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Fight over principal, school overhaul divides Hiram Johnson High - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Fight over principal, school overhaul divides Hiram Johnson High - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee


Fight over principal, school overhaul divides Hiram Johnson High

Published: Monday, Jun. 6, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Last Modified: Monday, Jun. 6, 2011 - 12:15 am6M20HIRAM
Pick a side. That's the feeling at Hiram Johnson High School, where tensions are rising on campus between opposing groups hurling insults and calling for change.
In one corner are Principal Felisberto Cedros and his supporters. Their claim: Overhauling a failing high school means systemic change, and if you don't like it, leave.
On the other side is a group of teachers intent on removing Cedros and his administration. Their argument: Cedros is a dictator who is pushing outspoken teachers and low-performing students out of Hiram Johnson.
"It's almost like there is a divorce on campus and the parents are fighting, and the kids are caught


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