Teachers, Nurses, Parents Battle SB 161 – “Diastat” Bill Would Harm Students, Educators, and Schools « State of Emergency

Teachers, Nurses, Parents Battle SB 161 – “Diastat” Bill Would Harm Students, Educators, and Schools « State of Emergency

Teachers, Nurses, Parents Battle SB 161 – “Diastat” Bill Would Harm Students, Educators, and Schools

by Leonard Feldman

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) 6 July 2011 – A coalition of teachers, nurses, other school employees, and parents warned the public and lawmakers that a measure by Sen. Bob Huff threatens to do harm to the very students it seeks to help.

Flanked by parents, nurses, and school employees, Harry Keiley (at lectern), president of the Santa Monica Malibu Classroom Teachers Association, warns that CTA-opposed SB 161 (Huff) violates the

Republican Author Slams Unions, Says Diastat Bill is Vital

by Leonard Feldman

At a news conference on Wednesday a half hour after a teacher-school employee- nurse coalition’s event, Assembly Member Linda Halderman (at left in photo) and Sen. Bob Huff (at lectern)– coauthors of CTA-opposed SB 161 – assert that the measure is vital.

Sen. Huff said that the authors were concerned with children, while CTA and other unions were interested only in protecting adults in the school system.

Dr. Halderman, who was a surgeon in private practice in the Fresno area, said the administration of