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Parents and supporters urge reinstatement of teacher Michael Moliere, allege retaliation
Summary
Several parents, former colleagues and supporters told the Sequoia Union High School District board that teacher Michael Moliere has been wrongfully kept off campus, alleging discrimination and retaliation and signaling pending legal action; speakers asked the board to return him to the classroom.
Supporters of a suspended Sequoia Union High School District teacher pressed the board during public comment on Oct. 30, saying the district’s handling of the case has harmed students and staff and warning of legal consequences.
Several speakers named Michael Moliere and described him as a committed special-education teacher. Maria Cortez, who said her son had been a student of Moliere’s, asked the board to “look into your hearts” and “allow him to continue to benefit students,” saying she could not identify any reason he should be barred from work. A community speaker, Jeremy Ray, told the…
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