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THE TIME IS NOW 10:00 AM THE DATE IS DECEMBER 17TH, 2025.
WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. I'M GONNA READ OUT THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY FOR THE CLOSED SESSION, AND THEN WE'LL BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM SPECIFIC STUFF, WHICH IS THE STUFF THAT'LL BE DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION, AND THEN ONTO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS ON ITEMS, ANY ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN DISTRICT BUSINESS.
SO, ALL RIGHT, UNDER TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 4 8 9 1 8 CF, TAB TWO, UH, PERSONNEL UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION AND EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER TAB THREE, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
UH, PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 9 D ONE, UH, JANE DOE, M-R-V-L-A-U-S-D, AND ALEX G ETAL, V-L-A-U-S-D.
THESE CASE NUMBERS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
IF YOU WANNA GO LOOK 'EM UP AT THE LA SUPERIOR COURT ONLINE PORTAL UNDER TAB FOUR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.6, THE NEGOTIATORS, DR. MURPHY, THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED ARE ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATORS, I MEAN ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATORS OF LOS ANGELES, UH, 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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AND LET'S SEE.WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON TAB TWO, PERSONNEL.
I'LL CALL ON THE FOLKS WHO ARE LISTED AS BEING IN PERSON AND THEN THOSE WHO HAVE LISTED THEMSELVES AS BEING REMOTE.
SO TAB TWO AGAIN IS PERSONNEL.
SO MARGARITA, JERONE, MARGARITA, G HURON, UH, DAVID TOSKI, CAROL, NAN VERDE.
ARE ANY OF YOU FOLKS HERE? I'M GONNA CHECK TO SEE IF THEY'RE HERE ONLINE UNDER TAB TWO.
AND THEN KIANA BEING SMITH ALSO NOT HERE.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT.
MY NAME IS KIANA AND I'M THE PARENT OF THREE STUDENTS AND THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I AM HERE BECAUSE ON DECEMBER 11TH, DURING A MEETING AT 42ND STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, JEREMY MCDAVID PHYSICALLY GRABBED ME BY BOTH ARMS AND RESTRAINED ME INSIDE HIS CLOSED OFFICE.
AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE, I HAD MY HAND ON THE DOORKNOB AND TURNED TO MAKE A FINAL REMARK ABOUT THE MEETING.
WHEN HE STOPPED ME, HE HELD ME TIGHTLY FOR OVER A MINUTE, VISIBLY DISTRESSED, REPEATING THAT I WAS NOT LISTENING.
MY 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD, WHO WAS A STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL WITNESSED THIS.
I DID NOT CONSENT TO BEING TOUCHED.
THIS OCCURRED AFTER I RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT A STAFF MEMBER, MS. MATTHEWS, WHO HAD YELLED AT MY 7-YEAR-OLD DURING A SCHOOL FIELD TRIP THE DAY BEFORE THE YELLING WAS WITNESSED BY ANOTHER PARENT CHAPERONE, WHO THEN COMFORTED MY CHILD.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT, I CALMLY INTRODUCED MYSELF TO MS. MATTHEWS AS MY CHILD'S MOTHER IN AN EFFORT TO DEESCALATE.
DURING THE MEETING, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REFERENCE L-A-U-S-D POLICY THAT PROHIBITS YELLING AT STUDENTS, I WAS TOLD BY PRINCIPAL MCDAVID THAT I WAS JUST A MOM AND HAD NO RELATIONSHIP TO L-A-U-S-D.
I WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE WORD ABUSE TO STRIKE DISTRICT, DESPITE DISTRICT POLICY, RECOGNIZING INTIMIDATION
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OF STUDENTS AS MISCONDUCT.BUT PARENTS DO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH L-E-U-S-C.
WE ARE PARTNERS IN OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
WE SHOULD NEVER BE DISMISSED, INTIMIDATED, OR PHYSICALLY RESTRAINED FOR ADVOCATING FOR OUR CHILDREN.
SINCE THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SLEEPING, STOMACH PAIN, AND INTERMITTENT HEART PALPITATIONS, AS WELL AS ARM AND ELBOW PAIN.
I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND FOR RETALIATION.
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE STUDENT SAFETY INVESTIGATING TEAM AND REGION SOUTH IS HANDLING THIS MATTER.
I NEED THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS.
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
SHE WAS AN EXUBERANT ENGAGED STUDENT, A BLACK BELT MARSHALL ARTIST, A SINGER, AND AN ANIMATOR.
SHE REGULARLY PERFORMED AT L-A-U-S-D ART FESTIVALS, MODERATED ON CAMPUS EVENTS, AND WAS SELECTED AS THE MAIN SPEAKER FOR HER FIFTH GRADE CULMINATION.
WHILE AT THAT SCHOOL, SHE WAS REPEATEDLY SUBJECT TO RACIST AND SEXIST SLURS AND PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY HER PEER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PRINCIPAL CHANEL THOMAS.
WHEN I FORMALLY, FORMALLY REPORTED THIS ON APRIL 19TH, 2024, INTERVENTION DID NOT OCCUR, AND MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT PROTECTED AFTER SHE REPORTED THE VOLUME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I ASKED THAT AN INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LOOK INTO JEREMY MC, DAVID'S PHYSICAL RESTRAINT OF ME, AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT REGION SOUTH'S HANDLING.
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER NOW STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND IS IN THERAPY.
PENDING THE REGION, SOUTH'S ROGUE LEADERSHIP, CHANEL THOMAS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
AND PRINCIPAL JEREMY MCDAVID MUST HAVE TO RESIGN OR BE RELIEVED FROM HIS DUTIES AS PRINCIPAL AND HAVE HAVING ACCESS TO CHILDREN AND PARENTS AND STAFF PENDING YOUR INVESTIGATION.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME ON THIS BANNER.
OKAY, MR. TOSKI, I THINK I SAW YOU COME IN THE ROOM.
UH, I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM, UH, TWO OF THE, UH, CLOSED SESSION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
UM, AND ON TWO PARTS, BOTH THE EVALUATION, SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD.
UH, FIRST I WANT TO, UH, CONGRATULATE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS YESTERDAY.
UH, I THINK THIS GOES TO THE HEART OF LEADERSHIP, WHICH IS TO SAY, HOW DO WE WORK WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS AND MOVE COLLECTIVELY TO SACRAMENTO TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF YOUR LABOR PARTNERS, WHICH INCLUDES SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PLAYERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FROM THE TEAMSTERS TO SCIU, TO CTA, TO THE BUILDING TRADES.
AND TO GO THERE IN AN ERA WITH SURPLUS MONEY COMING IN, WHETHER IT'S ONE TIME OR NOT ONE TIME, IS SIGNIFICANT.
THERE ARE LITERALLY THE LAO SAYS OVER $7 BILLION OF MONEY.
THAT MONEY, AS MANY OF YOU TALKED YESTERDAY ABOUT SPECIAL ED AS YOU KNOW, THE LCFF, GOVERNOR BROWN, WHO I WAS THERE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WHEN HE ANNOUNCED IT AND QUOTED JOHN DUNN IN ALL SORTS OF GREAT LITERATURE, UH, HE LEFT OUT SPECIAL ED OUT OF THE L-C-S-F-F, IT'S TITLE ONE, IT'S, UH, POVERTY, IT'S LANGUAGE, AND IT'S FOSTER YOUTH.
AND THE PRESS ASKED HIM, WHY DID YOU LEAVE SPECIAL ED OUT? AND HE SAID, WELL, IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE.
SO HE KNEW THAT AND PICKED AN IMPORTANT FOSTER YOUTH, BUT HE LEFT SPECIAL ED OUT.
OUR NATURAL INSTINCT IS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT WASHINGTON DC WHICH BI PARTISANLY SPECIAL ED COULD HAPPEN.
BUT I THINK YOU GO TO NEURODIVERSITY, NOT SPECIAL ED, THAT'S NOT THE WORD.
AND YOU PURSUE LCFF ADDITIONAL MONEY BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY TO HELP THE ISSUES YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY.
SUPERINTENDENT IS YOUR EMPLOYEE.
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS YOUR EMPLOYEE AS A BOARD, AND ANDREW THOMAS IS YOUR EMPLOYEE.
ALSO, DEVORA IS BOTH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND YOURS.
YOU NEED TO EVALUATE AS A COLLECTIVE BODY, THOSE PEOPLE, AND GIVE THEM THE ASSIGNMENT AND SEARCH FOR AN INSPECTOR GENERAL AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
I'M GONNA CALL AGAIN FROM MARGARITA HURON AND CAROL LAND DE VERDE.
MOVING ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
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OKAY.SO, UM, MS. VERDE IS GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT SHE'S SAYING IN ENGLISH AS SHE'S SPEAKING SPANISH, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WE'LL GET YOU THESE SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION HEADSETS.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, GIVING ME SOME TIME.
I AM HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO REPORT THAT MY DAUGHTER, MY DAUGHTER'S ACCOUNT WAS HACKED IN ON OCTOBER 12, 29, 25 AT 7:37 PM AND OCTOBER 13 AT THE PRINCIPAL.
LETICIA VALLEJO INTERVIEWED MY DAUGHTER AND THEY MADE HER READ SOME SEXUAL CONTENT, THIS MESSAGE, WHICH WAS HIGHLY SEXUAL IN, UH, ALOUD.
AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY VIOLATED MY DAUGHTER'S RIGHT, UH, BEING A MINOR, AN 11-YEAR-OLD, AND DID SO WITHOUT MY CONSENT.
AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONS.
