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Banning Unified approves hires, expulsions and grant application; band booster raises marching program concerns

Banning Unified School District Board of Trustees · April 10, 2025
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Summary

At its April 10 meeting the board appointed Anna Torres as data and assessment coordinator, voted to expel a student for two semesters, authorized applying for a state/local grant to buy up to six electric buses, approved routine contracts and resolutions, and heard a public comment from a band booster urging action on marching-band issues.

BANNING, Calif. — The Banning Unified School District Board of Trustees on April 10 approved several personnel appointments, disciplinary actions and routine business items and heard public comment raising concerns about the marching-band program.

In a closed-session report the board announced the appointment of Anna Torres as the district’s new data and assessment coordinator; the motion to appoint her was made by Trustee Novellis and seconded by Trustee Trautman and carried on a 4-1 vote. Torres, introduced publicly after the closed session, thanked the board and community and said she was excited to begin the role.

The board voted 5-0 to expel student case 2024-25-07 to community day school for two semesters following a motion by Trustee…

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