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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Lynwood Unified. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Secret Changes to ‘Parent Rights’ Policy
The Board is conducting a ‘First Reading’ of changes to multiple critical policies, including BP 5020 ‘Parent Rights and Responsibilities’ and BP 5145.3 ‘Nondiscrimination/Harassment’. The district has not attached the text of these new policies to the public agenda, preventing parents from reviewing the changes before the board discusses them.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical threat to parental rights. Email the Board (see the Official Agenda link for contacts): ‘Vote NO on Item 14.E.2. We demand that the full text of all proposed policy changes be posted publicly for at least one week before any ‘First Reading’ or vote.’
💰 Impact: Your Right to Know
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 10) |
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Taxpayer-Funded Training on Student Gender Transition
The district is spending up to $4,950 for five staff members, including Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) advisors, to attend the ‘ACSA Lead with Pride Summit’. The summit’s stated purpose is to train educators to create ‘safe and affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ students,’ which is often code for facilitating a child’s social gender transition at school without parental knowledge or consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding Item 14.A.32, will the district confirm that no policy or training from this summit will ever be used to hide a student’s gender identity or social transition from their parents? We do not co-parent with the school.’
💰 Impact: $4,950
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Approves Over $2 Million for SEL Programs
Under Item 14.A.7, the district is extending contracts for its ‘Expanded Learning Opportunities Program,’ which explicitly states that programming will support ‘social-emotional learning (SEL)’. An attachment reveals the massive scale, with contracts totaling over $2 million to vendors like Galileo ($1.56M), iAttend ($255k), and Code Campus ($216k) for programs with ‘Social Emotional Learning’ as a key performance metric.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Pull Consent Item 14.A.7 for a separate vote. Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Parents send their children to school for academics, not for psychological programming. I demand to know how much instructional time is being replaced by SEL and to see the full curriculum from these vendors before millions are spent.’
💰 Impact: $2,039,795+
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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New ‘City-District Collaborative’ Bypasses Parents
The board is approving a new ‘City District Collaborative’ with the City of Lynwood to address ‘youth development’ and ‘community well-being’. This creates a new layer of government, blending school and city services under a ‘Whole Child’ model, which can lead to policies and programs that overstep into family life with less direct accountability to parents.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding Item 13.B.2, who does this new ‘Collaborative’ answer to? I am concerned this will lead to mission creep and a loss of direct parental oversight on issues that belong in the home, not with a government committee.’
💰 Impact: Reduced Parental Oversight
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Approves $127k for i-Ready Software
Hidden inside the massive Purchase Order list is a $127,439.28 payment to Curriculum Associates, the maker of the i-Ready ‘adaptive learning’ software. The district has not provided any independent, non-vendor-supplied evidence that this program produces meaningful academic gains or justified the amount of daily screen time it adds for students.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding the Curriculum Associates purchase in Item 14.D.1, please publish the independent, third-party studies proving i-Ready’s effectiveness and the total daily screen time it adds before approving this expense. Our kids need teachers, not more tablets.’
💰 Impact: $127,439.28
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Funds ‘Equity and Inclusion’ Leadership Pipeline
Item 14.A.26 approves sending district staff to an ‘Aspiring Administrators Leadership Academy’ that focuses on ‘cultural competence, equity, and inclusion’. This uses taxpayer money to train future principals and administrators in divisive DEI concepts, ensuring this ideology becomes embedded in school leadership and policy for years to come.
Recommended Action Plan
REJECT IDEOLOGICAL TRAINING: Contact the District Office (see the Official Agenda link): ‘Regarding Item 14.A.26, our school leaders should be trained in academic excellence and fiscal responsibility, not divisive equity and inclusion frameworks. Please redirect these funds to programs that teach reading, writing, and math.’
💰 Impact: $3,500+
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Board Can Limit Public Comment to 20 Minutes Per Topic
Board Policy #9323, referenced in the agenda, allows the Board to limit the total time for public input on each item to just 20 minutes. This rule could be used to shut down parent testimony on controversial topics by letting a few speakers run out the clock, effectively silencing dozens of concerned parents waiting to speak.
Recommended Action Plan
DEFEND YOUR VOICE: Contact the Board (see the Official Agenda link): ‘I urge you to suspend the 20-minute total time limit for public comment on controversial issues. Parents who take time off work to speak deserve to be heard, and this rule can be used to silence the community.’
💰 Impact: Your Right to Speak
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