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Students, staff and parents urge Ventura Unified to reverse classified layoffs and save Homestead program
Summary
Dozens of students, classified employees and parents told the Ventura Unified School District board that cuts to paraprofessionals, custodians and librarians will harm student safety and programs such as Homestead; trustees agreed to add a follow-up conference item to re-examine the reductions.
Dozens of students, classified employees and parents pleaded with the Ventura Unified School District Board of Trustees during public comment, urging trustees to rescind or rethink recent cuts that would eliminate or reduce paraprofessionals, custodians, librarians and other site staff.
"Why are we cutting from the bottom up?" asked Maisy Hatler, a senior at Ventura High School, describing the consequences of proposed layoffs for paraeducators and maintenance staff who support daily school operations. Student speakers said the cuts would remove essential supports at sites and would, they said, undermine safety, translation services and the functioning of small…
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