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Parents and students admonish PAUSD over Fletcher Middle School reassignment; board hears repeated pleas for transparency and safety
Summary
More than a dozen parents, students and community members used open forum Aug. 19 to urge the district to reverse or more transparently review a teacher reassignment to Fletcher Middle School, saying the move has caused anxiety among students and calling for opt-outs and independent review.
Dozens of parents, students and community members addressed the board during an emotional open forum on Aug. 19 to demand immediate action and transparency after a teacher reassignment to Fletcher Middle School.
Mar Lucas, a parent who said her son — a Gunn wrestler — died by suicide eight years ago, urged the board to treat student mental health with urgency: “I’m continuing my plea from last spring that this community treats suicide like the epidemic that it is,” she said.
Multiple commenters described students at Fletcher as fearful after the district reassigned the teacher identified in public remarks as Peter…
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