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A student translates testimony given in Spanish by a parent.
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A student describes the overabundence of military recruiters who visit her school, while college representatives are rarely seen.
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Listening is board member Nakamura, who later states her absolute opposition to the policy and her belief that it is an insult to military families.
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A military veteran tells the board that young people are not always given the truth by military recruiters.
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A teacher reads a statement of support from the Association of Raza Educators.
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Another student, a senior at Lincoln HS, urges adoption of the policy.
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Board member Evans (right) praises the way the policy is written and emphasizes that it is not just about the military: the policy would address for-profit college recruiters who have also been a serious problem.
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Nakamura puzzles everyone when she presents a slide show with statistics on prostitution arrests in San Diego and drug violence in Mexico. Another board member interrupts and demands to know how this is relevant to the proposal at-hand.
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Nakamura's slide show concludes with the mysterious implication that the proposed policy would eliminate JROTC commanders and athletic coaches in schools.
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Board members Richard Barrera and Shelia Jackson are part of the 4-1 majority that finally approves the policy, though Jackson expresses concern about the anti-military sentiment she detects.