LA School Closes Amid Safety Concerns Over Hotel's Homeless Residents #news #california

The Academy of media arts a private high school in downtown Los Angeles closed due to safety concerns attributed to homeless residents housed in the same building the LA Grand Hotel the school's founder Dana Hammond filed a lawsuit against the building's owner citing incidents that threaten student safety such as exposure to violence and drug paraphernalia the situation was exacerbated by the city's lease extensions for housing the homeless there despite promises have increased security measures the school faced challenges even before the homeless crisis including academic performance issues and operational instability the building's owner a fugitive facing legal charges had allegedly misled the school regarding the future presence of homeless residents please comment like share and subscribe