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Parents and community groups press PVUSD to reinstate Barios Unidos after contract cancellation
Summary
Dozens of parents, youth and community leaders urged the board to restore the Barios Unidos mentoring program and demanded transparency about the district’s decision to cancel the contract at PV High; multiple speakers described urgent student safety and anti‑bullying work the group provided.
A string of emotional public comments at the June 11 Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting put a spotlight on community anger over the district’s decision to end a contract with Barios Unidos, a community mentoring and restorative program.
Parents, former students and program leaders told the board the group provided crisis intervention, cultural programming and court advocacy for hundreds of local students. Speakers described cases in which Barios Unidos mentors helped students who had been bullied, prevented suspensions and enabled students to…
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