"Most of the families in our district are struggling to make ends meet. There's no way a parent is going to be able to be here and represent the community. That's why school boards are usually old, rich, white people."
"Irvin lived in Montclair for 20 years and has four children here. His family wants answers to understand exactly what happened while he was detained inside Adelanto."
"More than 60% of respondents identified as white. Meanwhile, more than half of California's students are Latino, and 20% are white."
South Bay Union School District faces school closures and plans to issue layoff notices to over 50 teachers and staff due to declining enrollment. Simultaneously, the school board unanimously approved increasing board member compensation from $275.63 to $1,200 monthly. Board member Jose Lopez Eguino justified the increase as necessary to enable parents from struggling families to serve on the board, noting that school boards typically lack demographic diversity. California data shows over 60% of school board members identify as white while over half of students are Latino and only 20% are white. Additionally, a 44-year-old immigrant detainee died shortly after release from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, marking the second death connected to the facility in two weeks.
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