In an email to Benjamin, Sparks wrote, “Regarding diversity, I’ve now told you half a dozen times that our lack of diversity has NOTHING to do with the school or anyone at the school. It’s not because of what we as a school has or hasn’t done [sic]. It has nothing to do with racism or vestiges of Jim Crow. It comes down to 1) Money and 2) Culture."

Source: Los Angeles Times June 14, 2019 18:22 UTC