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Placentia-Yorba Linda board approves supermajority language in administrator contracts amid community opposition
Summary
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District board voted Nov. 19 to add supermajority termination provisions to several senior administrators' contracts after hours of public comment, legal filings and board debate. Opponents said the timing and scope threaten transparency; supporters argued the change protects stability.
The Placentia‑Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education voted Nov. 19 to approve amendments to multiple senior staff employment contracts that add a supermajority threshold for termination in certain circumstances, after a night of extended public comment and debate.
Board members approved the contract changes in a series of roll‑call votes. The items affecting assistant superintendents and the superintendent were recorded in the meeting audio and minutes as passing by three‑to‑two votes after trustees discussed legal opinions and a court filing earlier in the day. Trustees Anderson and Buck recorded dissenting votes on the superintendent amendment; trustees Youngblood, Frazier and Board…
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