Byrd Junior High School

Los Angeles school board member Julie Korenstein agreed today to face-to-face debates with challenger Gerald E. Horowitz before the June 6 runoff election, her campaign manager said. Horowitz, the principal of Byrd Junior High School in Sun Valley, challenged Korenstein to a series of five debates next month on topics such as district finances, the ongoing contract dispute with teachers, and campus violence. But Parke Skelton, Korenstein's campaign consultant, said the West Valley incumbent will probably not agree to more than one or two debates and does not want a limit on the topics to be debated.

Los Angeles school board member Julie Korenstein, a longtime supporter of liberal Democrat causes, helped pay for a Republican slate mailer that describes her as a politician who would "continue the Reagan tradition of fiscal conservatism." Korenstein, 45, who is seeking reelection on June 6, has been active in state Democratic politics for several years and has worked in the nuclear-freeze movement. But the mailer, which features two portraits of former President Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party elephant logo, does not mention Korenstein's liberal background, her registration as a Democrat or her support of United Teachers-Los Angeles.

Los Angeles school board candidate Jerry Horowitz charged Wednesday that incumbent Julie Korenstein is misusing school district equipment--and misleading voters--in her reelection campaign. Horowitz complained that Korenstein is using an official Board of Education automobile for campaign appearances. And he asserted that Korenstein falsely announced that she has suspended her campaign activity to concentrate on ending the strike, as a way to avoid debating him. Korenstein denied both accusations.

Los Angeles school board candidate Jerry Horowitz charged Wednesday that incumbent Julie Korenstein is misusing school district equipment--and misleading voters--in her reelection campaign. Horowitz complained that Korenstein is using an official Board of Education automobile for campaign appearances. And he asserted that Korenstein falsely announced that she has suspended her campaign activity to concentrate on ending the strike, as a way to avoid debating him. Korenstein denied both accusations.

Los Angeles school board member Julie Korenstein agreed Tuesday to participate in at least one face-to-face debate with challenger Gerald E. Horowitz before the June 6 runoff election. Horowitz, a junior high school principal, challenged Korenstein in a letter Monday to a series of five 90-minute debates next month on a series of topics, such as district finances, the ongoing contract dispute with teachers and campus violence. Horowitz proposed that a panel of reporters ask the candidates questions.

Los Angeles school board member Julie Korenstein, a longtime supporter of liberal Democrat causes, helped pay for a Republican slate mailer that describes her as a politician who would "continue the Reagan tradition of fiscal conservatism." Korenstein, 45, who is seeking reelection on June 6, has been active in state Democratic politics for several years and has worked in the nuclear-freeze movement. But the mailer, which features two portraits of former President Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party elephant logo, does not mention Korenstein's liberal background, her registration as a Democrat or her support of United Teachers-Los Angeles.

With a runoff election just two weeks away, Los Angeles Board of Education incumbent Julie Korenstein on Tuesday blasted her opponent, a Sun Valley junior high school principal, for leaving his campus to campaign while teachers are on strike. Korenstein faces Gerald E. Horowitz, principal of Byrd Junior High School, in a June 6 runoff election for the west San Fernando Valley seat on the board. And with the strike in its second week, and with many schools forced to ask bus drivers, janitors and parents to supervise classrooms, Korenstein accused Horowitz of "abandoning his school during a time of extreme crisis."

The election for the school board seat representing the west San Fernando Valley still hangs by a thread, raising the possibility of a runoff election that apparently would be fought on the issue of what to do about dangerous students. Both Julie Korenstein, the liberal incumbent, and Gerald Horowitz, the conservative challenger, say that if a runoff is needed, they will stress proposals to deal with campus violence. Horowitz, principal of Byrd Junior High School in Sun Valley, said he would call for removing "recalcitrant . . . deviant" students, even on the junior high level, to special schools.

After her best friend, Michele Avila, was murdered in October, 1985, Karen Severson moved in with Avila's family in Arleta to console them. "She was there to comfort me," said Michele's mother, Irene Avila. The body of 17-year-old "Missy," as she was known to friends and family, was found in a creek in Angeles National Forest on Oct. 4, 1985. Her long, brown hair had been cut off and her head held under a few inches of water until she drowned, authorities said.

Despite protests from parents, teachers and students, Gerald Horowitz, principal of Frost Junior High School in Granada Hills, will be transferred to Byrd Junior High School in Sun Valley next semester, a Los Angeles Unified School District administrator said. Meanwhile, community leaders said they have not given up their effort to retain Horowitz at Frost. They said they will meet today with Julie Korenstein, the area's Board of Education representative, to discuss the matter.

With a runoff election just two weeks away, Los Angeles Board of Education incumbent Julie Korenstein on Tuesday blasted her opponent, a Sun Valley junior high school principal, for leaving his campus to campaign while teachers are on strike. Korenstein faces Gerald E. Horowitz, principal of Byrd Junior High School, in a June 6 runoff election for the west San Fernando Valley seat on the board. And with the strike in its second week, and with many schools forced to ask bus drivers, janitors and parents to supervise classrooms, Korenstein accused Horowitz of "abandoning his school during a time of extreme crisis."

Los Angeles school board member Julie Korenstein agreed Tuesday to participate in at least one face-to-face debate with challenger Gerald E. Horowitz before the June 6 runoff election. Horowitz, a junior high school principal, challenged Korenstein in a letter Monday to a series of five 90-minute debates next month on a series of topics, such as district finances, the ongoing contract dispute with teachers and campus violence. Horowitz proposed that a panel of reporters ask the candidates questions.

Los Angeles school board member Julie Korenstein agreed today to face-to-face debates with challenger Gerald E. Horowitz before the June 6 runoff election, her campaign manager said. Horowitz, the principal of Byrd Junior High School in Sun Valley, challenged Korenstein to a series of five debates next month on topics such as district finances, the ongoing contract dispute with teachers, and campus violence. But Parke Skelton, Korenstein's campaign consultant, said the West Valley incumbent will probably not agree to more than one or two debates and does not want a limit on the topics to be debated.

The election for the school board seat representing the west San Fernando Valley still hangs by a thread, raising the possibility of a runoff election that apparently would be fought on the issue of what to do about dangerous students. Both Julie Korenstein, the liberal incumbent, and Gerald Horowitz, the conservative challenger, say that if a runoff is needed, they will stress proposals to deal with campus violence. Horowitz, principal of Byrd Junior High School in Sun Valley, said he would call for removing "recalcitrant . . . deviant" students, even on the junior high level, to special schools.

A former Granada Hills junior high school principal, whose transfer this summer to a Sun Valley school sparked controversy, announced Tuesday that he will challenge Los Angeles school board member Julie Korenstein in the April election. Gerald Horowitz, former principal at Robert Frost Junior High School, is the second candidate this week to announce intentions to run for the west San Fernando Valley seat on the Board of Education.

A campaign to recall Los Angeles school board member Julie Korenstein was called off Monday because a special election would be too costly and would fall only weeks before the spring regular election, a recall spokeswoman said. "We're going to focus our energies on getting a viable candidate to run against Korenstein instead," recall spokeswoman Sandra Zien said. The recall group was formed by parents angry about the transfer of a Granada Hills junior high school principal during the summer.