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Hundreds of teachers, parents and Occupy LA protesters joined forces in a march to the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, protesting education budget cuts. The United Teachers of Los Angeles did not officially endorse the “Occupy LAUSD” march. -- snip -- Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy condemned the protesters’ claims in a news statement earlier Tuesday. The bulk of that money was used to retain 330 positions that had been slated for elimination, hire an additional 160 certificated employees and 300 clerical and other support personnel. He called the participants of...

Police: Teacher, student used pot By REBECCA NOLAN The Register-Guard   Recommend this story to others.   A Bethel School District teacher resigned last week after it was discovered that she had smoked marijuana with a 14-year-old student at her home. Terri Elizabeth McCracken, 34, of Springfield, had taught seventh grade at the district's Meadow View School for two years. The district is in northwest Eugene. Eugene police charged McCracken on June 11 with one misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a minor. She was given a citation and released. When school district officials confronted her with the allegations, she...