‘It’s Not Fair’: Local Charter Schools Receive Millions In PPP Loans As Area Districts Struggle To Find Money To Reopen Safely

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Local charter schools have received millions in paycheck protection program loans — money traditional public schools were not able to apply for — leaving some parents crying foul.
“Are they a public school or are they a business,” Tracy Cook, a Los Angeles Unified School District public school parent, said. “Are they a fish or are they a foul? Who can guess?
Several local charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately owned, rec