AND I WOULD LIKE FOR, FOR TO HAVE THE POLICIES FOR, UH, EMPLOYEES BECAUSE ALEX VASQUEZ, A DOCTOR, WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM YESTERDAY.
AND THE ACTIONS THAT THEY HAVE WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES, WE AS PARENTS DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT IF THE INVESTIGATION, IF THEY, UH, ARE AT FAULT.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT ONCE AGAIN, MY DAUGHTER'S RIGHTS OF BEING A MINOR AND SHE'S AN 11-YEAR-OLD AND THEY WERE HER RIGHT TO VIOLATE IT.
AND I NEED AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'LL CALL ON THE FOLKS WHO LISTED THEMSELVES AS BEING HERE IN PERSON, AND THEN WE WILL CYCLE TO THOSE WHO ARE REMOTE.
UH, LILA, AK IS FIRST, AND THEN ISSA GONZALEZ, AND THEN MARIA LUISA PALMER.
SO COME ON UP, MS. BOCK, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
M I'M LEILA BOCK FROM SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS.
RECENTLY, L-A-U-S-D CELEBRATED COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK WITH A DISTRICT-WIDE HOUR OF AI FEATURING LESSONS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS KINDERGARTEN TO LEAD, CREATE, AND INNOVATE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THAT SAME WEEK, SORRY, MY, THIS PROBLEM WITH TECHNOLOGY, MY TABLET JUST DIED, SORRY.
THAT SAME WEEK, AN L-A-U-S-D FOURTH GRADER RECEIVED A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT, DESIGNED A BOOK COVER FOR PIPI LONGSTOCKING USING ADOBE EXPRESS FOR EDUCATION, WHICH FEATURES BUILT-IN GENERATIVE AI.
THE CHILD'S PERFECTLY INNOCENT PROMPT WAS LONG STOCKINGS, A RED-HAIRED GIRL WITH BRAIDS STICKING STRAIGHT OUT.
THE RESULT, AS YOU CAN SEE, WAS FAR FROM INNOCENT.
IS IT EMPOWERING AND INNOVATIVE TO ALLOW PRODUCTS LIKE THESE ON OUR CHILDREN'S DEVICES WITHOUT ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS AND WITHOUT EVEN NOTIFYING PARENTS? AND WHAT IS THE PEDAGOGICAL VALUE IN HAVING NINE-YEAR-OLDS CREATE ART WITH AI PROMPTS INSTEAD OF THEIR OWN HANDS? I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR TO THIS TECHNOLOGY AND EVERYTHING IT REPRESENTS, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF ITS REFLEXIVE TENDENCY TO SEXUALIZE GIRLS AS YOU SEE IN THESE IMAGES, BUT BECAUSE IT RELIES ON THE THEFT OF CREATIVE WORK, INCLUDING MY OWN, BECAUSE IT ERODES CRITICAL THOUGHT BECAUSE IT POLLUTES OUR AIR AND WASTES OUR
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WATER BECAUSE IT EXPLOITS WORKERS, BECAUSE IT EXACERBATES PSYCHOSIS AND DEPRESSION, BECAUSE IT CORRODES OUR COLLECTIVE REALITY BECAUSE IT MAKES RICH MEN RICHER WHILE DESTABILIZING OUR ECONOMY.BECAUSE IT'S A VECTOR FOR PROPAGANDA AND BECAUSE ITS CREATIONS ARE UGLY AND INSIPID, IT'S AGAINST THESE STAGGERING ETHICAL COSTS THAT WE MUST WEIGH ANY BENEFITS.
BENEFITS LIKE EFFICIENCY, BECAUSE OF COURSE, IT IS MORE EFFICIENT TO LET THE COMPUTERS MAKE THE ART.
IT SAVES TIME WHICH CHILDREN CAN OTHERWISE DEVOTE TO JOYLESSLY PLUNKING AWAY AT THEIR I-READY MINUTES, LIKE LITTLE CONSCRIPTS IN THE ED TECH GULAG.
AND THIS WAY WE CAN FORGET ALL ABOUT THE MISSING $77 MILLION THAT VOTERS APPROVED FOR ADDITIONAL ART TEACHERS.
AFTER ALL, AI DOESN'T DEMAND PENSIONS OR COST OF LIVING INCREASES.
BUT IF THERE ARE ANY MORE MEANINGFUL BENEFITS, BENEFITS TO OUR CHILDREN, NOT TO TECH COMPANIES, CEOS, IT'S TIME FOR THE DISTRICT TO STEP UP AND MAKE THAT CASE.
UH, ISABEL GONZALEZ, MS. GONZALEZ IS GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN ENGLISH AND DO NOT YET HAVE A PAIR OF TRANSLATION HEADSETS, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WE'LL GET ONE TO YOU.
WHY IS IT THAT YOU DISCRIMINATE PARENTS' VOICE? WHY DO YOU COME AND PLACE PROGRAMS AGAINST ICE? AND WE'RE NOT BAD PEOPLE.
WHY DO OUR CHILDREN, OUR STUDENTS ARE DISCRIMINATED.
WHY DO YOU ALLOW MORE DEATHS IN THE SCHOOLS? WHY DO YOU ALLOW FIGHTS BEATEN, BULLY, AND DRUG ABUSE? FENTANYL? WHY DO YOU ALLOW SEXUAL ABUSE AGAINST OUR STUDENTS? LAST WEEK, MS. CGO WENT TO MY SCHOOL, AND ACCORDING TO HER, SHE SAID THAT SHE HEARS THE VOICE OF THE PARENTS, AND SHE TAKES TO EVERY SCHOOL WHAT PARENTS ARE ASKING FOR.
WHEN WE ASKED HER ABOUT SCHOOL POLICE, SHE STAYED SILENT.
SHE, SHE STAYED SILENT WHEN A MOTHER TOLD HER THAT WE WANT THAT SHE WANTED THAT.
WE DID NOT WANT A DOCTRINE FROM L-A-G-L-G-B-T-Q.
MS. CARLA LEFT AND SHE LEFT THE MOTHER SPEAKING TO HERSELF.
IT'S A LOVE TO HAVE PUBLIC SERVANTS LIKE YOU AND YOU SAY, CREATE A PARENT GROUP.
SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS TOPIC, BUT WHEN WE TALK HERE, YOU DON'T EVEN TAKE US IN CONSIDERATION WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT WE PRESENTED.
SO YOU CAN HAVE SCHOOL POLICE RETURN TO SCHOOL, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED WITH THAT.
WE HAD TO TELL MS. PALAMA THAT DAY THAT I AM SHOCKED THAT THEY ARE NOT ASKING ANYTHING, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU MAKE US YOUR OWN QUESTION.
WHY ARE YOU ASSUMING THAT YOU WILL PROTECT SPECIAL NEEDS FUNDS AND BLAME THE TRUMP GOVERNOR, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, KNOWING THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU WEREN'T GONNA TOUCH THAT.
YOU MAKE US SEEM THAT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR STUDENTS.
THIS IS EMBARRASSING WITH YOU ALL.
STOP BEING THE LAUGH OF EDUCATION AND STOP BLAMING PEOPLE FROM BLAMES, RIGHT? MS. CARLA, ACCORDING TO YOU, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO GUIDE THIS.
WHY ARE YOU JUST SITTING THERE? YOU JUST WARM UP YOUR SEATS.
WE ASK FOR SCHOOL, POLICE, EDUCATIONAL AND QUALITY EDUCATION.
UH, MARIA LUISA PALAMA, COME ON UP.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
AND AFTER MS. PALMA, IT IS, UH, JULIE EDWARDS AND THEN AARON CRAIG.
MY NAME IS MARIA LUISA PALAMA.
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM HERE YESTERDAY SEEMED TO BE THAT NO ONE TOUCHED WAS THE QUESTION.
WHAT PROGRAMS, NOT JUST THE EXPENDITURES, WHAT PROGRAMS DRIVE STUDENT OUTCOMES? NO ONE DISCUSSED THAT.
YOU ONLY TALK ABOUT THE POSITIONS.
WE WANNA KNOW WHAT FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS, AS YOU LIKE TO CALL THEM, ARE THE ONES YIELDING THE IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMES.
WE HAVE A GREAT LACK OF FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS SOME OF YOU CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IT WHEN YOU HAD A LONG LIST OF QUESTIONS OF THIS FINANCIAL AREA AND THIS ONE AND THIS ONE.
SO I AM GOING TO BE SENDING YOU ALL OF YOU BOARD MEMBERS A REQUEST TO HAVE A MEETING WITH US.
SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS IN DETAIL SO YOU CAN SUPPORT, HOPEFULLY A RESOLUTION TO BRING MORE TRANSPARENCY.
AND I'M NOT GONNA CALL IT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY.
THIS IS FINANCIAL STATEMENT TRANSPARENCY.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MUCH MORE THAN JUST THE BUDGET.
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ME GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES.UH, IN THE CAC COMMITTEE, WE ARE TASKED WITH REVIEWING THE SELPA, WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF PAGES ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET.
NO ONE ON THAT COMMITTEE CAN RECALL ANY INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED OTHER THAN VERY BIG LINE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE SELPA PLAN.
UH, IN THE, UH, PAC COMMITTEE AND THE DLAC COMMITTEE, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO REVIEW THE L CAP.
WE CANNOT GET ANY FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY ON ANY OF THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THAT PLAN, AND WE HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET, DESPITE THAT.
WE HAVE ASKED OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT IN TRAINING FOR PARENTS ABOUT HOW THE ENTIRE BUDGET WORKS ON THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET AND HOW THE LCFF FUNDS AND THE LCAP FIT INTO THAT ON THE SCHOOL BUDGET TRANSPARENCY TOOL.
