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GOOD MORNING.[Roll Call]
THE TIME IS NOW 10:02 AM AND THE DATE IS AUGUST 5TH, 2025.WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. I'M GOING TO TAKE ROLE MS. NEWBELL.
MS. EZ? UH, MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN.
AND BOARD PRESIDENT SCHUREN PRESENT.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A QUORUM OF FIVE MEMBERS.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY FOR THIS CLOSED SESSION.
THEN WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.
AND AT THE REQUEST OF OUR INTERPRETERS, I'M GOING TO READ THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN I USUALLY DO BECAUSE THEY SAY I GO A LITTLE BIT TOO FAST AND I ALWAYS WANNA RESPECT OUR INTERPRETATION UNIT.
ALRIGHT, TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS UNDER EDUCATION CODE SECTION 4 8 9 1 8 CF TAB TWO PERSONNEL PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7.
THIS INCLUDES PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S EVALUATION.
TAB THREE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 9 D ONE CS V-L-A-U-S-D, JOHN MF DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D JANE, RD DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D AND MARTHA GONZALEZ, V-L-A-U-S-D.
THESE CASE NUMBERS CAN BE LOOKED UP ON OUR WEBSITE@BOEDOTD.ORG.
UH, THERE ARE TWO ANTICIPATED LITIGATION CASES PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 D FOUR, AND TAB FOUR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.6.
THE NEGOTIATOR IS DR. MURPHY AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATORS OF LOS ANGELES TEAMSTERS 2010, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, SEIU, LOCAL 99 TEAMSTERS, UNITED TEACHERS LOS ANGELES AND DISTRICT REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
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NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON EACH OF THESE ITEMS, PUBLIC COMMENT.FOLKS WHO ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO AN ACTION ITEM, UH, ARE TO SPEAK TO THE TOPIC OF THAT ACTION ITEM.
AND THOSE ON GENERAL COMMENT CAN SPEAK ON ANY, UM, TOPIC THAT IS GERMANE TO THE BUSINESS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO UNDER TAB ONE, WE HAVE, UM, DR.
JANE FETZER, TAB ONE, AND LET'S RECALL THAT TAB ONE IS STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS.
OKAY? PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, DR.
FETZER, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
UH, MR. JAMES FETZER, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I'M SPEAKING OUT BECAUSE CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH SANDY HOOK PROMISE, THAT'S A BAD EXAMPLE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS, I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH TWO OF THE PLAYERS IN THE SANDY HOOK EVENT.
THE PARTIES CAST AS STUDENT EMILY PARKER AND THE TEACHER VICTORIA SOTO.
IF YOU PARTNER WITH SANDY HOOK, YOU'RE FINANCING A FRAUD AT THEY HAVE TOLD ME IS STILL RAKING IN A MILLION A MONTH.
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A FEMA DRILL WHERE NOBODY DIED, THIS WAS FO TERRORISM THAT INSTILLED FEAR IN EVERY PARENT IN AMERICA TO ADVANCE A POLITICAL AGENDA.
THESE WOMEN REACHED OUT TO ME BECAUSE THEY DID NOT LIKE MY BEING SUBJECTED TO JUDICIAL ABUSE BY MEANS OF A FABRICATED LAWSUIT WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO SECURE AN ATTORNEY AND AS A CONSEQUENCE WAS TREATED LIKE A PINATA.
THEY COULD COMMUNICATE WITH ME BECAUSE THEY HAD BOTH BEEN CAST BY THEIR MOTHERS AND HAD NOT SIGNED NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS OTHER PARTICIPANTS HAD SIGNED.
THEY'VE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL THAT ERIC HOLDER, WHO HAD BECOME A CURRENT GENERAL CAME TO NEWTOWN IN 2006 AND OFFERED THE COMMUNITY $114 MILLION TO PARTICIPATE THAT THEY HELD AUDITIONS FOR ROLES AND THAT PARTICIPANTS CONTINUE TO BENEFIT TO THIS DAY, SUCH AS PAYING NO TAXES.
REVIEW THE ENTIRE STORY VIA MY ONLINE TALK, SANDY HOOK, WHAT WE KNOW NOW THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW THEN 2024, IT'S ALL THERE.
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LET'S SEE.THE NEXT CALLER IS FOR TAB TWO.
I'LL CALL ON THE FOLKS WHO ARE ACTUALLY IN PERSON FIRST, AND THEN I WILL CYCLE TO THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING, UH, REMOTELY.
SO MR. DAVID KOSKI, I SAW YOU WERE OUT THERE.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT, UH, MICROPHONE IS WORKING UNDER TAB TWO.
OPERATING, I THINK THE FIRST SPEAKER WASN'T SPEAKING TO THE ITEM.
YES, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON, UH, PERSONNEL.
UM, BOTH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION A DIRECT REPORT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ONLY EVALUATING THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
A DIRECT REPORT OF THE BOARD REPORTING DIRECTLY ONLY.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT SHOULD BE IN THE CLOSED SESSION AND ONLY THE PEOPLE IN THE CLOSED SESSION SHOULD BE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE EVALUATION.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CONVI.
CONTINUED EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR VARIOUS, UH, SUCCESSES.
UH, SOME GROWTH IN THE TEST SCORES, BUT THAT, UH, ASSESSMENT HAS TO BE AN EVALUATION LIKE WE DO WITH OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT AREAS, FROM MATH, TO SCIENCE, TO SOCIAL STUDIES, FROM BUDGET TO TRANSPORTATION, TO, UH, RELATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS WITH PARENTS RELATIONS WITH BARGAINING UNITS AND SO ON.
YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE WHAT THE EVALUATION IS CONCERNING IN THE GENERAL AREAS WHERE THE PROGRESS IS, WHERE THE NEEDS TO IMPROVE ARE WITH RESPECT TO THE EVALUATION OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IN OFFICE, UH, THAT, UH, I, ALONG WITH, UH, THREE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS CREATED.
UH, THIS IS A DIRECT REPORT TO THE BOARD.
IT IS, UH, A TIME TO NOT ONLY EVALUATE, BUT TO HEAR FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, UH, WHO WE KNOW HAS A SHORTAGE OF STAFF BECAUSE THE STAFFING IS NOT BEING FUNDED SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE GENERAL FUND.
IT IS PRIMARILY FROM THE FACILITIES MONEY.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS THAT NEED, UH, UH, THAT LOOK.
UM, CLEARLY THE BUDGET AREAS ARE NOT FACILITIES.
THE MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS COULD HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AT THIS POINT THROUGH C-Y-B-H-I-A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
IN CONTRAST TO NEGOTIATIONS TODAY, WHERE YOU HAVE A 2% PAY RAISE, WHICH IS I BELIEVE ROUGHLY ONLY $40 MILLION, UH, ONGOING FOR 2%.
SO, TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S, UH, NEEDS ASSESS AND, AND CONTINUE YOUR GOOD WORK AND WELCOME BACK TO THE NEW SCHOOL.
UH, NEXT SPEAKER IS SOPHIE RYAN.
THEN AFTER MS. RYAN IS, UH, RO CESAR CHIRO.
SO SOPHIE RYAN AND THEN SAY, SAR, PLEASE COME ON.
IF YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK, ONCE YOU BEGIN, GOOD MORNING ESTEEM BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT.
I STAND BEFORE YOU NOT TO ONLY DISCUSS THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION, BUT TO SPEAK OF A CHILD WELFARE AND ATTENDANCE CRISIS, TOUCHING THE VERY STUDENTS WE ARE SWORN TO PROTECT.
IMAGINE A CHILD NOT IN OUR CLASSROOMS. WERE TRAPPED IN THE GROUP OF UNIMAGINABLE HARDSHIP, IMMIGRATION RATES, BRUTAL REALITIES FACED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
PARENTS ARE KIDNAPPED, EXPLOITED AND SUFFERING.
A STUDENT SUBSTANCE FROM OUR CLASSROOM IS A GAP IN WOUND IN THE HEART OF OUR DISTRICT.
