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Parents and counselors urge board to keep Equity & Access staff amid proposed cuts
Summary
Multiple parents, staff and community organizations urged the board not to reduce or dismantle the Equity & Access department, stressing its support for more than 1,000 McKinney‑Vento students and pleading to retain Maritza Cabeza's position.
Dozens of residents and employees used the meeting's public comment period to press the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District to preserve its Equity & Access staffing, describing the department as a "lifeline" for families experiencing homelessness and other hardships.
Several speakers recounted personal experiences in which equity staff connected families to housing, supplies, counseling and graduation supports. "She has been very, very supportive for the last five years," said Erica Tikuru, who addressed the board about…
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