Trustee Gray Mendez stepped into the role of Board President as the Whittier Union Board of Trustees held its first meeting on Jan. 16. Trustee Josefina Canchola assumed the role of vice president.
A Pennsylvania school board that banned books, Pride flags and transgender athletes slipped a last-minute item into their final meeting before leaving office, hastily awarding a $700,000 exit package to the superintendent who supported their agenda. The jostling — and spending — look likely to continue as Democrats who won a 6-3 majority in the Nov. 7 election prepare to challenge the severance package for superintendent Abram Lucabaugh, which was added to the Nov. 14 agenda only the night before.