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Hacienda la Puente Unified board meeting canceled after dispute over remote attendance and decorum
Summary
The Hacienda la Puente Unified School District board called off its Aug. 28 meeting after a dispute over a board member’s request to appear remotely under an ADA-related "just cause" exception, repeated interruptions and warnings about decorum; the meeting was not reconvened and no formal votes were recorded.
The Hacienda la Puente Unified School District board called off its Aug. 28, 2025, regular meeting after a heated dispute over a board member’s request to participate remotely and repeated interruptions that the presiding officer said violated meeting decorum.
Board member Loera announced she was "requesting to participate remotely for just cause due to physical disability," and the board discussed whether state rules governing remote attendance applied. The board chair said the district’s legal adviser had confirmed Loera had already used the "just cause" exception twice this year. "So far she's already had two just cause meetings," a board member stated during roll call discussion, and another speaker…
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