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Parents and community members urge LAUSD to avoid strike, say students would be harmed
Summary
Multiple parents and community members told the Los Angeles Unified School District Board on April 10 that a teachers’ strike would harm students, with several commenters directly accusing union leaders of prioritizing pay over children and urging the board to seek transparency in negotiations.
Multiple parents and community members used public comment at a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education special meeting on April 10 to urge the board and teachers’ union to avoid a strike, saying it would harm students and calling for greater transparency in labor talks.
Isabel Gonzalez, introduced by the board as an in-person speaker, spoke in Spanish and told the board the union is “using our students as cannon fodder,” urging officials to “stop using our students” to secure wins. Juan Magandy, another in-person commenter, criticized the negotiation process as “theater” and said, referring to large sums, “What is it? $5,600,000,000 ... which is…
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