get our students out of here,” he lamented.
The school’s location in a hotel used for homeless housing led to encounters with drug paraphernalia and human waste.
Despite efforts to address homelessness, the situation worsened, leading to the school’s closure.
The mayor’s team claims cooperation, but Hammond felt compelled to shut down due to safety risks, warning of potential fatalities.
Homelessness in LA has increased, with over 75,500 people reported homeless in 2023.
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