Prior to Mark Pulido's election to the Cerritos City Council, all 7 School Board members were from the City of Cerritos.
Students attending ABC come from the Cities of Artesia, Lakewood, Norwalk, Hawaiian Gardens and certain portions of Los Angeles County. It is time to open up a discussion of broader representation of all communities on the local school board. This is not to say that individual Board members are not doing a good job of representing all students. However, perception can play a great part in a student's learning experience and that is why some School Districts have renamed individual schools after Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez.
At the present time, about one-third of students in ABC are Latino-Americans. It would be a good role model for students if someone from the latino community could be selected to replace Mark Pulido.
I understand that the process for replacing Mark Pulido will be taken up at the April 5 ABC Board meeting. It is hoped that Board members will seek input from all segments of the District prior to setting the guidelines for filling the vacant seat.
Charlie Ara,
Cerritos
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I think the comment regarding Mark Pulido is ill written and completely is false in regards to his representation of our Latino community. Marks' niece ,former Miss Artesia 2010, is half Mexican/American and without a doubt I truly believe if a strong family represents our decisions,Mark is/was an applaudable role model.
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