The proposal, which was prompted by the scandal enveloping the Los Angeles Unified School District
over the long career of former Miramonte Elementary School
teacher Mark Berndt, who now faces 23 charges of what the law politely calls lewd acts upon a child, arose the ire of the two unions because it would have allowed school districts to suspend
teachers accused of alleged sexual and substance abuse crimes without
pay and allowed dismissals to be presented before an administrative law judge instead of the usual three - person panel of the state's Professional Competence commission that is
largely slated in favor of NEA and AFT.