Thursday, May 24, 2012

Community and Education Leaders Call for a Solution to Lay-off Crisis at San Diego Unified School District

 

Amid continued budget challenges, both sides must re-commit to finding best solution for students and teachers


WHAT:          
Community leaders will join Lorena Gonzalez to discuss the teacher layoff crisis facing San Diego Unified School District. As our schools face the dire prospect of losing one-in-five teachers next year and crippling cuts to nursing, custodial, bus and other vital support services, all parties must take another look at resolving this crisis.

EVENT:         
Leaders will call on both the school district and teachers to overcome the current impasse and begin talking with a renewed commitment to providing the best possible education to our students in dire economic times. In the face of this funding crisis, we must come together and continue a productive dialogue in order to find solutions, while respecting our teachers and giving our students the best we can.

WHO:             
Lorena Gonzalez, Secretary-Treasurer/CEO, San Diego Labor Council; David Valladolid, Parent Institute for Quality Education; Cindy Marten, Principal, Central Elementary School in City Heights; Sandy Mattson, Parent Leader, McKinley Elementary School; Linda LeGerrette, Cesar Chavez Service Club; Philip Liburd, NAACP.  All will be available to speak with media.

WHEN:          
Thursday, May 24, 2012                      
11:30 a.m.
 
WHERE: 
       
United Labor Center, 3737 Camino del Rio Drive South, San Diego, CA 92108

CONTACT:   
Patrick Pierce
619-807-0850 Cell
ppierce@unionyes.org

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council
3737 Camino del Rio South, #403, San Diego, CA 92108
619-228-8101 Office
www.unionyes.org
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