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Students and parents urge board to reinstate Edison cheer coach amid investigations
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Dozens of Edison High students, parents and coaches urged the Stockton Unified School District board to reinstate Coach Tai (Tyresa Sasaki), saying investigations and parent complaints have disrupted practices and harmed student morale. Trustees heard emotional, repeated appeals during public comment.
Dozens of students, parents and volunteer coaches urged the Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees to reinstate Coach Tai, the head coach of Edison High Schoolcheer, during an extended public-comment period. Speakers described canceled practices, strained team cohesion and emotional distress among athletes and said a single parentcomplainant had repeatedly targeted the program.
"This district is not just somewhere I worked or volunteered, but I'm a product of SUSD," said Tyresa Sasaki, who identified herself as a coach and described long personal ties to district programs. Multiple students and family members followed with personal…
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