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San Marino Unified opens hearing on appeal of classified employee dismissal; no public comments received
Summary
The San Marino Unified School District Board of Education opened a special meeting March 18 for a hearing on an appeal of a classified employee dismissal, paused for public comment and then moved into closed session after receiving no requests to speak.
The San Marino Unified School District Board of Education opened a special meeting at 8:52 a.m. March 18 for a hearing on the appeal of a classified employee dismissal and then recessed to closed session after taking no public comments.
Board President C. Joseph Chang called the meeting to order and announced the session was the special "Hearing on Appeal of Classified Employee Dismissal," saying, "It is now, today is March 18, 2025. It is 8:52. Welcome to the San Marino Unified School District Board of Education special meeting, Hearing on Appeal of Classified Employee Dismissal." District staff then read the board's public comment procedures, accessibility information and the legal bases cited for closed-session confidentiality.
The board paused for one minute to accept requests to speak from in-room and remote attendees; staff reported there were no requests to speak, no email comments received as of 8:30 a.m., and zero Zoom attendees. Staff summarized options for submitting comments: an online form, requesting to speak during the meeting via Zoom, or submitting an in-person public comment card. Staff said the online comment window for both open and closed session comments was March 18, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Staff also outlined time limits described in the agenda: individual speakers may be allotted up to five minutes and a maximum of 20 minutes for a single subject; if more than four speakers address the same subject, the board president may adjust individual time to ensure everyone can be heard within the 20-minute allotment. The staff reading included disability-access instructions and a contact email for accommodations, listed in the meeting materials as jdelatorre@smusd.us and the district office location at 1665 West Drive, San Marino.
After confirming no public comments had been submitted, the board recessed the open session and proceeded into closed session to hear the appeal. The board did not take any public votes or issue public rulings on the dismissal during the portion of the transcript provided.