I'VE BEEN BEEN ASKING ANYONE THAT WILL LISTEN TO CHANGE THAT TOOL SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHICH FUNDING SOURCES PAY FOR WHICH POSITIONS AT THE SCHOOL SITES.
WE NEED MUCH MORE TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE BOARD, AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU BOARD MEMBERS WILL TAKE A MEETING WITH US SO WE CAN DISCUSS THIS IN MORE DETAIL AND GET YOUR SUPPORT FOR BRINGING FORTH THE RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER.
UH, JULIE EDWARDS, COME ON UP.
JULIE EDWARDS AND THEN FOLLOWING, UH, MS. EDWARDS.
AARON CRAIG, FOLLOWING MR. CRAIG WILL BE SANDRA ROWE.
THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.
I AM WITH SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS, UM, BUT I'M ALSO A MOM OF A KINDERGARTNER AND A FOURTH GRADER, AND I'M AFRAID FOR OUR KIDS.
UM, I'M AFRAID THAT IPADS IN KINDERGARTEN ARE DENYING OUR KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN ATTENTION SPANS, OR LEARN TO TOLERATE BOREDOM OR SIT STILL AND LISTEN TO ANOTHER PERSON TALK.
I'M AFRAID THAT MY KIDS WILL NEVER READ AN ENTIRE BOOK FROM BEGINNING TO END, BECAUSE AI CAN SUMMARIZE IT FOR THEM.
I'M AFRAID THEIR EYESIGHT WILL BE DAMAGED FROM STARING AT A SCREEN SO LONG.
AND SO OFTEN I AM AFRAID THAT IN SPITE OF HAVING TO COMPETE ALL THEIR WORK ON A LAPTOP, THEY'LL NEVER ACTUALLY LEARN HOW TO TYPE.
I'M AFRAID THEY'LL NEVER LEARN PATIENCE.
HOW TO STICK TO HARD TASKS, HOW TO THINK CRITICALLY, HOW TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE GENERATIVE AI LIKE GEMINI, ADOBE EXPRESS FOR EDUCATION AND CANVA.
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT OTHER AI APPS ON THEIR SCHOOL ISSUED CHROMEBOOKS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAFEGUARD MY FOURTH GRADERS SCHOOL CHROMEBOOK BECAUSE THERE ARE NO PARENTAL CONTROLS AVAILABLE TO ME.
AND BECAUSE THE DISTRICT NO LONGER PAYS FOR GOGUARDIAN FOR EVERY SCHOOL, I HAVE TO HOPE MY SCHOOL CAN BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO AFFORD GOGUARDIAN.
IF I WANNA MAKE SURE MY KIDS CAN'T ACCESS DISTRACTING GAMES, PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL, HATE SPEECH, VIOLENT VIDEO, AND UNTESTED AI APPS ON THEIR CHROMEBOOKS DURING CLASS, I'M NOT AFRAID THEY WON'T LEARN HOW TO USE TECH.
HUMANS DON'T NEED YEARS OF, UH, FOUNDATIONAL INSTRUCTION TO LEARN TO USE APPS AND BROWSERS.
AN 18 MONTH OLD CAN LEARN TO USE AN IPHONE IN A FEW MINUTES, RIGHT? SO PLEASE BRING BACK PAPER AND BOOKS AND COMPUTER CARTS TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING ON GOGUARDIAN, SAY SO THEY KNOW HOW BEST TO USE IT, AND GIVE IT TO EVERY SCHOOL SO WE CAN PROTECT OUR KIDS FROM THESE MASSIVE INFORMATION MACHINES.
WE'VE HANDED THEM THANK YOU, OFFER NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING MODULES TO THOSE WHO NEED TO OPT OUT OF SCREEN-BASED LEARNING.
SOME PEOPLE CAN'T LEARN ON A SCREEN, MAKE CURSIVE AND TYPING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND REMOVE ALL GENERATIVE AI AND AI CHATBOTS FROM ALL ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL DEVICES IMMEDIATELY.
CRAIG, COME ON UP AFTER MR. CRAIG IS SANDRA ROWE.
AARON CRAIG, AND THEN SANDRA ROWE.
I'M HERE WITH SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREENS, AND TODAY I WANNA TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITY, COST, AND TRADE-OFFS.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT WHETHER TECH, THE TECH VOICE THAT ON OUR CHILDREN AND SCHOOL IS SAFE, LEGAL, AND EFFECTIVE.
BUT WE DON'T SPEND MUCH TIME DISCUSSING HOW MUCH MONEY WE SPEND ON THESE PLATFORMS, AND WHETHER THAT USE OF MONEY IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN.
SO MY FAMILY'S FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PAY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY ON OUR PROPERTY TAX.
A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF WHICH GOES TO THE LUSD BUDGET AND A PORTION OF MY NOT INSIGNIFICANT STATE TAXES GO TO THAT BUDGET AS WELL.
DESPITE THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT, AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT I AND OTHER HOMEOWNERS AND TAXPAYERS CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SCHOOLS, MY SCHOOL COMES TO ME EACH YEAR ASKING FOR MORE BECAUSE THE MONEY THAT THEY GET FROM THE DISTRICT ISN'T ENOUGH TO PAY THEIR COSTS.
SO EACH YEAR, MY FAMILY DONATES THOUSANDS MORE DIRECTLY
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TO OUR SCHOOL IN ORDER TO COVER COSTS SUCH AS SUPPLIES, TEACHER ASSISTANT SALARIES, MUSIC AND ART, AND ACTIVITIES THAT WE BELIEVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE GOOD UPBRINGING OF OUR CHILDREN.AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT'S TAXPAYERS' MONEY THAT FUNDS THESE SCHOOLS, WE DON'T HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF WHAT THE DISTRICT SPENDS ON WHAT.
AND EVEN AS A PAC MEMBER, THAT INFORMATION IS HIDDEN FROM ME.
SO WHETHER IT'S BY DESIGN OR DERELICTION OF DUTY, THE FACT REMAINS THAT HOW THIS BODY SPENDS OUR MONEY IS HIDDEN AWAY FROM US ALL THE SAME.
I CAN SURMISE THAT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY GOES TO PAY FOR PROGRAMS LIKE IREADY, ROBLOX, MINECRAFT, AND THE LIKE, DESPITE A GROWING MOVEMENT OF PARENTS WHO DON'T WANT THEIR CHILDREN ANYWHERE NEAR SUCH THINGS.
AND I BET WE SPEND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS, IF NOT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THESE TECHNOLOGIES, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE YET TO BE PROVEN SAFE, EFFECTIVE, AND LEGAL.
SO AS WE BEGIN TO TURN OUR PLANS FOR, UH, TO TURN TO OUR PLANS FOR THE 26TH AND 27TH SCHOOL YEAR, I ASK THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES, THINGS LIKE MORE TEACHERS OR BETTER COMPENSATION FOR TEACHERS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN OUR CLASSROOMS, NON-TECH PROGRAMS THAT TEACH MU THAT TEACH MUSIC, ART, OR ANALOG LIFE LIFE SKILLS THAT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.
AND THAT'S JUST TO THROW OUT A FEW IDEAS THAT WE COULD BE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON.
LET'S BE TRANSPARENT, WHAT WE'RE SPENDING ON UNSAFE, INEFFECTIVE, AND POSSIBLY ILLEGAL ED TECH SOFTWARE SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS BETTER WAYS TO SPEND THAT MONEY.
HI, MY NAME MARTINEZ ROSE WITH ORGANIZATION SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREEN REPRESENTING FAMILIES THAT CANNOT BE HERE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT IN REGARDS TO TECHNOLOGY TOPIC WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS PUBLIC EDUCATION.
I WAS ON THE SEC AND ELAC AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE BUDGETARY DEFICITS AND CHALLENGES.
AS FORMER CO-PRESIDENT OF OUR PARENT BOOSTER CLUB, I CONTINUED TO ACTIVELY FUNDRAISE FOR SCHOOL INITIATIVES AND RESOURCES THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET CAN'T COVER.
MY SON CAME HOME WITH A CHROMEBOOK AT SEVEN YEARS OLD AS A SECOND GRADER, EXPECTED TO LEARN TESTS AND A APPARENTLY THRIVE ON A COMPUTER.
I WAS SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED.
I MEAN, WE COULDN'T AFFORD AN ART TEACHER, BUT HEY, CHROMEBOOKS, FOR EVERYBODY.
A 7-YEAR-OLD WHO NEVER TOOK A TYPING CLASS IS EXPECTED TO TYPE READ, DO MATH EQUATIONS ON A SCREEN, AND OBVIOUSLY DEVELOP HIS WRITING SKILLS.
HE WAS OBVIOUSLY MORE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT GAMES, THE ONES I HID FROM HIM ALL THESE YEARS, YOUTUBE AVATARS AND TECHNOLOGY.
TUESDAY COVID HAS COME AND GONE.
BUT THE DEPENDENCY AND PUSH FOR TECH CONTINUES NOT BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS STORIES, NOT BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE SURPASSING GRADE LEVELS, AND CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE EDUCATORS THINK IT IS HELPING STUDENTS FOCUS OR ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.
LAD'S MISSION, THESE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS ARE OUTDATED AND NEED TO BE CHALLENGED.
WE ARE, AFTER ALL THE CUSTOMER, THE RESEARCH IS OUT.