THIS IS A CHILD WELFARE CRISIS, PLAIN AND SIMPLE, AND IT DEMANDS IMMEDIATE, COMPASSIONATE, AND IN STRATEGIC INTERVENTION, WE HAVE THE POWER TO BRING THESE STUDENTS HOME TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND TO SUPPORT THEIR SHATTERED FAMILIES.
WE NEED FIVE PSA COUNSELORS PER REGION ON THE FRONT LINES TO REACH INTO THE DARKNESS AND RECOVER OUR LOST STUDENTS, AND PROVIDE A VITAL FIRST LINK TO SAFETY TO GIVE THEM HOPE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION ON IMMIGRATION BASIC NEEDS, AND MONITOR THEIR PROGRESS.
WE ALSO NEED FIVE PS, WS, AND FIVE HEALTHY START NAVIGATORS.
SO LOOK, I DO HOME VISITS FOR A LIVING, SO MANY IN A WEEK.
AND I WAS DELIVERING FOOD TO FAMILIES OF THESE IMMIGRANT UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN, AND I SPOKE TO A PARENT WHO TOLD ME HER KIDS ARE SLEEPING WITH HER AND THEY ARE WAITING IN THE BED AND THEY'RE SCARED OF COMING OUT.
I SAW A WOMAN WHO HAD EVERYTHING PACKED BECAUSE SHE WASN'T SURE SHE WOULD GO BACK IF SHE WENT TO WORK SCARED OF BEING KIDNAPPED.
I SPOKE TO A GRANDPARENT WHO WAS TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS AND HAD NO FOOD BECAUSE SHE HAD NO WORK, AND SHE WAS SCARED OF GOING OUT TO SOUTH TAMALES.
WE DID THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS, AND THE NEXT STORY WAS WORST.
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IS DIFFICULT.AND WE WANT THESE KIDS BACK TO GIVE THEM THE SAFETY THEY DON'T HAVE AT HOME, TO GIVE THEM THE NORMALCY THEY NEED AND TO GIVE THEM SUPPORT TO SURVIVE THESE HORRIBLE TIMES.
PLEASE GIVE THESE STUDENTS WHAT WE NEED.
IT'S A VERY SMALL INVESTMENT, BUT IT'S GONNA CHANGE THEIR LIVES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I'LL NOTE THAT, UH, MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN WAS HERE JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER WE STARTED.
AND THEN, UM, WE HAVE MS. KELLY EZ SHOWED UP AT LEAST BY 10 0 6.
UH, MS. EZ, DID YOU WANNA CHIME IN REAL FAST? YES.
UM, JUST THAT I'M APPEARING REMOTELY UTILIZING THE CHILDCARE EXCEPTION TODAY.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CALLER.
UM, MR. CHAPARRO WAS LISTED AS BEING REMOTE, BUT I SEE HE, UM, IS ACTUALLY, I MEAN, LISTED AS BEING IN PERSON, BUT HE'S REMOTE.
SO WE'LL JUST GO IN THE ORDER THAT FOLKS ARE THE CALL-IN SHEET.
ARE YOU ON THE LINE? MR. MATT RELEY, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
THIS IS MATT RALEY, UH, BROADWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UH, PARENT AND ALSO A MAR VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT.
I'M CALLING TODAY TO SPEAK TO THE MATTER OF THE REVIEW FOR THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENT, AND I'M GONNA TALK FOR A MINUTE HERE ABOUT, UH, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.
ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT RESOURCES ARE BEING ALLOCATED IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE FASHION, UH, BETWEEN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND DIFFERENT STUDENTS, STUDENTS.
AND I PREPARED AN ANALYSIS, WHICH I WILL SEND TO THE BOARD SECRETARIAT AFTER THIS, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR DISTRICT WEST AND SPECIFICALLY FOR, UH, LANGUAGE IMMERSION AND SOME NON-LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOLS.
BUT I TRIED TO PICK UP ALL THE MANNER OR THE LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOLS IN, UH, THE WEST DISTRICT AND WAS NOT SURPRISED, BUT THEN AGAIN, MAYBE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT OUR SCHOOL BROADWAY IS SORELY UNDER-RESOURCED.
I'M COMING UP WITH THAT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THE ENROLLMENT OF THE SCHOOL PER THE BUDGET AND DIVIDING THAT BY THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS THAT THE, THAT WE HAVE, UH, LISTED IN OUR BUDGET.
WE'RE AT A RATIO OF 12.64 OF ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN ALL OF DISTRICT WEST THAT I, THAT I PREPARED THIS ANALYSIS ON.
I COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT HAD A RESOURCE ALLOCATION THAT HIGH, UH, A LOT OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS CLOSE BY BRADDOCK, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, 9.42 OVERLAND, WHICH IS NOT TITLE ONE 10 POINT 31 CLOVER.
ALSO, UH, NOT TITLE ONE 10 POINT 33.
SEEMS TO ME THAT PART OF THE PROBLEM HERE WITH OUR SCHOOL IS THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING OUR FAIR SHARE RESOURCES.
I THINK THAT THE BOARD SHOULD PUT CONSIDERATION ON THIS WHEN TALKING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TODAY ABOUT HIS REVIEW AND MAKE IT A POINT THAT THE RESOURCES NEED TO BE ALLOCATED IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
OKAY, CAESAR RO RO, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
CESAR HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS, THE ABSENCE OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS FROM OUR CLASSROOM IS A SIGNIFICANT WOUND WITHIN THE CORE OF OUR DISTRICT.
IT IS A CLEAR CHILD WELFARE EMERGENCY.
IT REQUIRES OUR URGENT, EMPATHETIC, AND STRATEGIC RESPONSE.
THE DISTRICT POSSESSES THE CAPABILITY TO BRING THESE STUDENTS BACK TO HELP THEM RECONSTRUCT THEIR LIVES AND TO SUPPORT THEIR FRACTURED FAMILIES.
WE REQUIRE FIVE PSA COUNSELORS OR PEOPLE SERVICES AND ATTENDANCE COUNSELORS ON THE FRONT LINES TO RECOVER OUR DISCONNECTED STUDENTS AS ESTABLISHED.
THAT CRUCIAL FIRST CONNECTION TO SAFETY TO SERVE AS OUR GUIDING LIGHT, WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK, OFFERING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ON IMMIGRATION BASIC NEEDS ON MONITORING THEIR PROGRESS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR HEALTHY START NAVIGATORS ENSURES THEIR ONGOING WELLBEING, THE TRAUMA THESE FAMILIES EXPERIENCE INFLICTS PROFOUND SCARS.
THIS IS WHERE OUR PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKERS PLAY A PIVOTAL WAR.
THEY ARE VITAL IN PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT DIRECTLY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, AIDING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THEIR JOURNEY TO HEALING AND STABILITY.
THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH WILL NOT ONLY BRING MORE STUDENTS BACK TO OUR EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO EXTEND
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A LIFELINE TO COMMUNITIES IN DIRE NEED.THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN, OUR FAMILIES, AND THEIR SUFFERING IS A VIOLATION TO THEIR HUMANITY.
ALL A USD, YOU POSSESS THE RESOURCES YOU BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY.
WE URGE YOU TO ALLOCATE FIVE DEDICATED PSA COUNSELORS, FIVE COMPASSIONATE PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKERS, AND FIVE ESSENTIAL HEALTHY START NAVIGATORS PER REGION.
NOW, THIS IS NOT AN INDULGENCE.
IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL, FUNDAMENTAL NECESSITY.
IT IS INHUMANE TO DENY OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SUPPORT THE AGENCY REQUIRE THEIR FUTURE IS THEIR VERY DIGNITY HINGE ON OUR PROMPT ACTION.
LET'S SEE, SARAH RU I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
SARAH RU, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PROPOSAL FOR STAFFING IN THE IMMIGRANT UNIT IN EACH REGION, AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.
I HAVEN'T PREPARED ANY, ANY, UH, REMARKS.
I JUST WANT TO SPEAK AS THE MOTHER OF TWO L-A-U-S-D GRADUATES.
I, I I, I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW VERY CLEAR IT HAS BECOME IN THE PAST MAYBE 15 YEARS, THAT MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IN AND GRADUATED FROM L-A-U-S-D, THAT THE PRIME VALUE OF THEIR TIME IN THESE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE SECOND LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS NOT SOMEBODY TEACHING THEM.
