• Printer friendly
• E-mail to a friend
• 20 comment(s)
• Recommend

  ( 1111 )

• 

Subject:

Body:

Poster:

Enter text seen above:

school district fails again : 7/1/2009

This guy comes from the tiny school district in the tiny desert/agricultural town of Blythe couldn't be more unlike Santa Barbara. The notion that he was qualified--with only 6 schools and 3500 students in the entire district--is beyond laughable. The fact it took parents to discover this information is just another indicator of how our entire district is just not very smart. We need a new FCMAT investigation into the competency of these people who are doing the hiring.

parent

The rub : 7/1/2009

The bottom line is that SpEd administrators' mission is to make fiscally sound decisions rather than best-practice decisions. I realize that you have to work with the resources you are given, but why continue to dump money into SpEd classrooms that have proven themselves unable to educate their students, and then fight parents tooth-and-nail when they pursue other options with decades of empirical support?

Common Sense Guy

Typical lapse in special ed : 7/1/2009

Great article, Josh! I'm glad you have an editor and publisher with the guts to allow you to tackle a topic that for too long has been hushed by mainstream media. In 2002, I investigated special-ed abuses in a San Diego-area school district, but my story was not allowed to run at the North County Times. Instead, another reporter simply wrote that a board member took a tour, led by the special-ed director, and said all was fine. My new blog highlights a recent GAO report on special ed abuses: http://guilianoreport.blogspot.com/

Bob Guiliano

Special Ed Dept. : 7/1/2009

Since they seem to know best, maybe the special ed parents need to run this benighted program. And yes, that was a tongue in cheek suggestion.

KKG

Santa Barbara-You Won The Lottery By Not Hiring Mr. Jensen : 7/1/2009

I applaud the efforts of the community in choosing not to select an individual who quite possibly would cause further divisiveness. I understand the necessity of the Superintendent's politically correct statement about Jacob Jensen, However, few are looking forward to having Mr. Jensen back in Blythe at the Palo Verde Unified School District. to "fix" the issues there. He is the problem. The Palo Verde School District School Board is going to have to do their job. They are going to have to deal with Mr. Jensen instead of trying to foist him off on another unsuspecting district.

A Blow? Hardly, it was a Coup

Special Education Parents : 7/1/2009

In response to KKG, yes, the parents should be included integrally with helping design and run an excellent special education program. The community of Santa Barbara should have some town hall meetings with the parents, teachers and administrators in an effort to come together with a vision for their special education program. No tongue in cheek about it. Parents deserve a tremendous amount of respect.

SPED Teacher

District Fails... AGAIN : 7/1/2009

The entire district is a mess. I am pleasantly surprised, though, that Jensen had the integrity to step down. All of the other bozos hired by the district remain on, collecting huge salaries for basically doing nothing. I invite the entire communtiy to look into our School District and how they constantly mismanage our student´s welfare. Someone, not our incompetent Board, needs to go downtown with a massive broom and clean that place out, starting at the top. How can Sarvis say.. "I was starting my own investigation..." Uh, a little late, dude. (And did your little investigation get paid for out of your new 3% raise. Maybe your lifetime benefit fund? Or, was it taken from the student´s money, like everything else is.) Go ahead, shove 35 kids in a classroom, minus appropriate supplies, so we can fund all of the Head Honchos you have downtown. Do I sound like a disgruntled employee? You´re damn right, I am. Jensen is just the latest flotsam. I implore our citizens to look deeper into the pot. Go visit a school site. Why, in SB, do our schools look like they are in a third-world country while our District office employees receive housing allowances?

employee

Hmm... : 7/1/2009

I would suggest that the parents are beginning to look more and more suspect in this situation. I mean, when you are running someone out of a job before they even start, it might be time for some introspection...

Insider

Employee----Insider : 7/1/2009

You made some excellent points---another reason to drag the community, district employees AND the administration to the table. Changes need to made in regard to housing allowances and exorbitant wages for callous administrators who look out solely for their own best interests. They leave the students without their educational needs being met and employees with low morale. What are you talking about Insider? Wasn't the article clear enough to you? The parents don't want any more incompetent administrators. They want their children educated. And believe it or not, the law is on their side on this one. There are apparently some very sharp parents in the district.

