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Page 4 Palisades News November 18, 2015<br />
Marquez Principal Removed<br />
By SUE PASCOE<br />
Editor<br />
LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cor -<br />
tines paid an unannounced visit to<br />
Marquez Charter Elementary on Friday,<br />
November 6, the day after Principal<br />
Albert Hananel was removed.<br />
Shannon Haber, who is in charge of<br />
LAUSD media rel<strong>at</strong>ions, was asked about<br />
the visit and she replied, “He wanted to visit<br />
the school. I have no further inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
than th<strong>at</strong>.”<br />
In a November 5 letter to parents, Cheryl<br />
Hildreth, superintendent for LAUSD Local<br />
District West, st<strong>at</strong>ed: “I am writing to express<br />
my sincere apologies for not having a clear<br />
understanding of the issues the school was<br />
facing. The school community should not<br />
have to deal with concern th<strong>at</strong> families are<br />
now experiencing due to the lack of immedi<strong>at</strong>e<br />
communic<strong>at</strong>ion taken by Dr. Hananel<br />
when an alleg<strong>at</strong>ion of sexual misconduct<br />
in the b<strong>at</strong>hroom between two younger students<br />
[kindergarten] was brought to his <strong>at</strong>tention<br />
<strong>at</strong> the end of September.<br />
“Local District Staff was aware of the<br />
issue, however, all the details were unknown.<br />
When I became aware of the alleg<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
on October 30, I was alarmed <strong>at</strong> the<br />
seriousness of it. Thus, I was compelled to<br />
remove Dr. Hananel as the principal <strong>at</strong><br />
Marquez Elementary School. A full investig<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
of the incident began immedi<strong>at</strong>ely.<br />
Please know th<strong>at</strong> due to confidentiality and<br />
privacy laws, and out of respect to the families<br />
of the young students involved, I am<br />
not able to share specifics of the incident<br />
with the school community.”<br />
On November 11, the Palisades News<br />
asked LAUSD’s Haber if Hananel was fired<br />
or just temporarily removed, and if he<br />
would be coming back to Marquez. She<br />
replied, “All student and personnel m<strong>at</strong>ters<br />
are confidential so we are not able to comment<br />
on your questions. I do know we<br />
have launched a full investig<strong>at</strong>ion into the<br />
m<strong>at</strong>ter and will let you know if I get more<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion to share.”<br />
Currently, Pam Marton, director of Local<br />
District West, who former Marquez Principal<br />
Phil Hollis said inspired him, is running<br />
the school. Marton was a principal <strong>at</strong> Community<br />
Magnet School in Bel-Air, turning<br />
it into a N<strong>at</strong>ional Blue Ribbon School during<br />
her tenure. Reportedly she is guiding<br />
parents in visioning meetings to decide<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> they would like in a new principal.<br />
Hananel came to Marquez in August<br />
2014 after three years in Mexico City as a<br />
middle school academic dean <strong>at</strong> The<br />
American School Found<strong>at</strong>ion, A.C. He<br />
began his teaching career with LAUSD in<br />
South Los Angeles in first and second<br />
grades in bilingual classrooms. He is married<br />
with two sons.<br />
Salute to Veterans<br />
Corpus Christi students joined Vets Dr. Mike Martini and Everett Maguire in<br />
saluting our n<strong>at</strong>ion’s military heroes on Veterans Day. Photo: Bart Bartholomew<br />
Interfaith Thanksgiving<br />
Service Is Monday <strong>at</strong> K.I.<br />
The annual Pacific Palisades Interfaith<br />
Thanksgiving service, a multidecade<br />
tradition, will be held <strong>at</strong> 7<br />
p.m. on Monday, November 23 <strong>at</strong> Kehill<strong>at</strong><br />
Israel Temple, 16019 Sunset Blvd.<br />
Rabbi Amy Bernstein will welcome all,<br />
then Presbyterian minister Eric Schaeffer<br />
will give the first Bible reading.<br />
A New Testament reading will be given<br />
by St. M<strong>at</strong>thew’s Reverend Bruce Freeman,<br />
who will also preach the sermon. Lutheran<br />
Reverend Wally Mees will conduct the<br />
collection, which will benefit OPCC.<br />
A passing of peace will be done by Reverend<br />
Shawn Gendall of Calvary Church.<br />
An additional reading will be provided by<br />
the Self-Realiz<strong>at</strong>ion Fellowship. Methodist<br />
minister Wayne Walters will read the Presidential<br />
Proclam<strong>at</strong>ion of Thanksgiving.<br />
Monsignor Liam Kidney of Corpus<br />
Christi Church will give the benediction.<br />
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