Doug Haaland, candidate for State Assembly in the 8th District, released the following statement in response to the Vergara v. California decision today:
“Every California child deserves the opportunity to succeed and should be given all the tools they need to thrive. We need an education system that provides students with access to the best teachers and best education, not one that protects teachers who are ineffective in the classroom. I applaud the court’s tentative ruling in the Vergara decision and hope that we can work to improve California's education system by supporting quality educators."
In an article that appeared in Breitbart California this afternoon "a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has struck down teacher tenure as unconstitutional, ruling in the highly-anticipated Vergara v. California case that such protections "disproportionately affect poor and/or minority students." Judge Rolf Treu found that laws granting tenure after two years, prioritizing seniority in layoffs, and making it difficult to fire teachers violate state constitutional guarantees of adequate public education."
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Doug Haaland, former president of the Rosemont Community Association, is running for the California State Assembly in District 8. While serving as president of the RCA, Doug was a vocal critic against the closure of James Marshall Elementary School and stood alongside parents and students who fought to keep that school open.
Assembly District 8 includes the communities of Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova, Rancho Murieta, Rosemont, Wilton and portions of unincorporated Sacramento County.