Los Angeles Unified committee meeting, Apr 23, 2026
2 h 19 min · 7 public speakers
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- Sherlett Hendy NewbillBoard Member
- Karla GriegoBoard Member
- Tanya Ortiz FranklinBoard Member
What happened
What happened at this meeting
LA Unified safety committee reviews harm prevention data and Southeast High School practices 0:00
- The School Safety and Climate Committee of the Board of Education of LA Unified heard a district presentation on how it prevents and addresses harm, conflict and bullying. 0:00
- The acting chief of school operations said fighting peaked in the '24-'25 school year and dropped in '25-'26, while reports of hate incidents increased. 5:52
- A team from Southeast High School described its PBIS team, restorative rounds and other prevention practices, and committee members asked the team questions. 40:36
- Committee members then discussed recommendations for next year, and Tanya Ortiz Franklin said the recommendations would be circulated for feedback before being shared with district staff. 1:45:04
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Item by item (8)
- Opening, introductions and recognitions 0:00
- District approach to harm and conflict 5:52
- The acting chief of school operations said the bullying and hazing policy allows 30 days to investigate and 60 days to conclude the investigation and provide the parent with an outcome. 5:52
- The acting chief said the increase in hate incidents could reflect more reporting and that more work remains to be done. 5:52
- The acting chief said LASPD becomes involved in bullying incidents only when they are more serious, and that most are addressed at the school level. 16:12
- Committee questions on district practices 17:43
- Sherlett Hendy Newbill asked whether school police are at schools, and a staff member said no officers are assigned to any campus but one can be requested for a limited time after a serious incident. 24:38
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin said the last update to suspension data on the open data portal was from November and asked the team to check. 27:15
- Region East presentation 27:52
- A Region East operations coordinator said the region is seeing a rise in hate crimes and anti-immigration racial language at school sites, including incidents directed from students toward adults. 28:24
- The operations coordinator described safety walkthroughs and small-group training sessions for principals and assistant principals. 34:03
- Southeast High School presentation 37:49
- Committee questions for school team 52:42
- A committee member said parent leaders do not see monthly school site team meetings being promoted at schools in the South region. 53:04
- Sherlett Hendy Newbill asked how often the team meets, and a staff member said it meets the first Wednesday of every month. 1:04:05
- Karla Griego asked whether the district trains administrators to draw on staff talents, and a staff member said yes. 1:27:13
- Recommendations for next year 1:45:04
- Committee members suggested future presentations from Safe Passages organizations and from support advisors, and one board member proposed a bank of school resources such as incentive tickets and flowcharts. 1:46:57
- One board member recommended that the district make its support systems more cohesive and invest in PBIS as much as in reading, writing, math and science. 1:58:51
- Tanya Ortiz Franklin said the recommendations would be circulated to committee members for feedback before being shared with district staff. 2:01:39
- Public comment 2:02:26
- A staff member said 10 people signed up to speak. 2:02:28
- Speakers at public comment asked the district to expand mental health supports and trauma-informed staff training, and one asked for full-year incident data in the categories previously reported. 2:02:42
- One speaker said the committee lacks parent representation, and another said the climate at the school that presented did not match the presentation. 2:12:56
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