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Community speakers urge Mt. Diablo board to support teacher placed on leave
Summary
Multiple former students and colleagues testified in support of teacher Doug Scott, who told the board he was placed on paid administrative leave after refusing to change a student's grade; speakers urged investigation, support, or reinstatement and noted a petition with roughly 85 signatures.
Public comment at the Mt. Diablo Unified School District board meeting on Sept. 11 included a sustained series of speakers urging the board to consider support or reinstatement for Doug Scott, a long-time district teacher who said he has been on paid administrative leave after refusing to alter a students grade.
"I was pressured to change a grade and didn't," Doug Scott said, identifying himself…
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