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Union and public commenters press district on canine searches and layoffs; vendor pitches digital yearbook
Summary
During public comment, a CSEA representative urged the district to rethink how canine contraband detection is used in schools to avoid unnecessarily detaining students; a union representative also described recent layoffs and asked to participate in superintendent interview panels, and a vendor pitched a digital yearbook and attendance product.
Two public commenters used the board's public comment period to press the district on separate issues.
Fawn Petersen, speaking for the California School Employees Association (Chapter 007), raised concerns about a proposed renewal of a contract with a canine contraband detection vendor. "The dogs that they use are trained to detect marijuana. Marijuana is legal," Petersen said, and described situations in which students were held while staff processed them even though no contraband…
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