UH, YOU KNOW HOW TO ADD AND WRITE.
WELL, THOUGH, THAT HAPPENED TOO.
BUT IT IS FROM THEIR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WHO POSSESS A WEALTH OF WAYS OF INTERACTING AND EXPRESSING AND HUGGING AND BRINGING INTO SOCIETY AND MAKING A SOCIETY.
THIS, THIS MONOPOLY, THIS COMPLETE KALEIDOSCOPE OF WAYS OF BEING.
THAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE THING THAT L-A-U-S-D AND INDEED AMERICA PROVIDES TO MY CHILDREN.
I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW BEREFT THEY ARE NOW AT WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR SOCIETY OUT THERE SNATCHING THIS ALL AWAY.
THIS THING WHICH HAS BEEN THEIR LIFE AND WHICH HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST BUOY OF THEIR LIFE IS BEING OBLITERATED.
ANYWAY, I'M SORRY, EVERYONE KNOWS AND AGREES THIS, BUT THE FACT THAT A USD CAN DO AND SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BY RESOURCING THIS CAPACITY TO SUPPORT INSTITUTIONALLY THESE FAMILIES WHO ARE BEING CHASED AND TERRORIZED BY OUR OWN PEOPLE AND TAX MONIES, PLEASE, I REQUEST THAT MY TAX MONEY THAT GOES TO SUPPORT A USD, THAT SOME OF THIS SHOULD BE GOING AND, UH, SPECIFIED TO HELP IN THIS WAY TO HELP PROTECT THIS PIECE, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, CORRINE, SAY, UH, HIGHER KREEN, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I DON'T SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF ME.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? CORRINE? CORRINE IS NOT HERE MOMENT.
LET'S SEE WHO'S NEXT? IS DAVID D LA CRUZ? I SEE YOU'RE ONLINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
DAVID, I SEE YOU'VE UNMUTED YOURSELF.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS DAVID LA CRUZ, TEACHER AT YOUNG O KIMM ACADEMY IN THE HEART OF KOREATOWN, SERVING THE MACARTHUR PARK COMMUNITY THIS SUMMER.
INSTEAD OF REST AND RESPITE, OUR COMMUNITIES ENDURED FEAR AND TRAUMA.
ICE AGENTS DESCENDED UPON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TURNING SUMMER BREAK INTO A SEASON OF TERROR.
WE WITNESSED THE MILITARIZED SIEGE OF MACARTHUR PARK.
WE WITNESSED THE KIDNAPPINGS OF OUR STUDENTS' FAMILIES.
WE SAW WORKING CLASS EROS LEAVE THEIR HOMES UNAWARE THEY WOULD NOT RETURN AS WE PREPARED TO WELCOME OUR STUDENTS BACK ON AUGUST 14TH.
WE MUST DO MORE THAN OPEN OUR DOORS.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEIR COMMUNITY STANDS WITH THEM.
EDUCATORS ACROSS THE CITY ARE READY TO GREET OUR STUDENTS WITH OPEN ARMS ALONGSIDE OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL STAFF.
BUT A ONE DAY WELCOME IS NOT ENOUGH.
THE HARM INFLICTED ON OUR COMMUNITIES RUNS DEEP.
THE TRAUMA FAMILIES HAVE IN ENDURE THIS SUMMER.
LEAVES SCARS, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL.
THIS IS WHERE OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS PWS BECOME ESSENTIAL.
THEY OFFER MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND
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SCHOOL-BASED CARE THAT HELPS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BEGIN THE LONG PROCESS OF HEALING.THIS IS WHY A HOLISTIC RESPONSE IS NOT OPTIONAL.
WE ARE CALLING ON THE DISTRICT TO ALLOCATE FIVE PSA COUNSELORS.
FIVE PS WS FIVE HEALTHY START NAVIGATORS PER REGION.
LET US MEET THIS MOMENT WITH THE COMPASSION, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT OUR STUDENTS DESERVE.
LET OUR RAIL RAIL GUARDS SHOW OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES THAT WE HAVE NO ROOM FOR HATE OR FEAR IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
NO HATE, NO FEAR, NO HATE, NO FEAR, NO HATE, NO FEAR.
THE FINAL SPEAKER TO TAB TWO IS LUISA BOARI.
I SEE YOU ARE NOT SIGNED IN IN FRONT OF ME.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? LUISA? OKAY.
LET'S GO ON TO, UH, TAB FOUR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
I HAVE MONIQUE LUKINS CALLING IN FOR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK TO CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
GOOD MORNING AND GOOD MORNING.
I'M REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE.
I, I'VE BEEN TAKING MEETINGS WITH L-A-U-S-D TO CONTINUE TEACHING ON THE ONLINE VIRTUAL ACADEMIES AT HOME ON A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.
AND I'M RELIGIOUSLY OPPOSED TO THE CONTENT OF A FORMERLY MANDATED COVID SHOT DUE TO DUE TO THE CRUELTY IN THE VIALS, ANIMALS, HUMANS, NEUROTOXINS TRANSHUMAN TECHNOLOGY, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE TRANSMITTED, SAID IT TO OTHERS MAYBE FOR A LIFETIME BECAUSE IT WAS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN A GENE THERAPY AND IT WAS CONTAMINATED.
I'M OPPOSED TO GOING ON TO FULLY VACCINATED CAMPUSES, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO.
I WISH TO ATE DAILY EXPOSURE UTLA TO THIS DIABOLICAL THAT CAUSING WHITE FI FIBROUS CLOTS AS LONG AS 30 INCHES AND CONTAGIOUS.
DR. JOSEPH SAN CLAIMS HE HAD CARDIAC ARREST DUE TO SHEDDING TRANSMISSION.
ANNA MIHAL MD HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS ON DISSOLVING THEM.
I'VE BEEN SPEAKING FOR FIVE YEARS TO THE DANGERS OF THE SHOT.
I WAS FINE ONCE WITH RETURNING TO CAMPUS, NOT AFTER KNOWING ALL THIS.
AS I HAVE BEEN TEACHING, I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE ANOTHER PERSON SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE CLOTS, A RETIRED AIR FORCE MAJOR.
I ASK THE AUDIENCE TO SUPPORT ME.
IF L-A-U-S-D SAYS NO TO MY RELIGIOUS BELIEF, THAT MEANS A LACK OF CIVIL RIGHTS CARE.
ALSO, I SUPPORT THE FIRST SPEAKER, DR.
FETZER, RECEIVING A SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA ITEM.
I SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY BEING MADE AWARE OF THE TRUTH BEHIND SANDY HOOK PROMISE, WHOM L-A-U-S-C HAS PARTNERED WITH AUDIENCE.
FETZER IN GETTING HIS COMMUNITY ITEM.
AND BLESSINGS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NOW MOVING ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'LL CALL ON THE FOLKS WHO ARE LISTED AS IN PERSON, AND THEN WE WILL START CALLING ON FOLKS WHO ARE LISTED THEMSELVES, WHO LISTED THEMSELVES AS BEING REMOTE.
SO THE FIRST PERSON TO COME ON UP, BIRDIE LEE, ARE YOU HERE? BIRDIE, COME ON UP.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
LET ME MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
I AM BRI LEE, THE ORGANIZER OF PHONE FREE IVAN HILL, AND A MEMBER OF SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS ON AD'S, NEW GOOGLE APP CONSENT FORM.
YOUTUBE IS CHARACTERIZED AS PROVIDING QUOTE ONLY CONTENT DESIGNATED AS EDUCATIONAL BY GOOGLE AND IMPROVED CHANNELS BY L-A-U-S-D.
WHEN I READ THAT LINE OUT LOUD, MY 8-YEAR-OLD SON CRACKED UP LAUGHING WHILE MISLEADING PARENTS REGARDING THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE IS NO LAUGHING MATTER.
THE ABSURDITY OF THIS CLAIM IS INDEED LAUGHABLE.