CORPORATE CEOS ARE KEEPING THEIR KIDS OFF TECH, BUT INSIST OUR KIDS NEED IT IN ORDER TO SUCCEED.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE OPTING FOR COMPUTER LABS YET.
L-A-U-S-D PROVIDES KINDER KINDERGARTNERS, IPADS.
AI IS NOT YET REGULATED, BUT L-A-U-S-D IS CALLING IT EQUITY AI AND THE WORLDWIDE WEB COULDN'T GET MORE DISTURBINGLY COMPLICATED.
YET YOUNG STUDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO SIGN A THREE PAGE DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT AS COSTS GO UP AND BUDGETS DWINDLE.
THIS IS A TIME TO COLLABORATE AND REVISIT POLICY AND USE PROVEN METRICS FOR PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION, A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, SMALLER CLASS SIZES, GREENER SCHOOLS, COMPENSATION FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS.
I'M NOT ANTI-TECHNOLOGY, BUT THE RESEARCH IS CLEAR.
ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT, UH, MARIA DAISY ORTIZ, AND THEN DEANNA GUILLEN.
MY NAME IS MARIA DE DE DEIZ, AND I WANNA SHOW EVIDENCE THAT YESTERDAY WHEN YOU WERE PRESENTING THE BUDGET THAT MS. CARLA GGO AND MS. REVE WERE LOST IN, WERE MORE LOST IN ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE RESTRICTED FUNDS AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS.
THEY WERE RESTRICTED AND NON-RESTRICTED FUNDS.
THEY WERE DISCRETION FUNDS BA IN THE PAST.
THIS IS NOT, IT'S NOT BAD BECAUSE WE ALL LEARNED, I AM NOT HERE TO PUT SHAME ON ANYONE.
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THEY DON'T KNOW.DOESN'T MEAN THE POWER IS TAKEN AWAY.
IT'S AN EVIDENCE THAT IF A BOARD MEMBER DOES NOT KNOW, CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW PARENTS ARE AT THE SCHOOLS? THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO START DOING.
AND YESTERDAY, YEAH, AT YOUR, YOU SAID THAT YOU WANTED THAT.
THEREFORE, I AM ASKING YOU AGAIN, HOW WILL YOU BETTER THAT TRANSPARENCY? UH, IN THE PAST, THE PARENTS AND ALL PERSONNEL BEFORE COMING HERE, THEY WOULD GIVE A TRAINING TO THEM THAT HAD TO DO WITH BUDGETS.
SO WE CAN ALL UNDERSTAND THE QUANTITY THAT WE RE, THAT WE RECEIVED PER, PER SCHOOL AND ALL THE FUNDS THAT WERE PAID OFF BECAUSE TITLE ONE WAS REDUCED WHEN LOW ENROLLMENT IS, UH, AT THE, AT THE BOTTOM.
AND CATEGORY FUNDS ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE TO SUPPLEMENT THE LEARNING, RIGHT? THEREFORE, MR. SCOTT, PLEASE, WE NEED FOR THE BUDGET TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT.
WE NEED FOR IT TO BE, TO BE USED TO PAY THE ACADEMIC NECESSITY AND THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL PART OF OUR STUDENTS.
THEREFORE, REDUCE THE BUREAUCRACY THAT'S IN THIS BUILDING, UH, THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
LASTLY, I WANNA SAY THAT SAFE PASSAGES, WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHO OR WITH WHAT FINE, WHAT FUNDS ARE BEING FINANCES.
AND WHO IS TAKING THIS DECISION? WHO STOP MAKING THESE DUMB DECISIONS? UH, MS. GUILLEN, PLEASE COME ON UP.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
AND THEN IT'S ALICIA MENICK AND MICHAEL BOGGIO.
I JUST WANNA FOLLOW THE RULES.
MY NAME IS DEANNA, AND I REPRESENT THE PARENT NETWORK FOR SCHOOL SAFETY.
AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED MORE THAN 150 SIGNATURES BECAUSE WE WANT SCHOOL POLICE TO RETURN TO OUR SCHOOL SITES WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED.
BECAUSE HERE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEIR IDEOLOGY WHO DO NOT WANT POLICE, AND THEY THINK THAT WOULD BE AN IDEAL WORLD.
BUT WE'RE NOT IN THAT IDEAL WORLD.
OUR KIDS ARE VICTIMS OF DRUGS, ALCOHOL, GANGS, ALL THE TRAFFICKERS ALL AROUND, AND YOU ARE WANTING TO CLOSE YOUR EYES.
YESTERDAY THERE WAS A MEETING WITH ONE OF THE MOTHERS, WITH ONE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES, MR. UM, WHAT'S HIS NAME? ALEX BUSS FROM REGION SOUTH SAYING THAT A MOTHER MADE A, A LAWSUIT.
AND DUE TO AN ACT OF FAITH, WE NEED TO BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO THE CORRECT THING WHEN THIS IS THE PUBLIC EDUCATION.
AND AS PARENTS HAVE RIGHTS, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ONE EMPLOYEE OF YOURS WHO IS SUBMITTING A CLAIM IS RESPONDING TO US? IS THIS A, IS, ARE WE AT THE CHURCH? IS THIS A RELIGION? NO.
THIS IS PUBLIC EDUCATION WHERE PARENTS, WE HAVE RIGHTS.
WE'VE ALREADY SAID, MR. CARELLO, THAT THERE IS NOT TRANSPARENCY AND WE ARE NOT BEING HEARD.
AND OUR COMPLAINTS ARE BEING THROWN IN THE TRASH AND ON TABLE.
WE NEED TO SEE WHAT ARE THE POLICIES FOR THESE TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS THAT ARE ABUSING OF OUR STUDENTS, PUTTING THEM SEXUAL CONTENT.
WE ARE TIRED THAT YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO OUR VOICES.
WE'RE HERE TO REPRESENT THOUSANDS OF PARENTS THAT ARE GIVING US THE RIGHT TO BE THEIR VOICE.
AND YOU ARE ONLY HEARING THE UNIONS WHO IN 2023 GIVE YOU A 25% OF AN INCREASE IN THEIR, OF THEIR SALARIES AND FOR THE TEACHERS.
BUT NOW YOU WANNA GIVE AN 8%, BUT THEY'RE NOT.
AND ALSO UTLA 4.5%, BUT IT'S VERY LITTLE FOR THEM.
AND NOW THEY WANNA DO A HUGE DEMONSTRATION SO OUR KIDS WILL SUFFER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, WE CANNOT ASK THAT SO MANY EMPLOYEES WHEN THE STUDENT PROGRESS HAS GONE DOWN BY 20 MUCH OF YOUR TIME AND YOU'RE TAKING MONEY AWAY, NO ONE'S TAKING MONEY AWAY.
THE THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS GOING DOWN.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
AND THEN IT'S MICHAEL B AND CHRISTINA BROWN.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I'M THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE CALIFORNIA ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FACULTY AT CSUN AND CAL ARTS, AND AN AWARD-WINNING NATIONALLY
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RECOGNIZED ART EDUCATOR WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE.I AM NOW ALSO THE PARENT OF A FIRST GRADER IN L-A-U-S-C SCHOOLS.
MY CONCERNS ABOUT I-READY ARE NOT THEORETICAL.
THEY COME FROM A CAREER STUDYING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, PEDAGOGY, CURRICULUM DESIGN, AND ADVOCATING FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND ARTS RICH INSTRUCTION.
TODAY I WANNA SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT RESEARCH QUALITY.
I-READY IS RESEARCH BASED, BUT THIS IS NOT THE SAME THING AS RESEARCH BACKED.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDIES I-READY USES TO CLAIM EFFICACY ARE VENDOR FUNDED AND MEASURE GROWTH BASED ON INTERNAL DIAGNOSTICS GROWTH THAT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY TRANSFER TO STATE ASSESSMENTS.
WHEN WE COMPARE THESE MARKETING STUDIES TO INDEPENDENT PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH, THE CONTRAST IS STARK.
INDEPENDENT NEUROSCIENCE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY SHOW THAT SCREEN EXPOSURE UNDERMINES ATTENTION COMPREHENSION, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND PEDAGOGY.
EXPERTS AROUND THE GLOBE AGREE THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION FOR YOUNG LEARNERS REMAINS TEACHER-LED HANDS-ON AND DEEPLY RELATIONAL.
NO MAJOR BODY OF RESEARCH RECOMMENDS REPLACING ANY SOCIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITH ONE-ON-ONE DEVICES.
AND YET THE DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A STRONGLY WORDED IOC THAT PRESSURES OUR EDUCATORS TO MEET THEIR WEEKLY MINUTES ON IREADY.
WE NEED A CLEAR EVIDENCE-BASED PARENT FACING ED TECH POLICY DEVELOPED IN DIALOGUE WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, I URGE L-A-U-S-D TO IMMEDIATELY LIFT THE RECOMMENDED MINUTES OUTLINED IN PAST IOCS AND STOP TRACKING EACH SCHOOL'S COMPLIANCE.
OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS DESERVE THE PROFESSIONAL FREEDOM TO CHOOSE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS FREE OF PRESSURE FROM ABOVE.
I'M MICHAEL BOGGIO AND CHRISTINA BROWN.
UH, MY MOTHER TAUGHT 25 YEARS FOR THE DISTRICT.
I ALWAYS ASSUME THAT IF I EVER HAD A CHILD, THEY'D ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOL.
NOW I DO HAVE A CHILD IN KINDERGARTEN REGION EAST.
AS A PARENT, I'M HEARTBROKEN BY THE SCREEN TIME IN THE CLASSROOMS. OUR FIVE-YEAR-OLD'S MOST MEMORABLE PART OF THE SCHOOL DAY ISN'T WORKING ON A PROJECT OR PLAYING WITH FRIENDS OR EVEN EATING LUNCH.
