Tucson Unified’s Whistleblower Group is back with their 130th open letter — exposing a defamation warning added to public comment without a board vote, the promotion of an administrator tied to a cult, the deliberate understaffing of the district’s Black student services department, and the obstacles now facing its newly hired director.
Read the full breakdown of what TUSD doesn’t want you to notice.
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🌵 Gag Language, a Cult-Linked Promotion, and a Starved Black Services Department
Call-to-Audience edit, questionable hires, and alleged policy bypasses raise open-meeting and governance concerns.
by Three Sonorans
A Tucson Unified School District parent waited two hours to speak at the board meeting. She had notes and a grievance. She believed the public comment period existed for exactly this moment. Then the Board Clerk read a warning that what she said at the microphone could expose her to personal legal liability…