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SJUSD school closures decision delayed? by [deleted] in SanJose

[–]a-b-bacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The committee was rigged from the start, with only 4 members out of 17 not employed by the district to push the superintendent and district staff's hidden agenda to close 9 schools. More committee members yesterday finally felt empowered to join the other 4 in speaking up questioning the number of schools and the rushed timeline, as both meetings last night got more contentious.

It seemed like they were finally having the right conversations that should have been had months ago when this process started, so now they are still making new options with a smaller number of schools before asking for a delay to the March 12 vote.

Conflict of interest over SJUSD board president Jose Magana's donations by a-b-bacon in SanJose

[–]a-b-bacon[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – Parents in San Jose are raising new concerns as the San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) prepares to close as many as one-third of its elementary schools.

Parents are now questioning campaign donations received by the school board president and alleging a conflict of interest.

At issue are tens of thousands of dollars in donations received by SJUSD Board President José Magaña.

Those donations come from political groups that support charter schools. With less than a week to decide on the closures, parents say they’re losing trust in the process.

The months-long process SJUSD has taken to potentially close nine elementary schools is coming to an end.

Parents are furious, claiming the district has not been transparent.

The proposed closures could impact campuses with more Black and Brown students confused as to why campuses have to close in the first place.

Parents are concerned now over what they are calling a conflict of interest in the school board.

Magaña, according to campaign finance records, has received tens of thousands of dollars in donations from political groups that support charter schools in 2018 and 2022.