Protesters Assail Shortage of Books in Classrooms
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Two dozen protesters picketed the Pasadena Unified School District headquarters Friday, charging that there is a shortage of classroom books--an allegations that officials deny. Parents, students and a school board member took part in the demonstration.
But district Supt. Vera Vignes challenged the assertion that students do not have books, and cited a $6-million book budget for the current school year. “It’s regrettable that the deliberate misstatements and exaggerations of a few get so much attention,” Vignes said.
However, school board member Jacqueline Jacobs joined the protest because, she said, some students are still without books.
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