Recap: PUSD Webinar 

Written By Every Fire Survivor's Network

Oct 3 2025

This week’s EFSN webinar with Pasadena Unified leaders was intense — parents, survivors, and school officials clashed over safety, budgets, and the future of our schools.

Key issues:

Student safety: Why no interior testing for fire toxins? What’s the timeline for soil cleanup?


• $30M deficit: Driven by enrollment drops, rising costs, and the end of COVID relief funds.


• Teacher transfers: Parents pressed for a moratorium on mid-year reassignments. The Board declined.


• The future: Could the financial crisis lead to a state takeover? What does this mean for programs and rebuilding schools like Eliot?
 

Thank you to moderators Mayka Mei (Discord PUSD Channel Mod & Altagether Neighborhood Captain) and Anna Yeager (Altadena Arts Magnet PTA President).

👉 Watch the replay.

📖 See all the audience questions from the chat

👉 Join the parent conversation in the EFSN Discord PUSD Channel

All our best,
The EFSN Team

Every Fire Survivor's Network https://efsurvivors.net
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