Chartered Schools Suits

In the first court hearing over the bid to keep Edutrain Charter School open, a Superior Court judge said Friday that the Los Angeles Unified School District must prove it had reason to rescind the independent school's contract earlier this month. However, Judge Robert O'Brien did not order the district to release the more than $125,000 that Edutrain administrators say they are owed for operating the Downtown school for dropouts in October and November. Instead, O'Brien set a hearing for Jan.

In the first court hearing over the bid to keep Edutrain Charter School open, a Superior Court judge said Friday that the Los Angeles Unified School District must prove it had reason to rescind the independent school's contract earlier this month. However, Judge Robert O'Brien did not order the district to release the more than $125,000 that Edutrain administrators say they are owed for operating the Downtown school for dropouts in October and November. Instead, O'Brien set a hearing for Jan.