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Public commenters and union leaders tell Laguna Beach school board staff feel ‘demoralized’ and urge protections for students
Summary
At a Feb. 24 governance workshop, parents, a union leader and a student criticized recent board conduct, called for stronger protections for student privacy and urged the board to publicly support staff and improve agenda planning.
Public commenters at the Laguna Beach Unified School District governance workshop on Feb. 24 pressed trustees to address what they described as a toxic tone in recent meetings, calling on the board to protect students’ privacy and to reaffirm public support for staff.
Thesa Zuziak, president of the Classified School Employees Association, chapter 131, told the board it must end rhetoric that has left employees “demoralized, intimidated, disrespected, and devalued.” She criticized a recent public-records request she said targeted staff residency and warned that using district resources to scrutinize union business could amount to harassment of staff and unions.
“Staff have…
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