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SAN DIEGO - Parents at a Rolando Park school are coming together, launching a unique fundraising campaign to save the job of a beloved teacher.As students were busy in class at Rolando Park elementary, many of their parents were busy with their own deadlines.“It's supposed to happen by end of week, so it's really down to the wire,” said Claire Carrasquillo.
They were very active in contacting the school district,” said Aceves.Parents passed out flyers, started a petition drive, and started a unique Gofundme campaign to help pay for part of the teacher's salary.“We're stakeholders in our kids’ education, and we’re ready to put some skin the game,” said Aceves. “Once the awareness came, the response was overwhelming.”It appears San Diego Unified officials noticed. They agreed to meet to address the parents' concerns.
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