Schools
Q&A with ERHS Principal Salvador Velasco (Video Part II)
The Eagle Rock High principal tells parents what he believes is 'the genesis' of a conflict at the school that evolved into two student protests last week.
This is the second installment of a video recording by Patch of this past Wednesday’s Q&A between Principal Salvador Velasco and a group of parents who attended a meeting moderated by LAUSD District 4 Coordinator of Operations and School Safety Stephen Koffman.
In this video clip, Velasco explains what he described as “the genesis” of a conflict that occurred in February between PE teacher Roman Cisneros and Steven Jovanelly, a junior varsity football and basketball coach who was also a substitute teacher at the school. The conflict, which resulted in Jovanelly's dismissal, culminated in protests by scores of students on May 8 and May 9, about a week after the coach distributed among students copies of a letter criticizing Velasco.
Click here to see the previous video recording from the May 9 meeting.
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