Gulen-Linked Charter Called Out At California Board Meeting
Forwarded by Tim Furman
So, this just happened out in Fremont, California. The Gulen node out there, Magnolia "Public" Schools, is applying for a charter at Fremont Unified, a respected school district there run by elected people.
Evidently this district already has a district-run charter school, which sounds to me like an alternative-type school, and it's very well regarded. It also appears that they just got rid of a privately run charter school for various reasons.
And now they have the Gulenists trying to move in. Here's a short clip. The first speaker is Caprice Young, who has been hired to be the head of Magnolia by the actual Gulenists -- the chain itself was on the rocks in LA and they needed to shore up their image; she is almost certainly not in the Movement herself and may indeed not know what is going on, but it is far more likely that she knows exactly what is going on but is choosing to look away in exchange for a fat paycheck. She certainly has a long history with them and a generally terrible reputation. The guy speaking after her is a lawyer from Robert Amsterdam's firm; he is indeed representing the government of Turkey.
Evidently this district already has a district-run charter school, which sounds to me like an alternative-type school, and it's very well regarded. It also appears that they just got rid of a privately run charter school for various reasons.
And now they have the Gulenists trying to move in. Here's a short clip. The first speaker is Caprice Young, who has been hired to be the head of Magnolia by the actual Gulenists -- the chain itself was on the rocks in LA and they needed to shore up their image; she is almost certainly not in the Movement herself and may indeed not know what is going on, but it is far more likely that she knows exactly what is going on but is choosing to look away in exchange for a fat paycheck. She certainly has a long history with them and a generally terrible reputation. The guy speaking after her is a lawyer from Robert Amsterdam's firm; he is indeed representing the government of Turkey.
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