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Calexico board opens process to consider renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary and reviewing holiday observance
Summary
Board President Avina asked staff to prepare a comprehensive report — including community input and a timeline — to begin the process of renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary and reviewing the district’s observance of the Cesar Chavez holiday after ‘recent revelations’; trustees asked staff to follow CDE guidance and to return next meeting with next steps.
The Calexico Unified School District Board of Education on March 20 directed staff to prepare next steps for renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary and reviewing the district’s observance of the Cesar Chavez holiday following recent allegations about the historical figure.
Board President Avina read a prepared statement saying the board is ‘‘saddened and disappointed by the recent revelations concerning Cesar Chavez’’ and that the…
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