Isaac Haqq

Isaac Haqq (born Isaac Richard in July 1957) is an American businessman, educator, former municipal politician and father of two. He currently resides in Oakland, California, U.S.A. with his wife Sharon.

Personal life

Born Isaac Richard in July 1957, he was raised in Pasadena, California by a single mother as the eldest of 8 siblings. He would later change his last name to Haqq after a religious conversion to Islam.[1]

Schooling

Haqq graduated from Pitzer College, a small liberal arts college in Claremont, California just east of Los Angeles. He later earned a master's degree in business from Columbia University.

Career

He was a member of the city council of Pasadena, California in the early 1990s while working as an investment banker for an Orange County firm.[2]

In 2001, Haqq opened University Preparatory Charter Academy in Oakland,[1] which helped hundreds of inner-city kids graduate from high school and go to college. He resigned in July 2007, following allegations that the school's attendance records were falsified, that grades were falsified to allow failing students to graduate, and other scandals.[3] The school faced closure after these allegations.[3]

As of 2014, Isaac Richard was the director of an entity called the San Francisco College Center.[4]

References

1. Asimov, Nanette (Sunday, July 8, 2007)Breaking the rules is nothing new to Uprep principal. San Francisco Gate, December 29, 2011
2. NEWTON, EDMUND (March 25, 1993). "Pasadena Councilman Is Accused of Sexual Assault, Using Cocaine : Allegations: A former neighbor tells police that Isaac Richard forcibly kissed and fondled her, but declines to press charges. The controversial official disputes her account". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
3. Asimov, Nanette (July 28, 2007). "OAKLAND / Uprep may have forged attendance reports". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
4. Richard, Isaac (April 1, 2017). "Don't be fooled by the new SAT". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved July 29, 2017.

• Asimov, Nanette (July 8, 2007). "Breaking the rules is nothing new to Uprep principal. Arrests, fights and bare-knuckles politics among hallmarks of Isaac Haqq's history". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
• Asimov, Nanette (July 13, 2007). "Oakland principal in cheating stink quits". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
• Asimov, Nanette (July 28, 2007). "Oakland. Uprep may have forged attendance reports". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 14, 2008.