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LAUSD holds special meeting on superintendent personnel and labor talks; public commenters press for school safety and oppose raises
Summary
The Los Angeles Unified School District board met March 2 to consider two closed-session items — a personnel matter involving the acting superintendent and labor negotiations — heard public comment sharply focused on school safety, petitions for school police and opposition to teacher pay increases, then recessed into closed session until March 10.
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education convened a special meeting at 10:02 a.m. on March 2 to hear two items in closed session: a personnel matter related to the acting superintendent and a conference with labor negotiators.
Mister Chait, identified in the meeting as the acting superintendent, opened the public portion with a short statement emphasizing continuity and student-centered priorities. "Our schools will remain places of safety, consistency, and opportunity," he said, adding the district would "keep students at the center of every decision."
Members of the public used the meeting’s public-comment periods to press the board on safety and labor issues. Monica Rasoli, who identified herself as a mother, opposed proposed teacher pay increases and urged the board to withhold raises until academic outcomes improve: "So as a mother, I am against that there is a salary increase for teachers."
Several commenters urged a return of school police to campuses. Maria Luisa Palma told the board petitioners had collected "5,600 signatures" asking to restore school police and said requested safety data had not been fully provided in response to a public-records request. "Are you going to let school police come back to the campuses?" Palma asked.
Other speakers tied safety concerns to district accountability and training. Norma Gonzalez said a student was hospitalized after an incident and said administrators lacked adequate special-education training, urging the board to prioritize safety and improved training.
Multiple commenters criticized unions and alleged that union influence and politics shape district decisions. Diana Guillen accused unions of trying to "control everything, the salary, curriculum, policies, parent committees," and other speakers said the board had not listened to parents.
After public comment the board recessed into closed session to address the personnel and labor items. The clerk announced the board would reconvene the closed session on March 10 at 9:00 a.m.; the publicly available transcript records no formal vote text or outcome from the closed session.
The meeting began with the clerk reading the authority for closed session under Government Code section 54957 (personnel/public employment, superintendent evaluation) and section 54957.6 (conference with labor negotiators), and listed the negotiator and employee organizations involved. No additional public actions or formal vote tallies were recorded in the public portion of the transcript.
