1,500 protest proposed Elk Grove school district cuts
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| Maggie Ellis, president of the Elk Grove Education Association, speaks at her union's protest rally on Feb. 21. Photo by Steve Crowley. |
More than 240 teachers, staff to receive pink slips
By Cameron Macdonald
Citizen News Editor
A crowd of about 1,500 teachers, counselors, school district staff, and children dressed in black held a mock funeral parade to protest proposed school district budget cuts on Feb. 21.
The Elk Grove police closed down traffic on a portion of Elk Grove Boulevard to let the protestors cross. They later crowded the lobby and parking lot of the Trigg Education Center during the Elk Grove Unified School District board’s meeting.
Many chanted for the removal of the district’s superintendent, Dr. Steven Ladd while the board heard a budget update.
A line of several dozen teachers tossed pink flowers into an open casket to symbolize the layoff notices they’ve received in years past.
Maggie Ellis, president of the Elk Grove Education Association (EGEA) that represents the
The Elk Grove police closed down traffic on a portion of Elk Grove Boulevard to let the protestors cross. They later crowded the lobby and parking lot of the Trigg Education Center during the Elk Grove Unified School District board’s meeting.
Many chanted for the removal of the district’s superintendent, Dr. Steven Ladd while the board heard a budget update.
A line of several dozen teachers tossed pink flowers into an open casket to symbolize the layoff notices they’ve received in years past.
Maggie Ellis, president of the Elk Grove Education Association (EGEA) that represents the