November 22, 2021 7:33 pm

Goldstein Investigates: Are Public Schools Safer Than Charters During An Earthquake?

Published by Anne Schmidt

Charter schools like 18 local campuses of Alliance Schools don’t have to comply with the Field Act, even though they accepted $6.4 million in taxpayer money this fiscal year to rent these buildings.

So are students safer in buildings under the Field Act?

“Students are absolutely safer in a Field Act when an earthquake happens, no question about it,” said Tom Duffy with the Coalition For Adequate School Housing.