Weiss reports Zuziak Democratic Club statements
In a May 9, 2026 Substack post, George Weiss reported that on the evening of April 8, 2026, CSEA Chapter 131 President Thasa Zuziak addressed an audience at a Laguna Beach Democratic Club event. Weiss reports, citing a verbatim attendee account, that Zuziak stated the board wanted to cut staff, increase class sizes, cut counselors, and that the board "just cut the budget at all school sites 20%." Per Weiss, no such proposals appeared on the agenda or in subsequent board action at the April 9 board meeting, where trustees expressed continued support for small class sizes. The Democratic Club event itself is not independently sourced in this timeline.
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On the evening of April 8, 2026, Zuziak addressed an audience of political activists at a Laguna Beach Democratic Club event. According to a verbatim account from an attendee, she told the room: "They want to cut staff. They want larger class sizes. They want to cut counselors. They know we're overstaffed, but these are all things that directly affect students." She also claimed the board had "just cut the budget at all school sites 20%."
Single-source claim citing an attendee account. Not independently corroborated.