The suspension represents a blow to Kahllid Al-Alim's campaign for the District 1 Board of Education seat, which represents much of South Los Angeles and southwest L.A.
Los Angeles school board front-runner Kahllid Al-Alim who is endorsed by the influential teachers union is under fire for social media activity that has prompted accusations that he agreed with antisemitic content, glamorized guns and celebrated pornographic images.
From LAist and KPCC, your local NPR affiliate, what you need know about voting for LAUSD school board. The pandemic and movements for racial justice have introduced new pressures that have the potential to scramble school board politics.