Teachers union halts support for LAUSD candidate, citing offensive social media activity
by Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
Feb 23, 2024
3 minutes
The influential Los Angeles teachers union has suspended its campaign on behalf of school board candidate Kahllid Al-Alim amid rising criticism over his social media posts and likes that expressed antisemitism, glamorized guns and celebrated pornographic images, officials announced early Friday morning.
United Teachers Los Angeles acted after an emergency leadership meeting Thursday night. The suspension represents a blow to Al-Alim's campaign for the District 1 Board of Education seat that represents much of
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