Parent asks board to remove Westmont teacher, citing repeated yelling at young students

A Westmont Elementary parent addressed the Pomona Unified School District Board on April 16 asking trustees to remove a temporarily hired first‑grade teacher, citing repeated incidents of yelling and an alleged hostile learning environment for first‑grade students.

Alfonso Toski said his daughter came home “visibly shaken” after classroom incidents in which the teacher yelled at six‑ to seven‑year‑old students. The parent said multiple formal complaints were submitted to school and district administrators and that the family had been told the teacher would stop the behavior but that it had continued, including incidents that the parent said occurred when no certified staff were present.

Toski said the teacher described classroom methods influenced by prior work as a police officer and that the family had lost confidence in the teacher’s ability to provide a safe learning environment. He requested that the board step in and remove the teacher from the classroom; the issue appears on the agenda under personnel (item 5.A.11) for the board’s review. Trustees did not take an immediate personnel action at the public meeting.

What’s next: the parent asked the board to act; district staff typically handle personnel matters through confidential administrative processes. The board did not announce a personnel‑action vote during the public session.