The president of the commission trying to revoke accreditation from City College of San Francisco admitted in court Tuesday that she had edited out language in the report favorable to the college and that the college was denied a chance to defend itself as required.
The surprising admissions by commission President Barbara Beno made for dramatic testimony in Day 2 of the trial to determine whether the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges broke the law when evaluating City College in 2012 and 2013 before voting to revoke its accreditation. The college remains accredited pending the outcome of the trial in San Francisco Superior Court.
The question of whether the commission was unfair in the process that could shut down the college of 79,000 students is a key point in the trial. Lawyers for the city of San Francisco are trying to prove that the commission denied due process to the college and broke the California law barring illegal and unfair business practices. They argue its motives were political because students and faculty members opposed statewide college reforms supported by the commission.
Read more at The San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Dramatic-testimony-shakes-up-City-College-of-San-5854492.php