IN THE TWO YEARS MY SON HAS BEEN AN L-A-U-S-D STUDENT, I'VE HEARD NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE VIOLENT, SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE, INAPPROPRIATE, AND HARMFUL CONTENT OUR YOUNG STUDENTS ARE BEING EXPOSED TO ON A REGULAR BASIS DURING CLASS TIME.
INSTEAD OF READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC, OUR STUDENTS ARE SPENDING CLASS TIME WATCHING VIDEOS OF A WOMAN TRYING TO KILL A CHILD, CAR CRASHES, UNAUTHORIZED CARTOON PARODIES WITH PARTIAL NUDITY AND VIOLENCE PENIS RASHES AND MORE.
A FAR CRY FROM THE ALLEGED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, WHICH I'M ASSUMING COMES AS A SURPRISE TO LITERALLY NO ONE.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? THIS IS NOT ABOUT LEARNING A SKILL.
ANY TODDLER CAN NAVIGATE AN IPAD.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHALLENGING YOUNG MINDS.
ANY CHILD CAN WATCH A YOUTUBE VIDEO.
ULTIMATELY, I'M LEFT ASKING, WHO REALLY WANTS
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THIS? DO SCHOOLS WANT YOUTUBE ON EVERY CLASSROOM DEVICE? DO TEACHERS, DO YOU, WHY ARE PARENTS BEING ASKED TO CONSENT TO A BIG TECH COMPANY EXPOSING OUR YOUNG CHILDREN TO DISTRACTING AND HARMFUL CONTENT WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LEARNING? HERE'S WHAT I CONSENT TO.I CONSENT TO OUR PRECIOUS CLASS, TIME BEING SPENT ON CORE SUBJECT AREAS.
I CONSENT TO A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FREE OF ADDICTIVE APPS.
I CONSENT TO REPURPOSING MONEY SPENT ON BIG TECH CONTRACTS TO TEACHERS AND ALL THE RESOURCES OUR SCHOOLS SO DESPERATELY NEED.
I CONSENT TO L-A-U-S-D BEING A LEADER NATIONWIDE, NOT JUST IN PHONE FREE SCHOOLS, BUT IN IPAD FREE CLASSROOMS AND YOUTUBE FREE LEARNING.
THE NEXT FOLKS WHO ARE IN PERSON, UH, ARE GONNA REQUIRE SPANISH TRANSLATION.
SO, UH, THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS WILL BE SPEAKING IN SPANISH.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IN ENGLISH AS THEY'RE SPEAKING IN SPANISH, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WE'LL GET YOU THESE TRANSLATION HEADSETS.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN DEANNA GUILLEN FOR PARENTS FOR FIVE YEARS OR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
TODAY, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO A NEW SCHOOL CYCLE.
I HOPE EVERYONE IS FRESH AND OPEN TO PROVIDE CHANGES AS CHAIRPERSON FOR PAC.
WE HAVE RECEIVED RESPONSES FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND I AM ASSUMING YOU GUYS WOULD KNOW WHAT THOSE RESPONSES ARE AND WHERE CLEARLY IT HAS SHOWN THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE CHANGES.
PAC HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING THAT WAY SINCE 2016, AND CLEARLY WE'VE BEEN GIVING RESPONSES THAT WILL BE ABOUT NOT CHANGING ANYTHING, EVEN IF PARENTS ARE ASKING FOR IT.
ANOTHER THING THAT I'M LISTENING HERE IS THAT THERE'S CONCERN FOR IMMIGRANT PEOPLE, RIGHT? I LIVE IN MACARTHUR PARK AND I DON'T LIKE THAT.
HERE THERE IS PROMOTION FOR THE PITY FOR PEOPLE.
I DON'T LIKE THAT THERE IS A PROMOTION OF PITY FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T DESERVE THAT.
WE KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING AND WE ARE LIVING THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION DUE TO IMMIGRATION.
BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT? ALL THESE PWS, ALL THESE COUNSELORS, THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T TRUST YOU, NOT IN YOU, NOT IN THE COUNSELORS, BECAUSE THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS CALLED THE SOCIAL WORKERS TO TAKE OUR KIDS AWAY FROM US BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO TEACHING THEM THINGS THAT ARE NOT THE CURRICULUM OF INSTRUCTION.
SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, ASK THE PEOPLE.
THERE ARE TEACHERS WITH GOOD INTENTIONS THAT COME HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THESE TOPICS, AND PEOPLE DO IT WITH GOOD INTENTION, BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THAT CONNECTION TO THE FAMILIES.
PLEASE HAVE THAT CONNECTION AND DON'T IMPOSE WHAT YOU WANT ACCOMPLISHED.
LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND WHAT THEY NEED BECAUSE YOU'RE IN THE 2020 FOURTH FLOOR AND WE'RE DOWN SUBTERANEOUS BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE HIDING BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS HERE WANTING TO IMPROVE.
WE'RE RESILIENT, AND WE WILL COME OUT OF THIS CRISIS AND WE WILL SURVIVE.
BUT YOU PLEASE DON'T FAKE HELPING US.
PLEASE HELP US WITH WHAT WE REALLY NEED AND NOT WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT IS CONVENIENT TO YOU AND YOUR UNIONS THAT YOU REPRESENT.
UH, MARIA DAISY ORTIZ, I SEE HER OUT THERE.
MARIA DAISY ORTIZ, PLEASE COME ON UP.
AND THEN AFTER MS. ORTIZ WILL BE MR. JUAN JOSE MAG GANDHI.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE ALL BE READY TO COME ON DOWN.
IT'S A NEW SCHOOL YEAR AND JUST LIKE, UH, THE SPEAKER BEFORE ME SAID, I HOPE THAT YOU COME ENERGIZED WITH AN OPEN MIND SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO INNOVATE AND CREATE CHANGES.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO START THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITH DIFFERENT DEFICIENCIES AND THINGS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO CHANGE.
NUMBER ONE IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMBO CLASSES.
THIS IS NOT FAIR FOR STUDENTS OR FOR TEACHERS.
NUMBER TWO, WITH A HIGH RATE OF TEACHERS THAT ARE MISASSIGNED TEACHING CLASSES THAT THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, AND THAT WAS WITHIN THE AUDIT, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED WHAT CHANGES YOU'VE DONE.
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NEGLIGENCE SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN DUE TO LACK OF POLICE OFFICERS IN SCHOOLS, PUTTING AT RISK STUDENTS, UH, AND EMPLOYEES.NUMBER FOUR, A HIGH NUMBER OF ENGLISH LONG-TERM ENGLISH LEARNERS WHO HAVE A LOT OF TIME IN THE PROGRAM.
AND WHY IS THAT DUE TO IMPLEMENTATION OR MONITORING OR REALLY IS IT THAT YOU TRULY ARE INCOMPETENT? NUMBER FIVE, THE LACK OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL THAT IS BICULTURAL THAT CHARACTERIZES OUR STUDENTS' LEARNING EVEN BETTER.
NUMBER SIX, THE LACK OF EMPATHY, RESPECT AND VALUE OR VALUING OF PARENT ENGAGEMENTS.
THE AUTHENTIC VO VOICE AND ADVISEMENT FROM PARENTS CREATING COMMITTEES WITH, UM, MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION RISK AT THE REGIONS CENTRAL LEVEL WHERE THE INFORMATION FLOWS IN IT'S PRE, UH, ACCURATE AND THAT THE PARENTS DO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION, NOT THAT YOU HAVE US WITH, UH, BANDAGE OR BLINDFOLD WHEN, WELL, YOU MAKE THE CHANGES TO MAKE IT RIGHT AND HAVE BETTER RESULTS IN, IN THE ACADEMICS BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE INTELLIGENT.
BUT WHAT THEY LACK IS THAT YOU HAVE FAILED THEM AND YOU HAVE FAILED THEM BECAUSE YOU DO NOT WANT PARENTS WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE.
THE THE RESPECT IS CERTAIN WITH THE RESULTS AND NOT JUST HAVING OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES, WHICH IS TO CEN THE AUTHENTIC VOICE OF PARENTS.
THANK YOUR TIME, MR. JUAN, JOSE MAG GANDHI.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I ALWAYS SEE THE SAME EMPLOYEES OCCUPYING THESE CHAIRS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S EVEN DIFFICULT TO GET IN.
