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📊 The Numbers Don’t Lie: TUSD’s $480M Bond, 89% Student Failure, and 40% Performance Supe Rating
A TUSD whistleblower group just dropped 📦 some major tea about the district’s leadership problems! The Nov 2024 election drama 🗳️, budget mess 💰, questionable promotions 📈, and safety concerns at schools 🏫 are all exposed in this 15-page open letter. Big issues at Tucson High and audit problems show how things aren’t working right. The group claims Superintendent Trujillo only works part-time but gets full-time pay 🤔, and there’s drama about guns on campus being covered up 🚫.
- 🚫 Students report feeling unsafe with drug dealing and violence in hallways
- 💰 $480M bond money questioned while schools lack basic heating/cooling
- 👨💼 Superintendent working “part-time” while receiving full-time pay
- 📉 Academic achievement declining despite administration claims
- 🤐 Pattern of retaliation against those who speak up
- 🏫 Flagship school (Tucson High) operating with long-term substitutes
- 🔍 Internal Auditor blocked from meeting with Board
An open letter from the TUSD Whistleblower Group on December 13, 2024, signifies a crucial milestone in monitoring Tucson’s educational system.