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BREAKING NEWS: Brown Vetoes Weak Teacher Dismissal Bill

Chase Niesner | October 10, 2013



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Gov. Jerry Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown

Under mounting pressure, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a controversial bill originally meant to make it easier to dismiss teachers for abusive or inappropriate behavior. In a veto memo, Brown said he “share[s] the authors’ desire to streamline the teacher discipline process, but this bill is an imperfect solution.”

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