A full auditorium waits for two main school board agenda items: the JROTC program and staffing reductions due to cuts in the school district budget.
Interim JROTC Program Manager Lt. Col. Janus defends the program with a staff report that is being questioned for factual accuracy.
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Board member John de Beck proposes a freeze on the number of JROTC units in the district and on spending for new JROTC facilities. Without a second, the motions died.
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Lincoln HS teacher presents another 1000 signatures on a petition asking for an end to weapons training in the district, compliance with the state law banning involuntary enrollment in JROTC, and a directive ordering school staff to not mislead students into thinking that JROTC is a college-prep course.
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Mission Bay High School teacher explains how JROTC was introduced at his school as other academic options for students were being limited.
A Mission Bay H.S. student testifies about being placed in JROTC without requesting it and then having trouble getting transferred out. Another student who had the same experience stands by her side. Their principal denies this has happened to anyone at the school.