WE LOVE OUR CURRENT PUBLIC SCHOOL.
THE PRINCIPAL IS FANTASTIC AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALL WALK TO SCHOOL TOGETHER, BUT WITH SCREEN TIME MANDATED BY THE DISTRICT.
FOR KIDS SO YOUNG, I FEEL COMPELLED AS A PARENT AND DISTRICT FIVE CONSTITUENT TO VOICE MY HEARTFELT CONCERN ON BEHALF OF COUNTLESS OTHER PARENTS I KNOW WHO ARE ALSO DEEPLY TROUBLED BY THE NEGATIVE DUMBING DOWN EFFECTS OF STARING AT PIXELS ON A SCREEN HAS ON OUR CHILD'S DEVELOPING BRAINS.
WE'RE WILLING TO LEAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL OVER IT.
TEST SCORES AND SCREENS IN SCHOOLS DOWN NATIONALLY.
PEOPLE KNOW AROUND THE WORLD THAT SCREENS ARE ADDICTIVE.
LEARNING GAMES DON'T MOTIVATE LEARNING AT ALL.
THEY PERPETUATE ADDICTIVE HABITS, NOT TO MENTION MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
AND THEN THERE'S DATA AND PRIVACY CONCERNS.
I DON'T WANT THE AI OF THE FUTURE STEALING AND SELLING MY KIDS' PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED IN THE CLASSROOM.
AS PARENTS, WE ARE PLEADING FOR A SIMPLE OPT-OUT PATHWAY FROM THE GOOGLE GRIP ON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AS SCHOOL BOARD OF THE NATION'S SECOND LARGEST DISTRICT, YOU HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN A PATH FOR PARENTS DESPERATE TO PROTECT THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN'S MEMORY.
SPATIAL AWARENESS, ABILITY TO FOCUS AND PERSONAL DATA.
YOU CAN BE HISTORIC LEADERS SETTING A PRECEDENT FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
LOOK, WE ALL KNOW SCREENS ARE HERE TO STAY.
THERE'S A PICTURE OF KIDS ON A SCREEN BEHIND YOU.
BUT PLEASE LET OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS REMAIN IMMERSED IN REAL TACTILE WORLD LEARNING WITH BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS BEFORE OPENING PANDORA'S BOX OF ISOLATING SCREEN ADDICTION.
PLEASE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
CHRISTINA BROWN, AFTER CHRISTINA BROWN IS, UH, ROCIO ELORZA.
HI, MY NAME IS CHRISTINA BROWN.
I HAVE A KINDERGARTNER AT MITCHELL ENA.
UM, THIS IS MOSTLY FOR SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO.
I I LOOK MORE INTO YOU, I GUESS AFTER GETTING INVOLVED IN ALL THE SCREEN STUFF.
AND I JUST WENT TO CODE.ORG, WHICH IS
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RIGHT HERE ON THE INTERNET, RIGHT? SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE AT THE TOP, YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE, YOU'RE IN THE CENTER.YOU ARE, YOU ARE THE BOARD ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RIGHT? SO ON THIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THERE'S A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
MOST OF THEM ARE JUST FROM YOUTUBE, MICROSOFT, LINKEDIN, GOOGLE, SALESFORCE, UBER, SEQUOIA, CAPITAL, IT'S INVESTOR, INVESTOR, INVESTOR, ENTREPRENEUR.
AND THEN GOING TO WHO'S DONATED TO IT, 30 MILLION FROM AMAZON, 30 MILLION FROM MICROSOFT, 10 MILLION FROM GOOGLE, 10 MILLION FROM FACEBOOK, 10 MILLION FROM SY, 5 MILLION FROM AMAZON WEB SERVICES, 5 MILLION FROM VISTA, WHICH IS A PRIVATE EQUITY COMPANY.
5 MILLION FROM THE GATES FOUNDATION, 5 MILLION FROM A CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANY, 5 MILLION FROM ANONYMOUS.
5 MILLION FROM THE UBER FOUNDER TRAVIS KANICK.
5 MILLION FROM REBECCA AND ALFRED.
5 MILLION FROM KENNETH GRIFFIN, WHO'S ONE OF THE TOP THREE WEALTHIEST HEDGE FUND MANAGERS IN THE WORLD.
ANNUAL SUPPORTERS INCLUDE SALESFORCE, ZOOM, MY FAVORITE PERSON.
ELON MUSK, MUSK FOUNDATION, ANONYMOUS, CRYPTOCURRENCY, VC IT CONSULTING, ADOBE.
HERE'S ONE, UH, A DIGITAL STOREFRONT FOR VIDEO GAMES.
FOUR D INVESTOR, INVESTOR INVESTOR, PRIVATE EQUITY, VENTURE CAPITAL, HEDGE FUNDS.
I MEAN, IT'S ALL JUST MONEY FUNNELING IN TO THIS OTHER BOARD THAT YOU SIT ON.
AND I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SERVE TWO MASTERS.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN BE ON THAT BOARD THAT IS $800 MILLION OF AWARD CHEST TO GET ONE-ON-ONE DEVICES TO EVERY CHILD IN THE WORLD, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY JUST TRYING TO SELL THEM STUFF, RIGHT? SO THE OTHER THING, THE OTHER THING, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THIS SAME CODE.ORG, ROBERT RUNCIE.
SO HE WAS CHARGED WITH A FELONY PER FELONY PERJURY IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WHICH GREW OUT OF AN, AN INVESTIGATION INTO THANK YOU.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY CHIEF, WHO WAS CRIMINALLY CHARGED FOR FRAUD WAS ALLEGED THAT HE STEERED BUSINESS TO A TECH VENDOR IN EXCHANGE FOR PERSONAL VEN BENEFIT.
THAT'S, THERE'S ALSO SOMEBODY ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WHO DID BASICALLY THE SAME THING.
MARK JOHNSON, THE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, WHO IS A, HE A HEARING OFFICER IN NORTH CAROLINA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IS ALL.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, GIVING ME THE TIME.
I'M HERE TO ACTUALLY THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO PRO, UM, TO PROGRESS IN THE DISTRICT, BUT IF WE ARE UNITED, NOTHING IS EVER PERFECT.
NOTHING IS ALL BAD OR ALL GOOD, BUT I THINK WE CAN IMPROVE.
THANK YOU MR. CARVALLO AND THE WHOLE BOARD, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE BEING ADDRESSED.
MR. SCOTT, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
AND I ALSO AM A VOICE OF MANY PARENTS WHO ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL BECAUSE PERHAPS EVERYTHING THAT THE DISTRICT HAS OFFERED IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN FIND IN OUR HOME COUNTRIES.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE IF PERMITTED, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK AND THAT WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, UH, PRINCIPALS AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.
BUT THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HELP US A LOT AS PARENTS AND WE NEVER RECOGNIZE THEM.
SO I, I DARED TO, TO CREATE SOME CERTIFICATES IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M ALLOWED TO, TO DISTRIBUTE BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DO SOMETHING FOR US.
AND I THINK THEY ARE THE, THE HIDDEN HEROES,
AND I, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND HOPE Y'ALL HAVE HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND, UH, THANK YOU AND WISH YOU THE BEST.
SO MAY I PLEASE, UH, DISTRIBUTE THESE RECOGNITIONS TO THE INTERPRETERS AT LEAST TO LOOSE.
MAY I CALL UPON THEM? THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRANSLATING IN THIS MOMENT.
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WELL, IF I AM ABLE TO AT LEAST, UM, GIVE THIS THANK YOU.
AND MR. TODD GRABOWSKI, COME ON UP.
AND THEN AFTER, UH, TODD IS MONICA OLA.
I'M A PARENT OF A FIRST GRADER IN LUD SCHOOLS.
I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR HOSTING THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, ORGANIZED BY REGION AND TOPIC.
I THINK HOWEVER, THEY LED TO A LOT MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS.
I KNOW A LOT OF PARENTS, INCLUDING MYSELF, HAD A LOT OF VERY BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT LAD'S TECH POLICY.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T GET ANY ANSWERS AT THOSE SESSIONS.
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS.
UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE ANSWERS HERE TO CLEAR THINGS UP.
SO FIRST, DOES THE DISTRICT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF WEEKLY I-READY PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTIONS? MINUTES.
CAN, CAN WE HAVE AN ANSWER? LET'S PAUSE THE TIMER REAL FAST AND I'LL, I DON'T WANNA TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR TIME.
SO THE WAY PUBLIC COMMENT WORKS UNDER THE STRICTURES OF THE BROWN ACT, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'RE SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH, IS THAT THE BOARD CANNOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO INQUIRY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SPECIFICALLY AGENDIZED ITEM.
SO YOU CAN CERTAINLY LODGE YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED IF YOU'RE EXPECTING A DIRECT RESPONSE IN THIS MOMENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN AGENDIZED ITEM.
UM, WE CAN'T HAVE SOMEONE, UH, APPROACH MEMBERS AFTERWARDS IF YOU HAVE THE QUESTIONS WRITTEN DOWN AND SUBMIT THEM.
OR ANOTHER WAY THAT THE BOARD WOULD GET THE IS IF YOU A, A ASK THE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY VIA EMAIL, SEND THEM TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND THEN, UM, THEY CAN EITHER RESPOND INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP.
I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE IN TERMS OF THEIR ABILITY TO RESPOND IN THIS MOMENT.
