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Teachers, parents and union voice concern over protest messaging and teacher pay at El Segundo Unified board meeting
Summary
Community speakers criticized vulgar posters at a student walkout and teachers urged higher pay and benefits at the Feb. 10 El Segundo Unified board meeting; union and PTA representatives called for a fair contract while the district and police protected students during the event.
At the Feb. 10 regular meeting of the El Segundo Unified School District Board of Education, multiple public commentators criticized the content and oversight of a student protest held Feb. 5 at El Segundo High School and renewed calls for better compensation for educators.
Yudranka Draskovic told the board she observed "vulgar and hateful" posters during the walkout and asked whether adults in classrooms had supervised or allowed students to create them during instructional time. She said the messaging conflicted with the school's Kindness Week and asked whether the district wanted to send "a message of hate or kindness."
Jack Ashworth, another…
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