Parents and community use APS public forum to raise school safety, student‑health and substitute‑teacher concerns

Four community members used the Albuquerque Public Schools public forum on Sept. 3 to raise concerns about student health and safety, medication and mental‑health treatment, and treatment of substitute teachers. Board President Gonzales acknowledged the comments and said the administration is working with the board on related issues.

In person speaker Dr. Sanello described himself as “an alternative health doctor, minister, but also a sports performance coach and nutrition coach,” and urged the board to look into what he described as risks from COVID‑19 injections. “Do you know what's exactly in COVID 19 and what's it doing to your body?” he asked. He made specific claims about immune‑system losses and long‑term health risks, saying, in part, “At this point, you have 25% of your military or immune function left,” and later, “I would encourage all of you…