IT'S JUST A PROCEDURAL, SOMEBODY IN THE BACK ASPECT AND SOMEONE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM WILL ALSO APPROACH YOU AFTERWARDS.
MIGHT, IF I SEED SOME OF MY TIME, MIGHT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO BE ABLE TO ANSWER? THEY JUST CAN'T RESPOND DIRECTLY TO QUESTIONS THAT ARE ADDRESSED DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BROWN ACT.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO OTHER THAN THE NET.
SO THE BOARD CANNOT ADDRESS STUFF THAT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY AGENDIZED.
WHAT IF WE'RE WILLING TO MEET WITH THE, WHAT IF WE'RE WILLING TO MEET WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS RIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING OUTSIDE EITHER HERE OR, UM, IN THE HALLWAY, OR SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO CAN, THEN THEY ANSWER, THIS MEETING IS GOING TO CONTINUE PROBABLY UNTIL THREE OR 4:00 PM SO I THINK THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO SPECIFICALLY EMAIL AND SAY, HEY, I'M REQUESTING A MEETING ON BEHALF OF THIS GROUP.
AND THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO AT THIS TIME.
CAN WE MEET, CAN WE COMMIT TO COMING BACK AT THREE OR 4:00 PM AND, AND HAVING THEM ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS? I APOLOGIES IF I'M PRESSING THIS, UH, A LITTLE BIT TOO FORCEFULLY.
BUT WE'VE ASKED THESE QUESTIONS AT THE LISTENING SESSIONS AND IN WRITING TO, UH, OVER EMAIL TO, UM, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS OR THE EDTECH, INNOVATION, EDTECH AND INNOVATION DIRECTOR.
UM, OTHER, OTHER FOLKS, OR CAN WE RIGHT NOW MAKE A MOTION TO AGENDIZE THE ITEM RIGHT NOW? THE THE ANSWER, THE ANSWER IN THIS MOMENT IS NO.
I, I'VE, I'VE GOT THE REQUEST NOW, AND IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL MY OFFICE THAT'S MICHAEL, DOMCLEAN@LAD.NET, I'LL RESPOND TO YOU THE BEST THAT I, THE BEST THAT I CAN.
BUT IN THIS MOMENT, AN AN AD HOC REQUEST IS NOT GOING TO BE HONORED.
CAN CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO AGENDIZE THE ITEM OR A COMMITTEE MEETING RIGHT NOW? UH, YOU CAN'T.
AND CAN I REQUEST THAT SOMEONE ON THE BOARD MAKE A MOTION TO AGENDIZE THE ITEM? YOU HAVE TO.
ITEMS HAVE TO BE AGENDIZED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
IT, IT'S A TRANSPARENCY MOTION.
WELL, THAT WOULDN'T BE 72 HOURS IN TODAY WOULDN'T BE 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
I I UNDERSTAND THERE'S NOT LIKE AN EMERGENCY OR, I MEAN, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN ASKING THESE QUESTIONS FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS AND WEEKS NOW.
SO SURELY YOU CAN UNDERSTAND OUR FRUSTRATION ABOUT NOT HAVING ANY CLEAR RESPONSES.
THESE ARE BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT L AD'S POLICIES THAT PARENTS NEED TO UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO INSTRUCT, HELP THEIR KIDS LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE ABSOLUTELY THINGS THAT THAT IS REQUIRING THEM TO LEARN.
IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE BYLAWS ABOUT SORT OF A EXCEPTION OR ALTERNATIVE WAY TO HAVE THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED? UH, SO I CAN I JUST SAY PUBLICLY TO MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD TOO, EMAIL BOARD MEMBERS@LSD.NET AND YOU AT LEAST HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT YOUR EMAIL WILL BE RESPONDED TO AND THE DISTRICT WILL RES WILL RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE ASKING.
UM, AND IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, WHETHER IT'S OUR VICE PRESIDENT WHO CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO AGENDA SOMETHING, YOU CAN.
SO MR. MCLEAN IS CORRECT AS SAYS MS. EZ ABOUT THE RULES RIGHT NOW, BUT IF, IF YOU EMAIL BOARD MEMBERS
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LSD.NET, PUT YOUR QUESTIONS IN WRITING, YOU WILL GET A RESPONSE.IS THERE SOMEONE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE THAT WE CAN ALSO INCLUDE IN, IN THESE QUESTIONS? I'M SURE IN ADDITION TO BOARD, IS THE BOARD MEMBERS JUST THE BOARD MEMBERS OR DOES THAT INCLUDE SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO OR, OR MEMBERS OF THIS? IF YOU EMAIL BOARD MEMBERS, I WILL RESPOND AND I WILL CC THE SUPERINTENDENT.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA, WE HAVE TO RESTART YOUR TIME.
SO, SO I WOULD SAY ANNOUNCE IT ALL FOR THE RECORD AND THEN WHEN THE TIME IS OVER, UM, THAT THAT'S IT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR PERSISTENCE.
PRINCIPALS, PARENTS, TEACHERS ARE CONFUSED ABOUT WHETHER THE DISTRICT REQUIRES WEEKLY I-READY MINUTES.
THIS IS A SIMPLE QUESTION AGAIN, I'LL INVITE IT AGAIN.
CLEAR UP THIS CONFUSION ANSWER RIGHT NOW.
ARE WEEKLY I-READY MINUTES MANDATED BY THE DISTRICT, YES OR NO SPEAK, MAYBE NOT IN YOUR CAPACITY.
I INVITE YOU TO SPEAK, TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
PARENTS, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THIS.
PLEASE CLEAR UP THE CONFUSION.
IN ADDITION, I, AND I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD AND AT THOSE, AT THOSE WE AT THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS, THE RESPONSIBLE USE POLICIES REQUIRES STUDENTS TO AGREE THAT THEY WILL NOT MEET PEOPLE OFF THE INTERNET WHOM THEY MEET ON THEIR DEVICES.
MY QUESTION IS, DO THE SCHOOL ISSUED THE LAUC AND SCHOOL ISSUE DEVICES ALLOW STUDENTS TO MEET PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET OVER THE INTERNET AGAIN, HOPING FOR AN ANSWER? ARE STUDENTS ABLE, IS THE TECHNOLOGY ENABLE THEM TO MEET PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET? I HOPE THAT THE ANSWER IS NO.
I CAN'T, I CAN'T ASSUME THAT THE ANSWER IS NO.
PROBABLY THE ANSWER IS YES BECAUSE THE DISTRICT REQUIRES STUDENTS TO AGREE THAT THEY WON'T MEET PEOPLE IN PERSON THAT THEY MEET ON THE INTERNET.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MY NAME IS MONICA OLA AND I AM A MOTHER OF TWO STUDENTS.
AND BEFORE ANYTHING I WANT TO SAY, I HAVE TO PUT IT ON MY HAND BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT.
L-G-B-T-Q-I-A, THAT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THIS.
UH, THAT'S THEIR LIFE AND THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH THEIR LIFE.
BUT WHAT INTEREST OF ME IS MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE SENT MY CHILDREN SO THAT TO SCHOOL SO THAT YOU PREPARE THEM ACADEMICALLY TO BE SOMEONE IN LIFE.
AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT YOU'RE SUPPORTING ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN SCHOOLS.
YOU, MS. CARGO, THAT YOU FEEL PROUD TO HAVE THOSE COLORS ON YOUR NECK AND TO MOTIVATE CHILDREN THAT TO BE CONFUSED OF WHAT THEY WANT TO BE.
CHILDREN ARE, UH, MINORS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THEY ARE MINORS AND YOU CANNOT BE CONFUSING THEM.
THAT YOU CAN GO TO BED WITH A WOMAN AND YOU CAN GO TO BED WITH A MAN.
THAT'S ABOUT US AS PARENTS TO GUIDE OUR CHILDREN OF WHAT THEY WANT.
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S A CERTAIN AGE TO DO IT.
THIS IS A TIME FOR STUDENTS TO FOCUS ACADEMICALLY.
PLEASE GO BACK TO PAPER AND PENCIL THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED.
LEAVE ASIDE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS CONFUSING THEM.
AND WHAT ABOUT GENDER? YOU'RE CONFUSING THEM AND IT'S NOT FAIR FOR YOU TO TELL THE CHILD, DO YOU FEEL MICROWAVE? SO I'M GONNA CALL YOU NOW A MICROWAVE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE A DOG? I'M GONNA CALL YOU A DOG.
THAT'S NOT FAIR BECAUSE IN THE TIME THAT I ENROLLED MY STUDENT WITH A NAME AND A LAST NAME HAS TO BE RESPECTED, HAS NOT RESPECTED.
IT'S TURNS OUT THAT AFTER A YEAR, MY DAUGHTER'S NAMES THAT ERICA AND MAX AND THE TEACHERS KNEW AND I WAS ALWAYS THERE ON MY DAUGHTER'S SIDE.
AND NOW IT TURNS OUT THAT SHE'S CONFUSED AND SHE HAS BEEN CUTTING HERSELF.
WHY? BECAUSE YOU HAVE CONFUSED HER THAT YOU'RE GIVING SO MUCH FREEDOM TO THE STUDENTS.
YOU SHOULD INFORM PARENTS THAT YOU HAVE RULES AND I THINK THAT THEY GIVE YOU A VERY GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY SO THAT YOU KEEP GIVING, FOOLING OUR CHILDREN.
AND THAT IS NOT FAIR BECAUSE YOU'RE CONFUSING THEM.
AND THAT'S WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF SUICIDES.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, CALLING THE FOLKS WHO LISTED THEMSELVES AS BEING REMOTE.