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME EMPLOYEES, AND IT'S, IT WOULD BE SO GOOD IF I COULD GET PAID ALSO TO JUST SIT THERE.
AND YOU SEE, THEY TOLD ME WHAT YOU GONNA GO IN THE DISTRICT IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENS THERE AND YOU SEE YOUR CHILDREN AND YOU ARE BETWEEN TWO PREDATORS BECAUSE YOU ARE ONLY PREY.
THE UNIONS AND THE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE CALLED CONTRACTS AND THOSE HYPOCRITES AND THOSE FOLKS WHO MAKES MARXIST SOCIALIST CAPITALISTIC, UH, SPEECHES, WHICH IS JUST A MIX UP, BUT THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE, UH, STYLE AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE WHERE THEY YELL, THEY CONSENT AND THINGS EMPTINESS THAT YOU DON'T FEEL BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THEM.
YOU ARE JUST HYPOCRITES AND ARE FALSE BECAUSE WE JUST LIKE ANOTHER PERSON.
IN ORDER TO FEEL PAIN, YOU NEED TO BE WITH THOSE DOWN THERE AND NOT TO GO IN AND IMPOSE IT IN A WAY THAT IS, UH, THAT IS, WE'RE GOING TO SAY THIS TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE SO IGNORANT.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE WANT.
BUT WE DO WANNA KNOW WHAT WE WANT.
WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THE PREY, RIGHT, THE PREDATOR.
WE ARE TOGETHER WITH THE PREY.
WE KNOW EACH OTHER, AND IT'S AS IF YOU DON'T EAT US OR YOU DON'T SEND US, OR YOU DON'T DISAPPEAR US BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF WHAT THIS CALL HERE IS TO COME AND DO THE SAME THING, BUT SEE THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS, YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH IMMIGRATION? NOW, THERE'S SO MANY LIES IN FALSEHOODS AT MACARTHUR PARK WHERE THEY MADE THE TRUE IMMI, UH, THE UNDOCUMENTED HIGH TO COME AND TELL THEM THOSE ACTIVISTS, THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE BEING PAID, THAT THEY TOLD THEM THAT THEY ARE THE ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND PROVOKING WHY, WHY? SO THAT WE ARE FURTHER CRIMINALIZED AS UNDOCUMENTED.
SO WHAT IS THIS CALLED? THIS IS CALLED BEING FALSE, BEING A HYPOCRITE, AND YOU ARE HINDERING THE COMMUNITY.
AND TODAY WE ARE HERE WITH PARENTS WHO DO NOT WANT STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE FEARFUL OF IMMIGRATION TO GO AND TO HAVE THE RECORDS OF THE ADDRESSES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OF THE STUDENTS, AND WE HOPE YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THIS YEAR.
THANK OKAY, FOLKS WHO HAVE ARE LISTED AS CALLING IN.
I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE, ANYA MEEN.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
OKAY, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
UH, THE NEXT CALLER IS MARCELLA GARCIA.
MARCELLA GARCIA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I DON'T HAVE YOU ON THE LINE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? MARCELLA GARCIA, UH, LILA OR LEILA BI SEE YOU ARE ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
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B.UH, I'M A PARENT OF TWO L-A-U-S-D STUDENTS AND FOUNDER OF THE GROUP SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS.
THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS OF US HERE TODAY.
UH, I FOUNDED THIS GROUP BECAUSE I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN HOW MUCH TIME MY SIXTH GRADER WAS SPENDING ON A SCHOOL ISSUED DEVICE, AND I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW IT WAS BEING USED.
I NOW HAVE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PARENTS AND TEACHERS IN THIS MISSION WITH ME AND MORE QUESTIONS THAN EVER.
HOW CAN I HELP MY SON FOCUS ON LEARNING WHEN HIS SIXTH GRADE CLASSMATES ARE WATCHING SQUID GAME, PLAYING FORTNITE, OR EVEN VIEWING PORN ON THEIR SCHOOL, SCHOOL ISSUED DEVICES? WHY IS MY SON BEING FORCED TO DO I-READY LESSONS DURING BAND AND PE? WHAT IS L-A-U-S-D DOING TO MITIGATE SCREEN ADDICTION? WHEN STUDENTS ARE USING INTERNET CONNECTED DEVICES ALL DAY DURING SCHOOL, WHY DOESN'T L-A-U-S-D COLLECT DATA ON HOW MUCH TIME STUDENTS ARE SPENDING ON DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND WHICH SITES THEY'RE ACTUALLY ACCESSING? WHY IS THERE NO MASTER PLAN FOR THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN L-A-U-S-D CLASSROOMS? WHY IS THERE MONEY FOR TECH CONTRACTS BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR HUMAN TEACHERS? WHY ARE THE TECH COMPANIES HARVESTING OUR CHILDREN'S SENSITIVE DATA AND SELLING IT TO THIRD PARTIES WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT? HOW MANY THIRD PARTIES HAVE ACCESS TO THIS DATA? AND HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT IT'S SAFE FROM CYBER ATTACKS? WHAT WILL BE DONE TO ACCOMMODATE FAMILIES WHO AREN'T COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR CHILDREN USING THESE APPS? WHY ARE WE STILL RELYING ON DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM WHEN TEST SCORES IN READING MATH AND SCIENCE HAVE BEEN PLUMMETING EVER SINCE THESE DEVICES WERE INTRODUCED? WHERE IS THE SCIENCE THAT SHOWS SCREEN-BASED LEARNING IMPROVES EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES? IF THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE SO EFFECTIVE, WHY ARE TECH FORWARD COUNTRIES LIKE SWEDEN AND FINLAND RETURNING TO ANALOG LEARNING TOOLS AFTER DECLARING COMPUTERS AND CLASSROOMS OF FAILURE? AND WHY ARE THE WEALTHIEST AND MOST TECH SAVVY FAMILIES SENDING THEIR OWN KIDS TO TECH LIKE PRIVATE SCHOOLS? WHY ARE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE UNESCO AND THE A CLU WARNING THAT EDTECH IS EXACERBATING THE EQUITY GAP? AND FINALLY, HOW CAN WE EXPECT OUR OWN KIDS TO USE SCREENS RESPONSIBLY WHEN THEIR SCHOOLS ARE NOT MODELING RESPONSIBLE USE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
RAQUEL DIAZ, YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY, BUT I DO NOT HAVE YOU ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF ME.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? MS. DIAZ? OKAY.
KARINA LOPEZ, YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM, MS. LOPEZ? 'CAUSE YOU'RE ALSO NOT ONLINE.
UH, LET'S SEE, A CABRERA, YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? YOU'RE NOT IN THE ROOM OR ONLINE? AARON CRAIG, I DO SEE YOU ARE ON THE LINE.
AARON CRAIG, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
HELLO, MY NAME IS AARON CRAIG, AND I AM ALSO WITH THE SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS ORGANIZATION.
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS, UM, A NUMBER OF STEPS THAT, SPECIFIC STEPS THAT, UH, L-A-U-S-D CAN TAKE IMMEDIATELY TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT, UH, MY COLLEAGUE BROUGHT UP EARLIER TODAY.
ELIMINATING ONE-ON-ONE DEVICE PROGRAMS COMPLETELY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND LIMITING THEIR USE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO TIMES WHEN SCREENS PROVIDE A UNIQUE BENEFIT.
OFTEN COMPUTERS BELONG ON CARTS OR IN A TECH LAB NOT IN THE CLASSROOM.
MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME STUDENTS SPEND ON SCREENS AND ESTABLISH SPECIFIC LIMITS.
UH, SCHOOLS MUST ALSO ADHERE TO MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE USE OF DIGITAL DEVICES, INCLUDING ALL ERGONOMIC AND EYE PROTECTION.
MEASURE ALLOW INDIVIDUALS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS TO OPT OUT OF DISTRICT MANDATES OR GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF EDTECH PRODUCTS LIKE IREADY PROVIDED THEIR STUDENTS NEED REASONABLE BENCHMARKS FOR PROGRESS.
