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Parent and community speakers urge Paramount Unified to reconsider "combo" classes, cite academic and social harms
Summary
During public comment, speakers urged the school board to stop relying on combination ("combo") classes and to seek alternatives to classroom closures, arguing such assignments dilute instruction and harm students’ emotional and academic needs.
Speakers at the May 14 Paramount Unified school board meeting pressed trustees to reconsider the district’s increasing use of combination-grade ("combo") classes and closures of classrooms for 2025–26.
"Combo classes are not a solution. They are a compromise and it's our students who will be paying the price," said Christina during the public-comment period, describing how combining multiple grade levels in one classroom forces teachers to divide…
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