AMANDA WALSH BAKER, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF
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AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.AMANDA WALSH BAKER, I SEE YOU'RE ONLINE WITH US.
MS. BAKER, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
UM, I'M CALLING 'CAUSE I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF MY EXPERIENCES AT L-A-U-S-D.
I'M THE MOM OF A NOW THIRD GRADER, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING.
I WAS SO HAPPY TO SIGN MY SON UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD L-A-U-S-D SCHOOL.
I TRUSTED THE SCHOOL AND THE DISTRICT WITH MY CHILD AND THAT YOU HAD HIS BEST INTEREST AT HEART.
AND IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE HE STARTED TO COME HOME FROM KINDERGARTEN SINGING THE FIRST SONGS HE LEARNED.
BUT I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE IT WASN'T HIS ABCS OR OLD MCDONALD, IT WAS GRAMMARLY ADS.
'CAUSE IT TURNS OUT THE KIDS WERE ALL MEMORIZING THE ADS THAT WOULD POP UP AS THEIR TEACHER WAS SHOWING THEM YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
IN FACT, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE AD HAS BECOME A POPULAR CONVERSATION AMONGST LA'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW MUCH THEY'RE BEING EXPOSED TO RANDOM ADVERTISING AT SCHOOL WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.
BECAUSE THE TEACHERS CAN'T CONTROL WHAT IS POPPING UP ACCIDENTALLY AS THEY QUEUE UP THESE VIDEOS.
I ASK YOU ON THIS BOARD, WHO HERE THINKS THAT THAT IS WHAT A KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION SHOULD LOOK LIKE? AND DOESN'T THIS VIOLATE LAD'S OWN POLICY PROHIBITING ADVERTISING TO STUDENTS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY? SO WHAT IS A USD DOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXPOSING CHILDREN TO UNKNOWN CONTENT? OF COURSE, AN EASY FIX WOULD JUST BE TO PLAY LESS VIDEOS.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION.
WHY ISN'T THERE A MAXIMUM CAP AT HOW MUCH SCREEN TIME A TEACHER CAN IMPOSE PER DAY? THIS SEEMS OBVIOUS AND IN LINE WITH PEDIATRICIAN RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO WHY ISN'T THIS KIND OF GUIDANCE A PRIORITY FOR L-A-U-S-D? TO BE CLEAR, I AM IN SUPPORT OF INTENTIONAL AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF TECH, COMPUTER LABS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, BUT EVERY SUBJECT THROUGH A SCREEN AS YOUNG AS KINDERGARTEN AND TK HAS GOT TO STOP.
DOES ANYONE HERE REALLY THINK TK KIDS SHOULD BE WATCHING MOVEMENT VIDEOS INSTEAD OF BEING GUIDED BY THEIR TEACHER OR BETTER YET GOING OUTSIDE? DO YOU THINK THAT THIRD GRADERS SHOULD BE LEARNING AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT FROM A VIDEO INSTEAD OF A TEACHER? IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY THINK THE RESEARCH IS OUT THERE? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF YOU KNOW BETTER, THANK FOR YOUR TIME.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARCELLA GARCIA, YOU LISTED AS SPEAKING REMOTELY.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM MS. GARCIA? UH, LET'S SEE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
KARINA LOPEZ, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
MY NAME IS CARINA LOPEZ AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH ABOUT INVESTING SO MUCH MONEY IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE TRULY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE FOCUSING ON.
AND LISTENING TO THE PREVIOUS MOTHER, WELL, IT'S VERY CONCERNING THAT YOU ARE TEACHING STUDENTS ACTIONS THAT STUDENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE TO DO ABOUT EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT ABOUT STUDENTS THAT ARE MINORS THAT ARE VULNERABLE AND THAT THEY STILL KNOWINGLY AND STILL DOING IT.
IT IS A SIN TO MESS WITH CHILDREN.
IT IS A SIN ABOVE ALL FOR ALL THE HACKING.
THAT'S ALSO THIS, IT'S UNFORGIVABLE.
IT'S UNFORGIVABLE BY GOD TO MESS WITH CHILDREN.
AND SCHOOL SAFETY IS A PRIORITY.
THE SCHOOL POLICE SHOULD BE, THEY SHOULD BE INVESTED.
THE MONEY FOR, UH, SAFE PASSAGE BETTER GIVE.
IT SHOULD BE BETTER, BEST FOR SCHOOL POLICE, FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERPRETER.
WE SHOULD TAKE LEGAL ACTION, UH, FOR ALL OF THAT, THAT YOU'RE FOCUSING ON SCHOOL SAFETY WITH SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL POLICE, SO THAT YOU CAN INCREASE THE PERSONNEL OF OFFICERS WE SHOULD MEET AND
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HAVE, UH, MAKE ILLEGAL ACTION.RAQUEL DIAZ, YOU LISTED AS SPEAKING REMOTELY.
RAQUEL DIAZ, ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? NO.
ANYA MEEN, I SEE YOU ARE ONLINE.
ANYA MEEN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
HI, UM, MY NAME IS ANYA MEEN AND I'M A MEMBER OF SCHOOLS BEYOND SCREEN.
FOR MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN BEGGING THIS BOARD TO LISTEN TO THE SCIENCE ON EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME IN SCHOOLS AND WHAT IT'S DOING TO OUR CHILDREN.
SO TODAY I WILL BE SHARING THE SCIENCE WITH YOU DIRECTLY FROM A NEW BOOK BY NEUROSCIENTIST JARED HOBE CALLED THE DIGITAL DELUSION, HOW CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY HARMS OUR KIDS LEARNING AND HOW TO HELP THEM THRIVE AGAIN.
IN HIS BOOK, HORVAT PRESENTS DECADES OF DATA THAT SHOWS A CLEAR PATTERN THE MORE SCHOOLS DIGITIZE, THE WORSE STUDENTS PERFORM, LEADING TO A VERY SAD TRUTH THAT OUR KIDS ARE BECOMING LESS AND LESS INTELLECTUALLY CAPABLE.
STARTING AROUND THE YEAR 2000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF STANDARDIZED COGNITIVE MEASUREMENT, GENERATION Z IS CONSISTENTLY SCORING LOWER THAN THEIR PARENTS ON MANY KEY MEASURES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
FROM LITERACY AND NUMERACY TO DEEP CREATIVE, CRE, CREATIVITY AND GENERAL IQ.
AND THE EARLY DATA FROM GENERATION ALPHA BORN AFTER 2012 TO SUGGEST THE DOWNWARD TURN ISN'T SLOWING, IT'S ACCELERATING THE PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT.
PISA IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST STANDARDIZED TEST.
AND OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS, THIS TEST HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN THAT THE MORE TIME STUDENTS SPEND ON SCREENS AT SCHOOL, THE FURTHER THEIR SCORES IN READING MATH AND SCIENCE FALL.
OTHER MAJOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TESTS SHOW THE SAME TREND AS DO MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF ACADEMIC, CLINICAL AND CLASSROOM RESEARCH.
THE EVIDENCE IS BROAD, CONSISTENT, AND IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
ALL SHOWING THAT WHEN SCHOOLS REPLACE TRADITIONAL LEARNING WITH DIGITAL TOOLS, STUDENT PERFORMANCE DECLINES.
BUT WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE OF HOW OUR BRAINS HAVE EVOLVED TO WORK OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS.
HUMANS LEARN THROUGH MULTIMODAL MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCE, NOT BY STARING AT FLAT SCREENS TEAMING WITH DISTRACTION.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE TECH INDUSTRY, DESPITE THEIR BEST EFFORTS, CAN'T SIMPLY CHANGE OVERNIGHT.
SO INSTEAD OF ADAPTING TECH TOOLS TO FIT OUR CHILDREN'S BRAINS, TECH COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO RESHAPE OUR CHILDREN'S BRAINS TO FIT THEIR TOOLS.
IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE AND FRANKLY IT'S ABUSIVE.
AND YOU'LL NOT STOP HEARING FROM OUR GROWING MOVEMENT UNTIL IT STOPS.
OKAY, MARCELLA GARCIA, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
MARCELLA GARCIA, YOU'VE JOINED US ONLINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MARCELLA GARCIA, GOOD MORNING TO ALL GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
ONCE AGAIN, I AM HERE BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF OF PARENT GROUP.
I AM HERE BECAUSE I'M ALSO WORRIED ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY.
WE NEED TO HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN'S LIFE IS, IS AT RISK, THEIR TOXIC SUBSTANCE, PEACEFUL THAT ARE ARE HURTING THEM OR ROBBING THEM.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE, ESPECIALLY NOW, IT'S, IT'S GETTING DARK SOONER.
CHILDREN ARE GOING HOME AFTER, AFTER GOING HOME.
AND THEREFORE WE NEED SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
OUR CHILDREN GENERATE WORK AND IT IS YOUR JOB.
PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T CONTINUE TO REMOVE SCHOOL.
UH, INTERPRETERS, UH, THANK YOU FOR INTERPRETING.
YOU ARE INTERPRETING WHERE YOU ARE NOW.
YOU ARE NOT INTERPRETING AT THE SCHOOLS.
THEREFORE, YOU AS INTERPRETERS, YOU CREATE THE VOICE AND BE THE LEADERS THAT IN EVERY SCHOOL WE HAVE, WE NEED TO HAVE INTERPRETATION AT EVERY SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE KNOW THE NECESSITY OF PARENTS THAT NEED INTERPRETATION.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU GIVE US THE BUDGET, UH, IF WE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT IN SPANISH, HOW ARE WE GONNA UNDERSTAND IT IN ENGLISH? WE NEED INTERPRETATION A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE SCHOOLS.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET, IMAGINE HOW MS. DEI ORTIZ MENTIONED AS PARENTS.
