NY Post Article on CEC election
Mona Davids
Parents slam school vote
By YOAV GONEN
The city Department of Education has hidden the names of candidates for public-school boards in its 34 districts behind a password-protected online wall -- although the seats are considered public by law.
The move has riled critics who view it as the latest barrier to parent participation erected by the Office of Parent Information and Action -- although that office is tasked with doing the exact opposite.
Members of the public have no access to the 500-candidate list for the boards, known as Community Education Councils, and even parents of public school children can only view the names of candidates within their own district using an ID and password they were supposed to receive from their children's schools.
"It's like they've obstructed it, they've just sabotaged the entire process," said Mona Davids, a vocal public- and charter-schools advocate.
After repeated inquiries by The Post, department officials said they would make the list of candidates available to the public as early as this morning atPowertoTheParents.org.
http://m.nypost.com/p/news/local/parents_slam_school_vote_IK8M285PlvDseKKdtxuTmJ