ALLOW STUDENTS TO OPT OUT OF COMPUTER-BASED ACTIVITIES IF REQUESTED BY A PARENT AND OR A MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
ELIMINATE COMPUTER-BASED HOMEWORK WHICH RESULTS IN STUDENTS SPENDING MORE TIME ON DISTRACTING NON-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AT NIGHT, POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING TO SLEEP LOSS AT, AND WHICH MAKES IT HARDER FOR PARENTS TO MONITOR THEIR CHILDREN'S ONLINE ACTIVITY.
ESTABLISH A TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH PARENT AND TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES TO EVALUATE BOTH EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE EDTECH PRODUCTS.
DETERMINE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEIR EDUCATIONAL VALUE OUTWEIGHS THE HARMS DELINEATED ABOVE.
TO MAKE THESE DETERMINATIONS, THE COMMITTEE MUST RELY ON INDEPENDENT RESEARCH REGARDING EACH PRODUCT'S EFFICACY RATHER THAN STUDIES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANIES THEMSELVES.
AND FINALLY, USE A LIMITED NUMBER OF EDTECH PRODUCTS ALTOGETHER TO MAINTAIN A MANAGEABLE WORKLOAD FOR CURRICULUM COORDINATORS AND ADMINISTERS.
WE'D LOVE TO MEET WITH YOU ALL AS A GROUP OR INDIVIDUALLY, AND WE'LL BE SENDING OUT EMAILS TO THAT EFFECT.
UM, BUT ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILDREN, WE IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE THIS ISSUE ISSUE SERIOUSLY.
CORINA LOPEZ, I SEE YOU ARE WITH US ONLINE NOW, CORINA LOPEZ, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
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MS. LOPEZ IS GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT SHE'S SAYING IN ENGLISH AND YOU DO NOT YET HAVE TRANSLATION HEADSETS, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WE WILL GET THEM TO YOU.A GREETING TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE, UH, BOARD OF THE LA UNIFIED.
THE REASON FOR MY PHONE CALL TO MAKE THIS PUBLIC COMMENT IS DUE TO THE NECESSITY TO IMPLEMENT IN THE INCREASED NUMBER OF SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS SO THAT THEY CAN PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND SAFETY OF EVERY ONE OF THE STUDENTS BECAUSE IT IS NECESSARY.
EVERY NOW, UH, MORE, THERE'S A HIGHER RATE OF CRIME INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS.
THE INTOXICATION DUE TO POISON AND DRUGS THAT IS HIGHLY, UH, IT'S DEADLY AND IT'S A FENTANYL TO BE EXACT.
IT IS URGENT FOR PARENT ENGAGEMENT.
IT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING THAT IT IS MORE AND MORE THERE ARE LESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS SO THAT THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN, FOR STUDENTS, AND THOSE THAT REPRESENT US.
THE INTERPRETER WITH A STATE LICENSE FOR IEP MEETINGS BECAUSE THE STUDENTS GO WITHOUT SERVICE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A APPROPRIATE INTERPRETER THAT REALLY KNOWS THE LANGUAGE, THE LAW, UH, EDUCATIONAL LAW WITH STUDENTS THAT HAVE AN IEP DOCUMENTS OR THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE, IT IS URGENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INTERPRETERS WITH A STATE LICENSE WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ALSO, YOU SHOULD MONITOR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL WHERE SOMETIMES STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED WITH DISABILITIES OR WITH, UH, WELL, WITH DEFIANT BEHAVIOR.
IT IS NECESSARY THAT YOU MONITOR THE STUDENTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO OPERATIONAL TEAM.
THERE'S JUST PEOPLE THAT ARE ASSIGNED, BUT THERE IS NO OPERATIONS TEAM.
SO WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN REALLY MEET THESE AND, AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO US AND VALUE OUR VOICE.
MARCELLA GARCIA, I SEE YOU RIGHT NOW WITH US MARCELLA GARCIA, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MARC GARCIA, GOOD MORNING, CAN YOU GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
TO ALL THE, UH, BOARDS, TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS MARELA GARCIA AND I AM HERE SPEAKING BECAUSE, AGAIN, ALSO FOR SCHOOL SAFETY.
BECAUSE WE WILL BEGIN A SCHOOL NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WE NEED ENOUGH SAFETY OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS, UH, IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS THAT ARE VERY SERIOUS WHERE STUDENTS, WHEN THEY RETURN HOME, THEY GO RETURN THEIR BACKPACK AND THEY GO BACK TO SPORTS.
IT'S SO DANGEROUS FOR THEM BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE ISN'T ENOUGH SURVEILLANCE FROM LA UH, SCHOOL POLICE.
WE NEED ENOUGH, WE NEED ENOUGH PERSONNEL, UH, POLICE PERSONNEL SO THAT THEY CAN SURVEIL AND TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS.
I AM ALSO HERE BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED QUITE A BIT DUE TO THE COMBINATION CLASSES, COMBO CLASSES, SECOND, THIRD, THIRD, FOURTH.
I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE AT ELEMENTARY THEY FOUND A SOLUTION TO LEAVE TWO LANGUAGES OF NO HAVING, UH, COMBOS.
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THAT BECAUSE MY STUDENT BENEFITS.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WITH OTHER STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IN THE REGULAR PROGRAM THEY WILL HAVE COMBO CLASSES.
I THINK THAT YOU DO IT BECAUSE MAYBE IT IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU OR BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO REDUCE, UH, THE RATIO IN CLASSES.
BUT FOR US PARENTS, IT'S NOT CONVENIENT BECAUSE IT'S OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, OF OUR FUTURE.
SO PLEASE, WE DO NOT NEED, WE DON'T WANT COMBO CLASSES.
WE NEED YOU TO FIND A SOLUTION BECAUSE AS I SAY, AGAIN, IT IS THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, OF OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU AND US ARE ALREADY ON THE WAY UP.
OUR STUDENTS ARE JUST COMING IN AND WE WANT YOU TO FIND A SOLUTION.
AND IT'S NOT, THE SOLUTION IS NOT COMBO CLASSES.
I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
AND HERE WE ARE AS PARENTS, NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO, BUT BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT IS WHY WE BRING OUR VOICES.
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BRING THE MESSAGES FROM OTHER CONCERNED PARENTS.COULD I ASK THIS FIRST LEE? UH, BUT I DON'T HAVE YOU ONLINE.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM, MS. PALMER? NO, I DO NOT SEE YOU IN THE ROOM.
THE NEXT CALLER IS LISTED AS CONCERNED PARENT.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
UM, I WANNA FOCUS TODAY'S COMMENT ON EQUITY.
EQUITY HAS BEEN THE BUZZWORD AROUND L-A-U-S-D FOR YEARS, WHICH JUST MEANS THROWING MONEY AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, TRYING TO OBTAIN A DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
WELL, WHAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT IS IT'S NOT JUST THROWING MONEY AROUND, BUT SEEING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMS AND THE OUTCOMES THAT ARE RESULTING FROM THESE PROGRAMS. I WANNA FOCUS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF USE OF, AS OTHER CALLERS HAVE SAID, I-READY A LOT OF DIGITAL PROGRAMS, GIVING STUDENTS ACCESS TO A COMPUTER AND JUST GIVING THEM ACCESS TO PROGRAMS DOES NOT EQUAL TO PROVIDING INSTRUCTION PRACTICING PROGRAMS. UM, THANK YOU FOR BOARD MEMBERS FOR TALKING DURING COMMENTS, UM, AND NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO PARENTS.
UM, BUT I WANT TO, UM, REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO STUDENTS.
WE'RE NOT IN, THEY'RE NOT BEING, THEY'RE NOT LEARNING.
THERE'S NO, THERE'S VERY LITTLE INSTRUCTION HAPPENING AND WE'RE GIVING THEM ACCESS TO COMPUTERS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT I RECENTLY HAD AN IEP MEETING FOR MY CHILD WHO HAS AN IEP AND THE RESPONSE WHEN I ASKED FOR A TYPING GOAL WAS ALL STUDENTS TYPE HORRIBLY.
SO, AND THEY'RE THE, THAT WASN'T THE ONLY, UM, COMMENT.
