In May 2012, the LAUSD Board of Education voted to proceed with changing the high school graduation criteria to requiring the passing of A-G coursework with a minimum grade of C beginning with the freshman class of 2013-2014. This change was hailed at the time by Superintendent Deasy as “all about a kid’s civil rights.” Those of us who came of age during the civil rights era thought it an odd analogy, since clearly, access to a free, quality education is a civil right; but passing required college entrance coursework with a C is not a right, but an expectation or a goal. Dr. Deasy pushed this action based on