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LA teacher suicide sparks school reform pushback
- 09-29-2010
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By Jamilah King/Color Lines
Is the education reform debate now costing teachers their lives? That’s the underlying question swirling around Los Angeles this week after a popular 39-year-old teacher was found dead from an apparent suicide after reportedly being distraught over his low performance ranking in the Los Angeles Times. The teacher, Rigoberto Ruelas, Jr, was a popular 14-year veteran at Miramonte Elementary School near the city’s downtown. After being reported missing by his family, police found Ruelas’s body in the Angeles National Forest on Sunday. Though the official cause of death is still under investigation, colleagues noted that he had been despondent since August’s teacher rankings were made public. (more…)
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