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Lynwood Unified board names April 2, 2026, Farmworkers' Day and directs expedited school renaming process
Summary
The Lynwood Unified School District board voted 5–0 on March 26 to recognize April 2, 2026, as Farmworkers' Day to align with state action and directed the superintendent to begin an expedited community process to rename the middle school currently named for Cesar Chavez, while exploring interim supports for students.
The Lynwood Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously on March 26 to recognize April 2, 2026, as Farmworkers' Day and to begin an expedited process to rename the middle school currently bearing Cesar Chavez’s name.
Board member Dr. Castro moved the action to recognize April 2 as Farmworkers' Day; Miss Lopez seconded the motion, and the board approved it 5–0. Legal counsel had advised that because the state’s renaming occurred after the board’s agenda was posted, the board could make a procedural two‑thirds finding to add the action to the agenda and then vote on it.
Superintendent presented staff recommendations aligning district…
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