IT WAS, THEY ALSO WRITE HORRIBLY.
SO NOW WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO TYPE, AND THEY ALSO ARE NOT LEARNING.
SO ARE WE REALLY GIVING THEM AN EQUITABLE EDUCATION? EDUCATION? ARE WE REALLY GIVING THEM ACCESS TO EQUITY? EE EQUITABLE EDUCATION? I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO STUDENTS.
ALL OF YOU, UM, ARE LOOKING AT OUTCOMES, BUT YOU'RE NOT REALLY LOOKING AT THE IMPLEMENTATION.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT NUMBERS, BUT NOT SKILLS.
AND WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT.
WE NEED TO GO BACK TO PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL AND, UM, PROGRAMS AND LEARNING.
THIS IS WHAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THE NEXT CALLER IS LISTED AS, UH, ISABELLE.
UH, I DO NOT HAVE YOU ON THE COMPUTER IN FRONT OF ME.
ISABELLE, ARE YOU IN THE OFFICE? I MEAN, IN THE, I'M SORRY, I'M THE BOARDROOM.
CHRIS R PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
CHRIS R HI, UH, GOOD MORNING BOARD.
UH, MY NAME IS CHRIS REDINGTON.
I'M THE FATHER OF TWO STUDENTS AT, UH, STAG STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND I WAS CALLING ON, UH, THE BASIS OF THE HIRING FREEZE.
I KNOW LAST YEAR THERE WAS A HIRING FREEZE FOR BOTH, UH, FOR, FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEACHERS, INCLUDING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS AND SECONDARY ENGLISH TEACHERS.
AND IT MADE IT SO THAT MY STUDENT LAST YEAR STARTED THE YEAR WITHOUT A TEACHER, UH, IN THE CLASSROOM AND JUST A SERIES OF SUBS.
UM, THE, THE FREEZE, AS I'M AWARE, WAS REVERSED AUGUST 1ST, 2024, LAST SCHOOL YEAR.
UH, AND THAT DID NOT GIVE THE DISTRICT ENOUGH TIME TO FIND, UM, OR DID NOT GIVE THE SCHOOL ENOUGH TIME TO FIND A COMPETENT TEACHER.
SO MY STUDENTS STARTED WITHOUT A TEACHER.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS YEAR, THE SAME FREEZE IS STILL IN EFFECT ON AUGUST 5TH, UH, FIVE DAYS AFTER IT WAS REVERSED LAST YEAR, WE'RE NINE DAYS OUT FROM THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
I'M NOT SURE HOW A SCHOOL WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A COMPETENT TEACHER IN TIME.
AND SO I WAS WONDERING IF THE FREEZE IS GOING TO BE LIFTED SOMETIME THIS WEEK, OR IF NOT, WHY IS IT STILL ON, UH, ON, ON FREEZE, BASICALLY.
LOOKS LIKE RAQUEL DIAZ HAS ARRIVED.
RAQUEL DIAZ, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MEMBERS OF OF THE BOARD OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE.
I APOLOGIZE, I'M A BIT NERVOUS.
I WANNA WELCOME YOU TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR THAT WE WILL START, UH, IN THIS SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
I JUST ASK THAT I ASK FOR A LOT, UH,
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IN ADVANCE.I ASK THAT YOU PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
YOU HELP US WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH IMMIGRATION.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH VERY SAD, UH, MOMENTS.
UH, THIS IS SOMETHING VERY FRUSTRATING AND I WOULD LIKE FOR SCHOOL POLICE TO COME BACK AND FOR YOU TO PLEASE PUT THAT FORWARD.
THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN THAT UNFORTUNATELY, UH, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE IMMIGRANTS.
AND, UH, WE ASK FOR PRECAUTION FOR HELP WITH THAT MATTER.
I PUT MY HEART IN YOUR HANDS, AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO WE LOVE THE MOST.
THEY ARE CHILDREN, OUR GRANDCHILDREN, THEY'RE NIECES, NEPHEWS, UH, NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS.
AND I ALSO ASK FOR PROTECTION MORE THAN ANYTHING, PROTECTION BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, ANXIETY.
AND IF YOU WOULD ONLY, YOU CAN ONLY SEE THE, THE FRUSTRATION, THE SADNESS IN THE HEART OF THE FAMILIES.
AND IT, WE ARE LIVING A SAD REALITY.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LIVING.
BUT PLEASE, UH, IN ADVANCE, I ASK THE DISTRICT TO, WE ASK PROTECTION.
WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN AND OUR KIDS, AND WE ASK YOU, AND WE BEG FOR YOU TO PROTECT THEM.
AND WE ASK FOR YOU NOT TO ALLOW NOTHING BAD TO HAPPEN TO THEM OR FOR THEM TO BE TAKEN.
BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN WANNA IMAGINE OR THINK OF HOW PAINFUL AND SAD THESE MOMENTS ARE.
AND WE TRUST IN YOU AND WE KNOW THAT.
AND WE KNOW, WE KNOW WELL YOU, WE KNOW THAT YOU DO EVERYTHING THAT'S IN YOUR, IN YOUR ADVANCE, BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO A LOT MORE.
AND WE KNOW THAT THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.
WE WANNA BE UNITED, AND WE WANT A SUCCESS TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, OUR CHILDREN.
IT LOOKS LIKE ISABELLE HAS SHOWN UP.
ISABELLE, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
ISABELLE, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE WITH US.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN, ISABELLE.
I WANNA WELCOME YOU ALL TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR AND LET'S HOPE THAT WE ARE STRONGER THIS YEAR FOR US TO WANNA WORK EVEN MORE SO AND MORE STRENGTH TO HELP STUDENTS, HELP THEM ACADEMICALLY, HELP THEM IN THEIR, IN THEIR SAFETY WITH INSIDE THE SCHOOLS.
BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WANT YOU TO FOCUS IN THE STUDENTS.
WE ARE VERY LOW AND LET'S REMOVE THAT BLOCKAGE THAT WE HAVE.
A LOT OF STUDENTS WANNA GO OUTTA STATE ONCE THEY GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY'RE NOT PREPARED FOR THAT.
THEREFORE, I WANT YOU TO, YOU CAN PROVE IT.
YOU LOOK AND SEE THE DATA, YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AFTER THEY LEAVE L-A-U-S-D.
THEREFORE, I WANNA ASK YOU FOR THAT FAVOR, FOR YOU TO FOCUS ON THE STUDENTS ACADEMIC AND YOU, THE BOARD MEMBERS.
LET'S STOP BEING, UH, PUPPETS FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND LET'S DO WHAT YOU'RE HERE TO DO FOR THE CHILDREN.
UH, BECAUSE YOU, THE BOARD MEMBERS, CAN YOU HAVE L-A-U-S-D KIDS? THEREFORE, WE'RE ALL THE SAME.
AND IF YOU ARE SUPPORTING L-A-U-S-D KIDS SUB SHOW IT.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
ANYA MEEN, I SEE YOU'RE STILL ON THE LINE.
ANYA M PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
UH, MY NAME IS ANYA MESON AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS, A PARENT GROUP, WHICH REPRESENTS HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN L-A-U-S-D, WHO ARE ALL EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE EVER EXPANDING USE OF SCREEN-BASED LEARNING IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
OUR CHILDREN ARE ALREADY SPENDING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME ON SCREENS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, AVERAGING NINE HOURS PER DAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
HAVING THEM ON SCREENS MOST OF THE DAY AT SCHOOL IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE.
WHY? BECAUSE EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME HAS BEEN LINKED TO MANY MALADIES, INCLUDING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING DISORDERS, EYE DISORDERS, SLEEP LOSS, NECK PAIN, AND SCREEN ADDICTION.
IT'S FOR THESE REASONS THAT LAOD RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED THE NEW BAN ON PHONES AND PERSONAL DEVICES.
A POLICY WE APPLAUD, BUT IT'S ALSO TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SCHOOL ISSUED DEVICES PRESENT URGENT PROBLEMS OF THEIR OWN UNFETTERED INTERNET ACCESS ON CLASSROOM DEVICES CAN FRAGMENT STUDENTS' ATTENTION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO STAY ON TASK.