SPED Teacher

Special Ed : 7/1/2009

Why ANYONE would even want a job with the Santa Barbara School District is beyond me. I hope there are at least a couple of parents who are on the interview committee like there are when a principal is hired. Maybe that way the parents can do their investigating before someone is offered the job.

citizensb

Embrace change. : 7/1/2009

Einstein talks about not doing the same thing over and over again when you realize it is not working. I believe we will attract qualified people if the model and philosophy is child focused, collaborative and progressive. Early intervention is key and cost effective in the long run. I am grateful people like employee speak out to the current inequities. Some of these sites truly look bleak,uninviting with concrete, chain link and sparse shade and others are surprisingly attractive with a plethora of amenities including computer assistive technologies and elaborate, thoughtful play structures and workstations. Parents do not trust this leadership. It had its time and to recycle this experience over and over is like pretending we do not know what is wrong. Many of these children will not be who they could be with appropriate intervention and support . Can we afford to loose anymore and be satisfied with such mediocre goals, expectations, low moral and bleak environments.

Good job parents : 7/2/2009

Good for you - now if we at PV keep him - shame on us

Blythe parent

the fools in the schools : 7/2/2009

And now the district reports that Dr. Parkhurst has also withdrawn. Clearly the mess this district is in is not limited to the Special Ed. department, and it's time for serious accountability for those at the top. NOW!

parent

ATTN SCHOOL BOARD: Who's in charge??? : 7/3/2009

at what point will Board members wake up and realize there is one common factor in the dissaray that has plagued not only the Special Ed program but so many aspects of the SBSD over the past few years. The captain of the sinking ship---Dr. Sarvis

teflon watcher

Sp Ed FCMAT Report Findings Stand on their own : 7/4/2009

All one has to do is read the report issued by the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) that was commissioned by the SBSD School Board for $56,000 in order to get an idea of the magnitude of serious systemic turmoil the special education department is in. These are not new problems. Why do you think the District has had seven Sp Ed Directors in 10 years? The Board and Administration are going to have to start thinking outside the box to find ways to fix the problems students, staff and parents have had to live with for years. This is not just a special education issue. This is a community issue. These kids are part of our larger Santa Barbara community and are entitled to be educated like all the rest of the District's students. I applaud the Board for having the guts to have the department investigated. Now please take the next step and work with the disenfranchised families and defeated staff to build a special education department the entire district and community can be proud of.

