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Parents, students tell RUSD board campus security failed at MLK and bathrooms leave students unsafe
Summary
At the June 5 Riverside Unified School District board meeting, parents and students pressed trustees over a May 20 security breach at Martin Luther King High School and widespread reports of unsafe bathroom conditions. The board and superintendent pledged follow-up inspections and summer work to address vulnerabilities.
About a dozen public commenters at the Riverside Unified School District Board of Education meeting on June 5 pressed trustees to act after a May 20 security breach at Martin Luther King High School and raised broader concerns about student safety and unsanitary or unsafe restrooms.
Vanessa Brogdon, speaking on behalf of “MLK families demand safety,” said five unauthorized adults entered the MLK campus during school hours and engaged in a physical altercation; she said no lockdown was initiated and staff and students received no immediate communication. Brogdon told the board that she…
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