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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for South Pasadena Unified. We found 5 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Board to Approve $419,192 in Undisclosed Consultant Fees
Consent Item 8.11 asks the board to approve a ‘Consultant Report’ totaling $419,192 with no description of who the consultants are or what services they provided. This lack of transparency could easily hide payments to DEI, SEL, or other ideological consultants without public scrutiny.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Consent Item 8.11 for a full public discussion. The public deserves a detailed, line-item breakdown of the $419,192 in consultant fees before you vote to approve it.’
💰 Impact: $419,192.00
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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New Policy Allows District to Monitor Student Social Media
The proposed revision to Board Policy 5125 on Student Records would allow the district to ‘gather and maintain information from the social media of any district student.’ While the policy claims this is for safety and requires public notice, it opens the door to unprecedented surveillance of students’ private lives off-campus.
Recommended Action Plan
PROTECT STUDENT PRIVACY: Email the Board (contact info on district website) and demand they strike the social media surveillance language from Item 7.01, BP 5125. ‘Our children’s private social media is not the district’s business. Vote NO on any policy that allows for the monitoring of students’ off-campus speech.’
💰 Impact: Student Privacy
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Agreement Places Social Work Interns in Schools
Item 8.07 approves an agreement with Smith College School for Social Work to place their students in our schools for ‘clinical education.’ This creates a pipeline for activists-in-training to interact with students, potentially promoting progressive ideologies under the guise of mental health support, without direct parental oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The contract for Item 8.07 is not attached. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Consent Item 8.07. What are the specific duties of these social work interns, what training do they receive on parental rights, and what is the parental notification and consent process for their services?’
💰 Impact: Ideological Influence
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District to Pay $19,500 for Student and Family Surveys
The district plans to hire Hanover Research under Consent Item 8.01 to conduct ‘perception data’ surveys of students, staff, and families. These ‘climate surveys’ are often used to collect sensitive data on personal beliefs and attitudes to justify ideological programs, and the specific survey questions are not disclosed in the agenda.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Pull Consent Item 8.01 for a separate vote. Parents have a right to see the exact survey questions Hanover Research will ask our children before you approve this $19,500 contract.’
💰 Impact: $19,500.00
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 7) |
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Board Policy Affirms Parental Rights and Opt-Outs
The first reading of revised Board Policy 5020 explicitly recognizes parental rights and responsibilities. The policy states the district will notify parents of their right to opt their student out of certain instruction, which is a crucial protection for families.
How to Lock It In
SUPPORT THIS POLICY: Email the Board (contact info on district website) before Tuesday’s meeting. ‘Thank you for strengthening BP 5020. Please approve this policy to ensure parental rights and opt-out notifications are protected in our district.’ Show up to the meeting to voice support and get this on the record.
✅ Why It Matters: Strengthened Protections
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