A recording of a Grossmont Union High School District school board meeting has surfaced, in which Trustee Robert Shield criticizes the district’s librarians, calling them “overpaid” and implying they don’t work as hard as teachers. This comes amidst protests against layoffs of over 60 school employees, including the majority of district librarians. Shield’s comments have raised concerns about the real motivations behind the layoffs, especially since other trustees have expressed remorse over the cuts.
In other news, State Assemblymember Darshana Patel, a former Poway Unified School District trustee, is making her mark in Sacramento with bills focused on school safety and special education. Another pressing issue in San Diego involves water rates, as the San Diego City Council recently approved a 5.5 percent increase due to a higher rate charged by the San Diego County Water Authority. Some councilmembers are considering the radical idea of the city seceding from the authority.
Local news includes a winter storm affecting San Diego, a County Board of Supervisors candidate forum discussing key issues, a new drug and alcohol detox program in Escondido, the San Diego International Airport now accepting mobile driver’s licenses for security checks, and the San Diego County District Attorney declining to press charges in a case involving a man who died in sheriff’s custody after being denied insulin.
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