@fretfulmother, we try to highlight news items of significance to CC student and parent members - this one looks like it could have broad implications at least in California, and, depending on the outcome, elsewhere. I hope we don’t get teacher-bashing, as most try to do a good job. Perhaps teachers would be criticized less as a group if bad ones could be weeded out more easily? Good teachers doing their job don’t get a lot of publicity. @awesomepolyglot, I think students may have opinions on this topic, too.