Rain Cancels Multi-District Protest Against Education Cuts

A rally that was planned to protest school budget cuts today was canceled due to rain.

Students, parents and teachers from Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore and Menifee organized the event to raise awareness of the $4 billion slated to be cut from California school budgets this year, she said.

The event, called the “,” was set for 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Temecula Valley High School’s football field, said Barbara Burkett, spokesperson for the Temecula Valley Council of Parent Teacher Associations.

The field was “just too soggy,” Burkett said via email.

The event might be canceled permanently, she said. “Last I spoke with Chris (Lindberg, incoming president of the Temecula Valley Educators Association), she thought it unlikely a new date would be set, given the shortened school year,” Burkett said.

The event was to include student performances, a marching band and cheerleaders, said Kathy Fink, incoming president of the parent-teachers association.

The event was to be part of a state-wide protest called the “State of Emergency,” coordinated by state education and labor groups. Educators, students and parents participated in a series of events May 9-13.

The events include a sit-in at the State Capitol building in Sacramento and several regional rallies. For more information about the statewide events, click here.