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Parents and educators urge Long Beach Unified to restore mental-health and library services amid budget cuts
Summary
At a Long Beach Unified school board meeting, multiple parents, students and educators urged the district to restore wellness-center staff and library positions cut under budget proposals, presenting petitions and local data on inequitable library access. Speakers also questioned spending priorities and asked for greater transparency on contract beneficiaries.
At the Long Beach Unified Board of Education meeting, parents, students and educators urged the district to reverse or reconsider proposed cuts to school-based mental-health and library services, saying those programs are critical supports rather than optional extras. Parents delivered a written petition of 750 signatures and several speakers described students who rely on wellness centers and school librarians for crisis support, literacy instruction and access to materials.
The appeals began during public comment when Maria Teresa Loeza said she submitted 750 signatures asking the board to treat multilingual students as a formal agenda item and to answer written questions about the district's multilingual strategic plan and service restoration. "No se burlen y nunca minimicen el…
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