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Board pauses PAC nominations, requests reviews after allegations of exclusion in selection process
Summary
Following public allegations that the Parent Advisory Council nomination process excluded Chinese parents and raised Brown Act and fairness concerns, the board voted to table action, ask the superintendent to review HR/legal practices, request CDE review, and return with recommendations.
A contentious public-comment period over the Parent Advisory Council’s (PAC) nomination process culminated in a board motion on May 9 to pause action and review the procedures after multiple parents and community leaders alleged the selection process was discriminatory and nontransparent.
Parents and community organizations, including representatives of a Chinese parent coalition (CPAC), told the board that the PAC selection had disproportionately rejected Chinese applicants and that application materials and translations were handled inconsistently. Josephine…
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