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Residents, educators voice concern about proposed district office and resource gaps at Tolleson meeting
Summary
Public commenters and union leaders at the Tolleson Union High School District meeting opposed spending on a proposed district office and raised shortages in special education supplies, extracurricular costs for families and transparency in agenda notices.
Multiple public speakers at the Tolleson Union High School District meeting on Sept. 19 urged the board to prioritize spending on classrooms and student services rather than a proposed new district office or large capital projects.
Catherine Lopez, who identified herself as a local parent, said moving the district office and opening a new campus would estrange the community and leave current student needs unmet. "How will expanding or enlarging the district help or benefit the students? It makes no sense to me to also build a new school in Wendell when you haven't met the needs of the students we already have in this district,"…
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