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Parent tells LAUSD board principal physically restrained her during school meeting; requests independent review
Summary
A parent told the Los Angeles Unified School District board that Principal Jeremy McDavid grabbed and held her during a Dec. 11 school meeting, that her 7‑year‑old witnessed the incident, and asked the board to convene an independent oversight review and limit the principal’s access to students pending investigation.
A parent told the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education on Dec. 17 that she was physically restrained by a principal at a school meeting and asked the board to open an independent review.
“My name is Kiana, and I’m the parent of three students in the Los Angeles Unified School District,” the caller said during public comment, describing an incident on Dec. 11 at 40th Street Elementary School in which she said Principal Jeremy McDavid “physically grabbed me by both arms and restrained me inside his closed office” for more than a minute as she tried to leave after raising concerns about a staff member. She said her 7‑year‑old child witnessed the episode and that she did not consent…
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