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Oakland School Board Accused of Retaliation Against Teacher Who Reported Violence

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Jun 07, 2019
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A petition is calling on the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to reinstate a kindergarten teacher whose position was not renewed when she spoke out after being attacked by a school board member.

Kindergarten teacher Darnisha Wright was choked by OUSD board director Jumoke Hinton Hodge during a teachers strike on March 1. Teachers were picketing a s…

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