INDEED, NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN BETTER COMPREHENSION AND RETENTION WHEN STUDENTS LEARN ON PAPER VERSUS SCREENS.
AND CLASSROOM DEVICES ALSO CREATE NEW BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS REQUIRING THEM TO POLICE ONLINE ACTIVITY INSTEAD OF TEACHING.
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APPS POSE A MASSIVE PRIVACY RISK THROUGH THEIR COLLECTION OF STUDENT DATA.AND BY GAMIFYING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE, THESE APPS CAN UNDERMINE CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO FOCUS ON WORK THAT DOESN'T TRIGGER SHORT-TERM REWARDS, THEREBY DIMINISHING THEIR CAPACITY FOR DEEP THINKING.
AND NOW EDTECH COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO PUSH AI COMPANIONS AND LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS INTO OUR SCHOOLS, EVEN THOUGH USING AI HAS ALREADY BEEN SHOWN TO IMPAIR COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, SPREAD DISINFORMATION AND EXACERBATE BIAS.
ADDITIONALLY, COMPUTER-BASED HOMEWORK CAN BE A GATEWAY TO UNSANCTIONED ONLINE ACTIVITY, PLACING AN UNDUE BURDEN ON PARENTS TO LOOK OVER THEIR CHILDREN'S SHOULDER AT HOME AS WELL.
YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP HERE TODAY ON THIS TOPIC, AND I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE OUR COMMENTS TO HEART AND CONSIDER HOW THE BOARD CAN MOVE THIS DISTRICT TOWARD A MORE RESPONSIBLE AND RESEARCH BASED TECH POLICY.
AND THE LAST CALLER IS THOMAS HAVILAND.
UH, I DO NOT SEE YOU ONLINE IN FRONT OF ME.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM, MR. HAVILAND? NO.
THAT CONCLUDES ITEM SPECIFIC AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
[Recess into Closed Session]
TIME IS NOW 10 58.THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECESS IN A CLOSED SESSION.
UH, AND WHEN WE COME OUT, I'LL REPORT ON ANY ACTION TAKEN, IF ANY.
[Reconvene to Open Session]
THE TIME IS NOW 3:03 PM ON AUGUST 5TH, 2025.ALL BOARD MEMBERS WERE PRESENT IN THE CLOSED SESSION, AS WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT.
I'M GONNA TAKE ROLE AND THEN I WILL READ OUT THE, UH, REPORTABLE ACTIONS.
AND THEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO ADJOURNING MOTIONS.
SO MS. NEW BILL WILL BE HERE MOMENTARILY.
UM, MS. EZ? MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN PRESENT.
AND BOARD PRESIDENT FROM PRESENT.
UM, I'LL NOW READ OUT REPORTABLE ACTION FROM TAB ONE.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF STUDENT CASE NUMBERS.
UH, 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITIONS.
THE VOTE WITH SEVEN AYES UNDER TAB TWO, PERSONNEL UNDER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL OR RELEASE.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE DISMISSAL OF THREE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
THE VOTE WAS SEVEN A'S AND HERE IS MS. NEWBELL.
WE ALL, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE DEMOTION, DEMOTION OF ONE CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE.
UNDER TAB THREE PENDING LITIGATION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE SETTLEMENT AND THE FOLLOWING CASES.
C-S-V-L-A-U-S-D, JOHN MF DO V-L-A-U-S-D, JANE RD, DO V-L-A-U-S-D AND MARTHA GONZALEZ, V-L-A-U-S-D.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON THE FINALIZATION OF THE AGREEMENTS AND THE VOTE WITH SEVEN EYES.
THAT CONCLUDES THE ITEMS I HAVE TO REPORT OUT AND NOW ONTO THE ADJOURNING MOTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEMORY IN HONOR OF BARBARA ELSON.
I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF BARBARA ELSON, WHO PASSED AWAY FROM MULTIPLE MYELOMA ON JULY 15TH OF THIS YEAR.
IN THE LOVING COMPANY OF HER FAMILY.
BARBARA WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER WHO POSITIVELY IMPACTED COUNTLESS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
IN ADDITION TO THE TEACHERS, SHE HELPED TRAIN AND MENTOR.
SHE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HER CAREER TEACHING AT COE D'ALENE AVENUE SCHOOL IN VENICE.
SHE TAUGHT EARLY EDUCATION LITERACY PROGRAMS AND TRADITIONAL, UM, KINDERGARTEN AND CREATED A LENDING LIBRARY WITH THOUSANDS OF BOOKS TO HELP ENCOURAGE READING AND LIFELONG LEARNING, WHILE ALSO VOLUNTEERING AFTER HOURS TO KEEP THE SCHOOL'S GARDEN THRIVING IN HONOR OF HER EXTENSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL.
UPON HER RETIREMENT, THE SCHOOL NAMED ITS GARDEN AND BARBARA'S HONOR.
BARBARA ALSO BECAME ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S EARLY NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS.
AND HONOR FEW CALIFORNIA TEACHERS HAD ACHIEVED AT THAT POINT AND TAUGHT MANY TEACHER EDUCATION CLASSES.
FOLLOWING HER RETIREMENT, SHE DEVOTED SIGNIFICANT TIME TO SUPPORTING A NEW CHARTER SCHOOL FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN BARBARA RECEIVING THEIR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR HER INCREDIBLE SERVICE THERE.
SHE HAS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND DAVID, WHO ALSO WORKED FOR ELLA UNIFIED FOR A WHILE.
SIBLINGS BOB BRUCE AND BELINDA DAUGHTERS, ELIZABETH, EMILY AND CARRIE SON-IN-LAW.
MAY HER MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSING.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR DON DUSTIN.
DON DUSTIN WAS CO-FOUNDER OF THE WORLD FAMOUS, L-A-U-S-D, ALL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND.
HE PASSED ON IN 2025, BORN 1937, AND HE WAS AN L-A-U-S-D STUDENT.
HE GRADUATED FROM EAGLE ROCK JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
HE STARTED HIS TEACHING CAREER AT SAMUEL GOER'S JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1961.
HE WORKED AS A CO MUSIC TEACHER
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AT ELAINE LEROY LOCKE HIGH SCHOOL WITH FRANK HARRIS TO DEVELOP THE MUSIC PROGRAM.UPON THEIR OPENING IN 1967, RIGHT AFTER THE ROT, THE WATTS RIOTS, THE PROGRAM WENT ON TO PRODUCE ARTISTS LIKE PATRICE RUSSIAN, LEON NGU, CHANCELLOR, GERALD ALBRIGHT, AND MANY OTHER LEADERS IN THE MUSIC RECORDING INDUSTRY.
AND AGAIN, I SAY HE CO-FOUNDED THE L-A-U-S-D ALL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND WITH JOHN DEMAN, DIRECTOR PERFORMING ARTS AND FRANK HARRIS.
THE BAND WAS DESIGNED TO ALLOW STUDENTS FROM L-A-U-S-D, THE OPPORTUNITY IN MARCHING IN THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF ROSE'S PARADE AND PERFORMANCES AT OTHER HIGH PROFILE DEV, UH, EVENTS.
AND HE ALSO WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, NOW KNOWN AS ARTS EDUCATION FROM 1983 TO 1999.
I ALSO JUST WANNA KNOW WHILE WE'RE HERE, AND WE'LL DO AN ADJOURNMENT MAYBE AT OUR LATE AUGUST MEETING, UM, BUT WE ALSO LOST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, FRANK BAXTER, WHO'S A LONG TIME ADVOCATE FOR KIDS, UH, IN LA.
WE IN, UM, WAS THE BOARD CHAIR OF AFTERSCHOOL ALL STARS.
WORKED WITH JUDY BURTON ON THE FOUNDING OF ALLIANCE, BUT WAS JUST A LOVELY MAN, UH, WHO PASSED AWAY ON JULY 15TH, UM, FROM, UH, UM, A LS.
AND SO WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, UH, FRANK HONORING HIS MEMORY AS WELL.
AND I'LL DO A MORE FORMAL ADJOURNMENT, UH, AT THE END OF THE MONTH.