L.A. Unified could pay more to alleged Miramonte victims The Los Angeles school board on Tuesday is scheduled to discuss in private a possible additional payment to alleged victims of two former teachers at Miramonte Elementary School. Settlements already total $169 million, the largest the district has ever paid related to sexual misconduct. Former teacher Mark Berndt, who was arrested in 2012, is serving a 25-year sentence for lewd actions with children. The matter under review Tuesday arises out of the first wave of settlements, which totaled $30 million and provided $470,000 to each alleged victim. That agreement, dated Feb. 22, 2013, stated that the settlement figure was a ... Continue reading... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-new-miramonte-claims-20150901-story.html
