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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Buchanan, Padilla joining efforts: A positive step for students and educators
BURLINGAME – The following statement was issued today by Dean E. Vogel, president of the 325,000-member California Teachers Association:
“We support AB 375 and AB 1338 because the bills reflect CTA’s goals to keep students safe, safeguard the integrity of the profession, and protect the rights of educators. CTA supports these bills because they provide immediate protections for students and streamline and shorten the dismissal process to ensure charges are handled fairly and in a timely manner. We commend Assembly Education Committee Chair Joan Buchanan for her hard work in developing the legislation and Senator Alex Padilla for signing on as co-author. We look forward to working with lawmakers as these bills make their way through the legislative process.”
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