By James Rojas KABC News
The campaign seeking to abolish the state’s death penalty is in some hot water after advocating to high school students in East Los Angeles without the school’s permission.
Foul play is called after high school students in East L.A. were lectured as to why their parents should vote to abolish the state’s death penalty.
Exonerated death row inmate Juan Melendez was invited to Garfield High School last Friday by the Yes on 62 campaign.
“To encourage their parents to vote for Proposition 62 yes and no on Proposition 66.”
LA Unified School District policy prohibits campaigning or advocating for or against propositions in schools. Kent Scheidegger is with the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation and endorses No on 62.
“Getting a one-sided presentation to the parents, through the students, is a misleading thing to do.”
The Yes on 62 campaign has not responded for comment.
