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GGUSD board approves calendar changes, student trips and business items; public commenters seek ethics review
Summary
The board approved meeting-date changes, a bundle of student events and several business items including a Second Harvest MOU, a CMAS participation extension and a $69.4 million purchase order; public commenters asked the board to consider an independent ethics officer and limits on district resources near elections.
Garden Grove Unified School District’s Board of Education approved routine calendar adjustments, multiple student travel and district events, and several business and personnel items at its regular meeting, while members of the public urged the board to consider an independent ethics officer.
During public comment, Christine Ortega, president of CSEA Chapter 121, invited board members and administrators to participate in the ACE (Appreciating Classified Employees) shadowing program during Classified School Employee Week in May. "We invite you to come see us and participate" Ortega said, asking the board to join scheduled activities.
Nicholas Dibbs, a teacher educator, asked the board to place two proposals on a future agenda: (1) a policy restricting the use of taxpayer-funded district resources within six months of the November general election "in any way that could or might provide any actual or perceived favorable…
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