On Monday, November 30th, Teachers For Class War spoke with Sandra Nichols, a school board trustee for almost ten years in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Sandra talked about why she ran for the elected office, and the political battles waged over the course of her time on the board over issues like bilingual education, transparency, budget priorities, military recruitment, and more.

Sandra Nichols has been a teacher for over thirty years. She ran for School Board after her involvement in the campaign to stop Proposition 227, which attempted to outlaw bilingual education and establish English-Only as mandatory policy for schools statewide.

PVUSD school board elections are less than a year away. This year there is an opportunity to radically change the make-up of the school board as four seats are due for a vote.

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