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Washington Unified trustees sworn in; board elects president, vice president and clerk
Summary
At its Dec. 17 organizational meeting, the Washington Unified School District Board of Trustees swore in new trustees, elected Sarah Kirby Gonzalez president, named Trustee Coffey vice president and Trustee Vanessa Castro clerk, approved committee assignments and adopted the remainder of the 2025 meeting calendar.
The Washington Unified School District Board of Trustees held its annual organizational meeting Dec. 17, 2024, swearing in newly elected trustees, electing board officers and approving committee assignments and the district's meeting calendar for the remainder of 2025.
Danni Langford opened public comment by congratulating the new trustees and urging independent decision-making from the dais: "Please don't do that anymore. Please. We need independent thinkers. We need conscientious thinkers," she said. The board had earlier read its public-comment rules, noting written comments are accepted through 3 p.m. the day of the meeting, the board may limit total public input to 20 minutes and individual speakers to three minutes, and speakers were warned that naming students or making derogatory comments…
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