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Parents ask board to let toddlers finish 'Mommy and Me' quarter; commenter denounces pledge and public figures

El Rancho Unified School District Board of Education · March 11, 2026
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A grandparent urged the board to allow children who became 3 during the year to finish the district—s "Mommy and Me" class rather than be removed for an age cutoff, and a separate commenter used public comment to call for land acknowledgments and leveled political accusations about public figures; trustees said they would follow up.

At the public-comment portion of Tuesday—s El Rancho Unified board meeting, Elaine Ledwin asked trustees to allow children who began the district's "Mommy and Me" class during the school year to complete the final 10-week quarter even if they have since turned 3, saying families had experienced inconsistent age-cutoff application and lacked clear guidance.

"Removing these children at this point is disruptive to…

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