Where there's a will there's a way

What were you People Thinking : 7/8/2009

BLYTHE, Calif – These were the words that charged the air of the packed BOT board room last Tuesday night. These words would also lead Ann Jensen, the wife of the Superintendent Alan Jensen, to charge across the room after the Board meeting to shake a water bottle in Dr. Norm Guith’s face, screaming at him, “Stop attacking my family!” In doing so, Ann Jensen proved to one and all why nepotism is so dangerous to the open and transparent operations of a public agency, like PVUSD, since it pits the good of one family against the good of the community. So far, the Jensen family has gotten the far better deal. Shouts of “Grand Jury” and a sustained chant of “RECALL!” filled the air after Jim Carney violated the Ralph M. Brown Act by placing a surprise action item entitled “Resolution of Disagreement” on the meeting agenda, minutes into the open session, thus doing so without the required 24 hours notice to the public. Carney’s simple, yet unspecific resolution repudiates Dr. Guith’s personal statement from only the BOT meeting on June 23. According to Carney’s poorly-reasoned resolution, the PVUSD school board was completely aware and supportive of the Jensen administration and its past and recent activities, including AB 868, the bill that would put PVUSD on a four-day week. The gist of this baseless resolution is this: Everything that Guith stated at the meeting of June 23 is a “lie,” even though Guith can prove it as fact. After Carney finished reading his resolution, Board president Garth Underwood opened the floor to discussion among the Board members. No discussion, disputes, or insights were shared. Then the Board passed the resolution by 4 mumbles (Carney, Shipley, Wellman, Underwood) to 1 resounding “No” (Guith), thereby shooting themselves collectively in the foot. Thus, in passing the resolution, the Board has effectively pinned upon themselves all of Dr. Jensen’s sins, in effect saying to the community that everything in dispute that Dr. Jensen has done incorrectly or without Board approval is approved by the Board. However, this resolution was worthless as Dr. Guith made earlier in the BOT meeting made another statement during the Board member reports. Before reading his statement, Guith declared his First Amendment right and responsibility as a publicly elected official to disseminate information to the community. In this recent statement, Guith brought to light what is happening with the confusing employment status of the Prodigal Son of Jensen (PSOJ). The charges by Dr. Guith come from the closed meeting held on June 23, in which the Board gave Dr. Whitney the authority to negotiate a severance package of over $78,000 for Jacob Jensen in return for PSOJ’s resignation. This package was approved by the collective board (without Guith present) even though on the same day (June 23), PSOJ had already accepted a position as Special Ed. Director in Santa Barbara USD for a salary of $110,000 – a fact Dr. Jensen, Jacob and Dr. Whitney conveniently did not reveal to the Board. Meanwhile, on that very same evening of June 23rd, the Santa Barbara Board of Education approved Jacob Jensen as the new Director of Special Education in that District. Thus, PSOJ was to receive a very generous severance package to leave PVUSD, which he was already going to leave. Even more alarming, Dr. Guith also stated even after PSOJ had put in a formal, written resignation letter at PVUSD, Dr. Whitney was still calling Dr. Guith to get him to agree to the $78,000 severance package! It’s no wonder Dr. Jensen is in such a blood feud with Dr. Guith: Dr. Guith was unwilling to agree to what amounts to a gift of public funds from a father to his son. Unlike the other Board members, it seems that Dr. Guith is the only one willing to go on the record as being against using public funds for early Christmas presents for the Jensen family. Thus, it was in that context that Dr. Guith asked his fellow Board members to call this behavior by “its proper name: Fraud. Nepotism. Misuse of public funds. Duplicity.” Dr. Guith then requested a Special Closed Session of the Board of Trustees to be held 48 hours hence. The BOT will meet on Thursday, July 9, at 4 p.m., at the PVUSD District Office to consider whether to investigate the matter and, if need be, whether or not to proceed with disciplinary action or dismissal of three public employees, which could only mean Dr. Jensen, Dr. Whitney, and PSOJ Jacob Jensen. For a full account of Dr. Guith’s statement, please open the attached PDF file: For a video of exactly what occurred, please visit this link courtesy of Albert Galindo and his website, www.cityofblythe.com or at www.californiawebphotos.com. A full account of the other matters that occurred during this regular meeting of the Palo Verde USD, including the long-awaited Special Ed. presentation by PSOJ, will appear in the Desert Independent this weekend.