IF WE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT AS PARENTS, HOW DO YOU WANT US TO UNDERSTAND IT? LET ALONE WHERE, WHEN
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IT IS NOT OUR LANGUAGE, BUT WE NEED INTERPRETATION.NOT A RESUME OR NOT A, JUST AN EXPLANATION.
ALSO, I WANNA SAY I WANNA CONGRATULATE TO ALL HAPPY, UH, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.
BUT GUESS WHAT? THE INDEX IS LOWERING.
KATE BRODY, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, WE SURE CAN.
UM, SO THIS IS JUST AN ASIDE AT THE TOP, BUT BEFORE I PUBLISHED MY FIRST NOVEL, I TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS I RARELY ALLOWED LAPTOPS IN MY CLASSROOM WAS BECAUSE I FOUND THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, UM, THEY FUNCTION NOT ONLY AS A DISTRACTION, BUT AS A BARRIER AND JUST SEVERED ANY TIE BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND MYSELF PREVENTING UNDERSTANDING, LEARNING, PREVENTING ANY KIND OF HUMAN CONNECTION.
AND ANY SEASONED TEACHER CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN TELL IN A GLANCE IF A STUDENT IS WORKING OR SIMPLY SCROLLING, TURNING CLASS TIME INTO A CHARADE AND WASTING EVERYONE'S TIME OR RETREATING INTO A WORLD OF THEIR OWN UNREACHABLE.
THE LAST BOARD MEETING, UM, I WAS JUST MADE, UH, HOW MANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REMINDED ME OF THOSE STUDENTS SCROLLING ON THEIR LAPTOPS, ANSWERING EMAILS WHEN THEY COULD HAVE BEEN LISTENING AND MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH THE BRAVE STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO SEE YOU AND SEEK YOUR HELP.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY I FIND IT RUDE AND DISMISSIVE AND IT DOES NOT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA SAVE THIS GENERATION OF CHILDREN FROM THE MANY HARMS THAT THREATEN TO BEFALL THEM, VIS-A-VIS SCREEN ADDICTION, DYSREGULATION, LONELINESS, ET CETERA.
WHAT I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT TODAY IS THE SCOURGE OF I-READY, BUT SO MANY OF, SO MUCH OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID MORE ELOQUENTLY BY MY FELLOW PARENTS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE THING, WHICH IS THAT THE ANGER YOU SEE HERE COMES FROM A PLACE OF DEEP HURT AND FROM A PLACE OF GRIEF.
I'M A PUBLIC SCHOOL KID THROUGH AND THROUGH EDUCATION SAVED MY LIFE.
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER AND MY DAD DIED AND MY MOM FELL INTO ADDICTION, I KNEW THE WAY OUT WAS THROUGH EDUCATION.
AND I WAS RIGHT IN MORE THAN MORE WAYS THAN ONE BOOK SAVED MY LIFE.
AND ALL I WANT FOR MY KIDS IS THE KIND OF EDUCATION THAT I RECEIVED.
ALL I WANT FOR THEM IS A LIFE OF THE MIND.
ALL I WANT FOR THEM IS THE PROMISE OF THIS COUNTRY THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION CAN TRANSFORM YOU AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE A CHILDHOOD, A PROPER, BEAUTIFUL, IMAGINATIVE, EMBODIED CHILDHOOD AND A LIFE THAT FLOWS OUT FROM THEIR OWN CURIOSITY AND HARD WORK.
AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE PRIVATE TECH INTERESTS ARE STANDING IN THE WAY OF THAT AND WE CAN'T ALLOW IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND VERDE FROM TAB TWO.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE HERE NOW, SO PLEASE COME ON UP.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK TO TAB TWO EN.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE AGAIN AS A MOTHER, A LEADER, A SINGLE MOTHER, AND MY SON, SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT.
I AM HERE WITH A LOT OF INTEREST AND I'M REFERRING TO YOU, MR. RIVA.
WE HAD A MEETING AT THOMAS, UH, STAR KING WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
DO YOU KNOW THAT'S A BIG SCHOOL, RIGHT? IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL WHERE A LOT OF WHITE PEOPLE ATTEND A LOT OF CAUCASIAN PEOPLE, A LOT OF LATINO PEOPLE.
AND MY CHILD IS ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE, UH, ATTENDING SPECIAL NEEDS.
WE HAVE A VERY BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WANT TO REMOVE A TEACHER FROM SPECIAL ED.
THEREFORE, THEY ARE GIVING THE TEACHER MORE STUDENTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHILDREN WITH WHEELCHAIRS.
PEOPLE THAT STUDENTS THAT CAN'T SPEAK, THEY HAVE SEVERE AUTISM, THEREFORE THEY ARE GIVING THEM MORE THAN 15 STUDENTS TO A TEACHER.
THEREFORE, WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS.
I RECEIVED, UH, SIGNATURES FROM CAUCASIAN PARENTS AND THEY WILL BE HERE TOO.
WHAT I WANNA SAY IS, WELL, WE HAVE A, BECAUSE WE HAD A GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, I HOPE THAT NEXT YEAR THAT THIS IS RESOLVED.
WE DON'T WANT THE TEACHER TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE THIS IS SO ESSENTIAL.
YOUR RIGHT HAND IS GENERAL SCHOOL, BUT YOUR LEFT HAND IS SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL.
WITHOUT THE SYSTEM THAT HOLDS THIS, WE WON'T BE HELD FIRM.
THIS SCHOOL WAS FUNDED IN 1904 AND IT BEGAN TO GENERATE WHAT IT IS ACTIVITY WITH DISTRICT IN 1926.
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THEREFORE, THERE IS NO, IT SAYS THOMAS STAR KING AND THIS WAS FOR RELIGIOUS MINISTERS IN THE PAST.BUT WHAT I DO WANNA SAY IS THAT I WILL HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNICATION WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU WILL OPEN DOORS TO SPEAK AND I HOPE I RECEIVE AN ANSWER TO SPEAK WITH YOU BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S GONNA SPEAK WITH YOU.
IT'LL BE MANY PARENTS AND SEVERAL PARENTS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL, YOU YOUR TIME.
OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE TIME IS
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NOW 1111 AND THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.[Reconvene to Open Session (Part 1 of 5)]
BACK.THE BOARD IS COMING BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.
MS. NEW BILL PRESENT FOR PRESIDENT SCHON.
I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT ALL MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT WERE PRESENT IN THE CLOSED SESSION.
I HAVE THREE SMALL THINGS TO REPORT OUT ON.
UH, TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF STUDENTS IN CASE NUMBERS 21, 23, 24, 25, 26.
WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITIONS.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF STUDENT IN CASE NUMBER 22.
WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION.
THE VOTE WAS SIX AYES AND ONE NO.
MR. SCHON, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE CONDITIONAL ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENT IN CASE NUMBER 12 A WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION, THE VOTE WAS SEVEN A'S UNDER TAB TWO, EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE DISMISSAL OF THREE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
THE VOTE WAS SEVEN A'S UNDER TAB THREE PENDING LITIGATION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE OF JANE.
THE VOTE WITH SEVEN A'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON THE FINALIZATION OF THE AGREEMENT THAT CONCLUDES REPORTING OUT.
AND THIS MEETING IS GOING TO RECESS UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DATE, UNTIL JANUARY 13TH AT 10:30 AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE TIME IS NOW 10:31 AM ON JANUARY 13TH, 2026.
THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
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IS NOW GOING TO RE ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION MEETING FROM DECEMBER 17TH, 2025.UM, AS THE BOARD IS IN CLOSED SESSION, WE WILL COME OUT LATER TO REPORT OUT ANY ITEMS IF THERE ARE ANY REPORTABLE ITEMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S JANUARY 13TH, 2020 SIXTH.
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AND THE BOARD IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO RECESS UNTIL WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST AT 9:00 AM IN THIS BOARDROOM.THE TIME IS NOW 9:02 AM ON JANUARY 21ST, 2026.
THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECONVENE THE CLOSED SESSION THAT FIRST STARTED ON DECEMBER 17TH, 2025.
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BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.[Reconvene to Open Session (Part 3 of 5)]
BACK.THE TIME IS NOW 11:30 AM ON JANUARY 21ST, 2026.
THE BOARD IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO RECESS THIS CLOSED SESSION MEETING UNTIL JANUARY 27TH AT 9:30 AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE THE CLOSED SESSION, CLOSED SESSION ON JANUARY 27TH AT 9:30 AM THANK YOU.
THE TIME IS NOW 9:30 AM ON JANUARY 27TH, 2026.
THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECONVENE THE CLOSED SESSION THAT BEGAN ON DECEMBER 17TH, WHICH WAS, WHICH WAS ITSELF RECESSED TO JANUARY 13TH AND THEN RECESSED AGAIN TO JANUARY 21ST AND THEN RECESSED AGAIN TO TODAY AT 9:30 AM
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UH, THE BOARD IS IN CLOSE SESSION AND WE WILL RECONVENE WHEN DONE.[Reconvene to Open Session (Part 4 of 5)]
20:00 AM ON JANUARY 27TH.THE BOARD IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO RECESS THE MEETING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED ON DECEMBER 17TH, AND THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE ON FEBRUARY THE THIRD AT 10:00 AM THANK YOU.
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OKAY.AS SOON AS WE CAN, WE'RE GONNA START THE NEXT, UH, THE NEXT MEETING THAT WAS LATE.