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Los Angeles Unified special meeting, Apr 13, 2026

8 public speakers

Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 12:12Safety, weapons and police ▶ 7:28

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Los Angeles Unified board hears public comment, recesses into closed session on labor talks 0:31

  • The board met in a special meeting to take public comment on two closed session items before recessing into closed session. 0:04
  • The closed session items were a conference with labor negotiators covering multiple employee organizations and a personnel item on public employment of an inspector general. 0:31
  • Several speakers at public comment addressed the labor negotiations, including teacher salaries, the district's finances and student safety. 2:25
  • A staff member announced at 10:23 that the board would recess into closed session. 21:55
Item by item (3)
  1. Roll call and closed session items 0:04
    • A staff member took roll and announced that a quorum was present. 0:31
    • The employee organizations listed for the labor conference included United Teachers Los Angeles, SEIU Local 99 and the California School Employees Association. 0:31
  2. Public comment on labor negotiations 0:31
    • A speaker at public comment asked whether the district could afford raises already negotiated and cited audited figures including an unrestricted net position of negative $11.4 billion. 2:25
    • Several speakers at public comment said students should not be used in the negotiations and asked the board not to raise teacher salaries without improved student results. 4:51
    • Another speaker at public comment said state revenues had exceeded $10 billion above the governor's figure and said the district should advocate in Sacramento for funding, including $5.6 billion the speaker said was legally due to school districts. 12:12
  3. Public comment on inspector general 19:04
    • A speaker at public comment asked how families would be informed when a student changes a name or gender identity at school. 19:45
    • The staff member said comment on the two items had concluded and the board recessed into closed session at 10:23. 21:55

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Video: posted by the district as “Special Board of Education”