For Crying out Loud

Sarvis Said, I respect his integrity : 7/8/2009

“I respect his integrity,” Sarvis said. What Kind of Bozo do you have running your place??????? In Stealth Attempt to Raid PVUSD Piggy Bank “Fraud! Nepotism! Misuse of Public Funds! Duplicity!” BLYTHE, Calif – These were the words that charged the air of the packed BOT board room last Tuesday night. These words would also lead Ann Jensen, the wife of the Superintendent Alan Jensen, to charge across the room after the Board meeting to shake a water bottle in Dr. Norm Guith’s face, screaming at him, “Stop attacking my family!” In doing so, Ann Jensen proved to one and all why nepotism is so dangerous to the open and transparent operations of a public agency, like PVUSD, since it pits the good of one family against the good of the community. So far, the Jensen family has gotten the far better deal. Shouts of “Grand Jury” and a sustained chant of “RECALL!” filled the air after Jim Carney violated the Ralph M. Brown Act by placing a surprise action item entitled “Resolution of Disagreement” on the meeting agenda, minutes into the open session, thus doing so without the required 24 hours notice to the public. Carney’s simple, yet unspecific resolution repudiates Dr. Guith’s personal statement from only the BOT meeting on June 23. According to Carney’s poorly-reasoned resolution, the PVUSD school board was completely aware and supportive of the Jensen administration and its past and recent activities, including AB 868, the bill that would put PVUSD on a four-day week. The gist of this baseless resolution is this: Everything that Guith stated at the meeting of June 23 is a “lie,” even though Guith can prove it as fact. After Carney finished reading his resolution, Board president Garth Underwood opened the floor to discussion among the Board members. No discussion, disputes, or insights were shared. Then the Board passed the resolution by 4 mumbles (Carney, Shipley, Wellman, Underwood) to 1 resounding “No” (Guith), thereby shooting themselves collectively in the foot. Thus, in passing the resolution, the Board has effectively pinned upon themselves all of Dr. Jensen’s sins, in effect saying to the community that everything in dispute that Dr. Jensen has done incorrectly or without Board approval is approved by the Board. However, this resolution was worthless as Dr. Guith made earlier in the BOT meeting made another statement during the Board member reports. Before reading his statement, Guith declared his First Amendment right and responsibility as a publicly elected official to disseminate information to the community. In this recent statement, Guith brought to light what is happening with the confusing employment status of the Prodigal Son of Jensen (PSOJ). The charges by Dr. Guith come from the closed meeting held on June 23, in which the Board gave Dr. Whitney the authority to negotiate a severance package of over $78,000 for Jacob Jensen in return for PSOJ’s resignation. This package was approved by the collective board (without Guith present) even though on the same day (June 23), PSOJ had already accepted a position as Special Ed. Director in Santa Barbara USD for a salary of $110,000 – a fact Dr. Jensen, Jacob and Dr. Whitney conveniently did not reveal to the Board. Meanwhile, on that very same evening of June 23rd, the Santa Barbara Board of Education approved Jacob Jensen as the new Director of Special Education in that District. Thus, PSOJ was to receive a very generous severance package to leave PVUSD, which he was already going to leave. Even more alarming, Dr. Guith also stated even after PSOJ had put in a formal, written resignation letter at PVUSD, Dr. Whitney was still calling Dr. Guith to get him to agree to the $78,000 severance package! It’s no wonder Dr. Jensen is in such a blood feud with Dr. Guith: Dr. Guith was unwilling to agree to what amounts to a gift of public funds from a father to his son. Unlike the other Board members, it seems that Dr. Guith is the only one willing to go on the record as being against using public funds for early Christmas presents for the Jensen family. Thus, it was in that context that Dr. Guith asked his fellow Board members to call this behavior by “its proper name: Fraud. Nepotism. Misuse of public funds. Duplicity.” Dr. Guith then requested a Special Closed Session of the Board of Trustees to be held 48 hours hence. The BOT will meet on Thursday, July 9, at 4 p.m., at the PVUSD District Office to consider whether to investigate the matter and, if need be, whether or not to proceed with disciplinary action or dismissal of three public employees, which could only mean Dr. Jensen, Dr. Whitney, and PSOJ Jacob Jensen. For a full account of Dr. Guith’s statement, please open the attached PDF file: For a video of exactly what occurred, please visit this link courtesy of Albert Galindo and his website, www.cityofblythe.com or at www.californiawebphotos.com. A full account of the other matters that occurred during this regular meeting of the Palo Verde USD, including the long-awaited Special Ed. presentation by PSOJ, will appear in the Desert Independent this weekend

