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Parents, students and community groups speak to Lemon Grove board about LGAM principal

Lemon Grove School District Governing Board · March 1, 2026
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Summary

At the Dec. 13 meeting, multiple parents, students and community organizations addressed the board regarding Lemon Grove Academy Middle School principal Tamara Muhammad; the board recorded the list of speakers during public comment but took no immediate personnel action on the record.

Multiple parents, students and community organizations addressed the Lemon Grove School District Governing Board during the public‑comment period on Dec. 13 to raise concerns regarding Lemon Grove Academy Middle School principal Tamara Muhammad.

The board’s meeting record lists the speakers and affiliations: parent Lea Reed; students Gianna Woodson, Geleah Woodson, Khylee Peterson and Lauryn York; Ellen Nash representing the San Diego Chapter of the Black American Political Association of California; former parent Jacquelyn Clark; Tamika Anderson (identified in the record as the principal’s sister and a Monterey Heights STEAM Academy media specialist); Susan Peneda (grandparent); and Kenya Taylor of the NAACP San Diego Branch.

The transcript does not include verbatim statements from the speakers in the posted segments, and the board did not announce any immediate personnel action related to those comments during the open session. The public‑comment listing appears under the agenda item “Hearing of Citizens for Items Not on the Agenda.”

Trustees did not vote on personnel changes during open session; the meeting’s minutes instead record that personnel and a settlement matter were handled in closed session earlier in the evening. The board adjourned at 9:20 p.m.