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Tehachapi teachers association warns against signing new federal certification, cites layoffs and asks district not to comply
Summary
Val Bowman, president of the Tehachapi Association of Teachers, told the board the teachers’ union opposes a new U.S. Department of Education certification request and said the California Department of Education will respond for the state; she urged the district not to sign the new certification and described regional layoff trends.
Val Bowman, president of the Tehachapi Association of Teachers (TAT), addressed the board April 8 and urged the district not to sign a newly requested certification tied to federal anti‑discrimination assurances, saying the request is ‘‘not legally required’’ and could be an unlawful new condition on federal funds.
Bowman told the board the U.S. Department of Education had requested a new certification and initially asked for district responses on an accelerated…
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