For Crying out Loud

You Sold your People Down The River, Hope Your Golf goes will improve : 7/8/2009

“I respect his integrity,” Sarvis said. What Kind of Bozo do you have running your place??????? In Stealth Attempt to Raid PVUSD Piggy Bank “Fraud! Nepotism! Misuse of Public Funds! Duplicity!” BLYTHE, Calif – These were the words that charged the air of the packed BOT board room last Tuesday night. These words would also lead Ann Jensen, the wife of the Superintendent Alan Jensen, to charge across the room after the Board meeting to shake a water bottle in Dr. Norm Guith’s face, screaming at him, “Stop attacking my family!” In doing so, Ann Jensen proved to one and all why nepotism is so dangerous to the open and transparent operations of a public agency, like PVUSD, since it pits the good of one family against the good of the community. So far, the Jensen family has gotten the far better deal. Shouts of “Grand Jury” and a sustained chant of “RECALL!” filled the air after Jim Carney violated the Ralph M. Brown Act by placing a surprise action item entitled “Resolution of Disagreement” on the meeting agenda, minutes into the open session, thus doing so without the required 24 hours notice to the public. Carney’s simple, yet unspecific resolution repudiates Dr. Guith’s personal statement from only the BOT meeting on June 23. According to Carney’s poorly-reasoned resolution, the PVUSD school board was completely aware and supportive of the Jensen administration and its past and recent activities, including AB 868, the bill that would put PVUSD on a four-day week. The gist of this baseless resolution is this: Everything that Guith stated at the meeting of June 23 is a “lie,” even though Guith can prove it as fact. After Carney finished reading his resolution, Board president Garth Underwood opened the floor to discussion among the Board members. No discussion, disputes, or insights were shared. Then the Board passed the resolution by 4 mumbles (Carney, Shipley, Wellman, Underwood) to 1 resounding “No” (Guith), thereby shooting themselves collectively in the foot. Thus, in passing the resolution, the Board has effectively pinned upon themselves all of Dr. Jensen’s sins, in effect saying to the community that everything in dispute that Dr. Jensen has done incorrectly or without Board approval is approved by the Board. However, this resolution was worthless as Dr. Guith made earlier in the BOT meeting made another statement during the Board member reports. Before reading his statement, Guith declared his First Amendment right and responsibility as a publicly elected official to disseminate information to the community. In this recent statement, Guith brought to light what is happening with the confusing employment status of the Prodigal Son of Jensen (PSOJ). The charges by Dr. Guith come from the closed meeting held on June 23, in which the Board gave Dr. Whitney the authority to negotiate a severance package of over $78,000 for Jacob Jensen in return for PSOJ’s resignation. This package was approved by the collective board (without Guith present) even though on the same day (June 23), PSOJ had already accepted a position as Special Ed. Director in Santa Barbara USD for a salary of $110,000 – a fact Dr. Jensen, Jacob and Dr. Whitney conveniently did not reveal to the Board. Meanwhile, on that very same evening of June 23rd, the Santa Barbara Board of Education approved Jacob Jensen as the new Director of Special Education in that District. Thus, PSOJ was to receive a very generous severance package to leave PVUSD, which he was already going to leave. Even more alarming, Dr. Guith also stated even after PSOJ had put in a formal, written resignation letter at PVUSD, Dr. Whitney was still calling Dr. Guith to get him to agree to the $78,000 severance package! It’s no wonder Dr. Jensen is in such a blood feud with Dr. Guith: Dr. Guith was unwilling to agree to what amounts to a gift of public funds from a father to his son. Unlike the other Board members, it seems that Dr. Guith is the only one willing to go on the record as being against using public funds for early Christmas presents for the Jensen family. Thus, it was in that context that Dr. Guith asked his fellow Board members to call this behavior by “its proper name: Fraud. Nepotism. Misuse of public funds. Duplicity.” Dr. Guith then requested a Special Closed Session of the Board of Trustees to be held 48 hours hence. The BOT will meet on Thursday, July 9, at 4 p.m., at the PVUSD District Office to consider whether to investigate the matter and, if need be, whether or not to proceed with disciplinary action or dismissal of three public employees, which could only mean Dr. Jensen, Dr. Whitney, and PSOJ Jacob Jensen. For a full account of Dr. Guith’s statement, please open the attached PDF file: For a video of exactly what occurred, please visit this link courtesy of Albert Galindo and his website, www.cityofblythe.com or at www.californiawebphotos.com. A full account of the other matters that occurred during this regular meeting of the Palo Verde USD, including the long-awaited Special Ed. presentation by PSOJ, will appear in the Desert Independent this weekend

