Overview
- The district reached the settlement Thursday that restores nine teacher-librarians and ends the California Public Employment Relations Board unfair-practice complaint.
- The deal applies only to the nine Library Media Specialists, not the 49 library-related roles cut in February 2025, and gives those specialists the option to return in the 2027–2028 school year with prior schedules and stipends.
- The agreement includes no backpay, penalties, or other financial relief and explicitly disclaims any admission of wrongdoing by the district.
- Several civil lawsuits and claims seeking damages from the 2025 reductions remain active in court, and the settlement avoids a PERB hearing that was scheduled to begin next week.
- The dispute fueled sustained community protest and a teachers-union electoral campaign that criticized the board’s budget choices—critics pointed to a reported $1.7 million athletics allocation and earlier legal payouts as evidence the cuts were avoidable—so the outcome could affect upcoming board races and future district budgeting decisions.