For Crying out Loud

Superintendent's son offered $78,000 to leave : 7/10/2009

Thursday, July 09, 2009 BLYTHE - Palo Verde Unified School District (PVUSD) Board of Trustees Clerk Dr. Norm Guith called for the dismissal of PVUSD Superintendent Dr. Alan Jensen, Asst. Superintendent Dr. Yul Whitney and Director of Special Services Jacob Jensen, son of the superintendent, at the July 7 board meeting. Guith called their behavior, "Fraud, nepotism, misuse of public funds and duplicity." The request was made in light of the recent discovery that the school board considered a contract buyout of Jacob Jensen in the amount of $78,000 prior to the Board being told of a job offer presented to Jacob Jensen from Santa Barbara School District. Jacob Jensen was unanimously approved for the job as a special education director at a June 23 Santa Barbara Unified School District Board meeting. Guith said that the Brown Act was violated when the Board directed Whitney to negotiate a severance package. Never was the item properly placed on the closed session agenda and the result of the request was never made public following the closed session. "As a result of these shortcomings, there was no public comment on this topic," Guith said. "There was no action reported out from the June 23 closed session regarding the Director of Special Projects position. The Board had no knowledge that the employee had already verbally accepted another job at time of the June 23 closed session." Guith further explained that without Board knowledge of this information, there was no way the Board could have made a "fully informed" decision that night. Guith was a no-show until the very end of the closed session hearing that night, stating a Board meeting in Desert Center, of which he is the superintendent, ran late, but that other board members had shared with him what had occurred. Guith said Whitney received a letter of resignation from Jacob Jensen after it was known that he had accepted a job offer from Santa Barbara. Guith stated that Whitney called Guith on June 25 to "convince me to agree to the wholly unnecessary $78,000 expenditure." Jacob Jensen has disputed the claims that he accepted the job offer from Santa Barbara School District. When the job was offered to him on June 24, he declined the position stating that he would not want to abandon the district while there are issues that need to be resolved here first. According to Santa Barbara School District Superintendent Dr. J. Brian Sarvis, "Jacob Jensen withdrew from the Director of Special Services position prior to assignement abd before an employment agreement was signed." Sarvis said that Jacob Jensen told him that there were complaints in his own district and he felt it was upstanding to put his own house in order first. "I appreciate that," said Jarvis. This was not the first meeting that Guith has stated that he, as a board member, has had problems with the administrators. Previously he said that Supt. Jensen has scheduled special meetings that coincided with his duties as superintendent and principal in Desert Center; refused to place items on the agenda at his request and failed in his quest to modify the early/late start school day schedule, Guith also had issued with the Jensen's K-8 school model, classified negotiations, lay-offs and other items. Board member Jim Carney added an agenda action item prior to the approval of the agenda at Tuesday's meeting, a Resolution of Disagreement where he states, "Dr. Guith made statements regarding Dr. Jensen and administrative staff that do no reflect the opinion of the school board as a whole and, in fact, do not align with the truth." Carney suggested that the remainder board members refuse to associate with Guith's remarks and continue to support the administration. "The administrative team has worked tirelessly with strong conviction to make our district function as well as it can in today's economic environment," said Carney. He further denounced Guith's accusations by saying that no actions have been taken by the board without their knowledge. He ended by asking the board to ensure that their contracts continue for the 2009-'10 school year as written. The board voted 4-1 to uphold the item, Guith being the lone holdout. Discussion and possible recourse for the public employee discipline/dismissal/release will take place at a special meeting called for July 9, 4 p.m. at 295 N. First St.

Updater

Very Sad : 7/17/2009

The editorial by Eugenia Webber on July 2, was certainly no surprise to any of the community members who know her or have worked with her firsthand. It is clear from her comments that she supports many of the recent failed attempts by the PVUSD administration to make harmful changes to student programs. The administration wanted to close down the newly remodeled Blythe Middle School and put 1,000 K-8 students at each of the three elementary schools, which were built for 600 students. I wouldn't agree to that, would you? The PVUSD administration wanted students to attend only four days of school per week and without Board approval, tried to get a law passed in the state legislature to move to the four-day school week. I don't believe that will improve student learning, do you? The PVUSD administration took the money the district received for summer school and put it into the general fund to balance the budget, since the students don't need summer school. I disagreed with that, wouldn't you? Instead of spending money to open the newly completed high school pool this summer, the PVUSD administration attempted to spend $78,000 on a wholly unnecessary severance package for the Director of Special Services, who just happens to be the Superintendent's son. I don't agree this is best use of public funds or our children, do you? The PVUSD administration has consistently tried to balance the budget on the backs of the kids by cutting student services, including increasing walking distances for students and laying off bus drivers and instructional aides for young children and special needs students. That's a bad idea, don't you think? The PVUSD administration wanted to switch the elementary and high school students start times to let the high school students stay up late and sleep in. That wasn't the brightest idea, was it? As a board member, I'm elected to represent the students and the community. When I see something that is not in the best interest of the students, the school or the community, it is my responsibility as an elected representative of the community to speak up. In doing so, I understand that I run the risk of being criticized. However, the crisis at Palo Verde Unified School District has moved far beyond simple criticism. I have been threatened with litigation by Superintendent Jensen's attorneys for my stance against the recommendations of Dr. Jensen's administration. I have been maligned in the newspaper, in the PVV Times online comments area, and even by the authorities in my own church after a complaint was made by the Superintendent. Our forefathers passed the First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for freedom of speech. I support Miss Webber's right to express her opinions no matter how vitriolic and vicious. I will continue to exercise my First Amendment rights on behalf of Blythe to demand openness and transparency at PVUSD. Please join me in exercising your right to be heard on the issues facing our students and community. The next regular PVUSD Board of Education meeting is Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. Dr, Norm Guith, PVUSD Board Clerk

Updater