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Beverly Tucker
former Chief Counsel, California Teachers Association
from 1989- 2008
former Chief Counsel, California Teachers Association
from 1989- 2008
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Updates:
In 2010 Emma Leheny took over from
Priscilla Winslow as CTA head counsel.
Priscilla S. Winslow took over as head
counsel of CTA when Beverly Tucker
retired in 2008 after 19 years as head
counsel. Priscilla Winslow was involved
in many, if not most, of Beverly Tucker's
cases, and kept a child molester from
losing his credential for 6 years.
Original article:
Who is the real power behind the
front/president of CTA? Beverly Tucker,
head counsel.
How does she maintain her power? Apparently she helps local affiliate officials
hide their mistakes, gaining their loyalty. Then she helps them rise in the
organization.
In 2001, I had no idea that this was true. When teachers at my school
committed crimes, and then tried to silence me by making false claims (see Linda
Watson and Allen Smith reports), I assumed that CTA would step in and set
things right.
Instead, Beverly Tucker helped them cover up the wrongdoing of CTA local
leaders Gina Boyd and Jim Groth.
In 2010 Emma Leheny took over from
Priscilla Winslow as CTA head counsel.
Priscilla S. Winslow took over as head
counsel of CTA when Beverly Tucker
retired in 2008 after 19 years as head
counsel. Priscilla Winslow was involved
in many, if not most, of Beverly Tucker's
cases, and kept a child molester from
losing his credential for 6 years.
Original article:
Who is the real power behind the
front/president of CTA? Beverly Tucker,
head counsel.
How does she maintain her power? Apparently she helps local affiliate officials
hide their mistakes, gaining their loyalty. Then she helps them rise in the
organization.
In 2001, I had no idea that this was true. When teachers at my school
committed crimes, and then tried to silence me by making false claims (see Linda
Watson and Allen Smith reports), I assumed that CTA would step in and set
things right.
Instead, Beverly Tucker helped them cover up the wrongdoing of CTA local
leaders Gina Boyd and Jim Groth.
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SAN LEANDRO TEACHERS ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. GOVERNING
BOARD OF THE SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Appellants.
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE
154 Cal. App. 4th 866; 65 Cal. Rptr. 3d 288; 2007 Cal. App. LEXIS 1415; 185 L.R.R.M. 2058
A114679 & A115686
August 28, 2007, Filed
NOTICE:
NOT CITABLE—SUPERSEDED BY GRANT OF REVIEW
SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Review granted, Depublished by San Leandro Teachers Association v.
Governing Board of the San Leandro Unified School, 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 528, 171 P.3d 545, 2007 Cal.
LEXIS 13320 (Cal., 2007)
Later proceeding at San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro
Unified School District, 2007 Cal. LEXIS 14356 (Cal., Dec. 14, 2007)
Later proceeding at San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro
Unified, 2008 Cal. LEXIS 2078 (Cal., Feb. 14, 2008)
Application granted by San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro
Unified School District, 2008 Cal. LEXIS 6218 (Cal., May 22, 2008)
Application granted by San Leandro Teachers Association et al. v. Governing Board of the San
Leandro Unified School District et al., 2008 Cal. LEXIS 6232 (Cal., May 22, 2008)
Request granted, Request denied by San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the
San Leandro Unified School District, 2009 Cal. LEXIS 4580 (Cal., Apr. 24, 2009)
Later proceeding at San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro
Unified School District, 2009 Cal. LEXIS 5191 (Cal., May 5, 2009)
Affirmed by, Superseded by San Leandro Teachers Ass'n v. Governing Bd. of the San Leandro
Unified Sch. Dist., 2009 Cal. LEXIS 5417 (Cal., June 18, 2009)
PRIOR-HISTORY:
Superior Court of Alameda County, No. RG05235795, Winifred Smith, Judge.
COUNSEL: Littler Mendelson, Garry G. Mathiason and Kimberly L. Owens, for Defendants and
Appellants.
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Bruce A. Barsook and Didier Y. Reiss, for California School Boards
Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.
California Teachers Association, Priscilla S. Winslow, Beverly Tucker, Ballinger G. Kemp
and Ramon E. Romero, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
Michael R. Clancy, Chief Counsel, and Christina C. Bleuler, Staff Attorney, for California School
Employees Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.
Rothner, Segall & Greenstone, Glenn Rothner and Jonathan Cohen, for American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, and Service Employees Union, Local 99 as Amicus Curiae
on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.
JUDGES: Swager, J., with Stein, Acting P. J., and Margulies, J., concurring.
OPINION BY: Swager
OPINION
SWAGER, J.—The Governing Board of the San Leandro Unified School District, the San Leandro
Unified School District (District), District Superintendent Christine Lim, and Assistant Superintendent
Mike Martinez (collectively referred to as appellants) appeal the trial court's order granting the
petition for peremptory writ of mandate brought by the San Leandro Teachers Association (SLTA)
and the California Teachers Association (CTA) (collectively referred to as respondents), prohibiting
appellants “from restricting the content of communications by SLTA placed in the District's
mailboxes.” Appellants also appeal the order granting respondents' motion for attorney fees. 1 We
reverse.
BOARD OF THE SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Appellants.
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE
154 Cal. App. 4th 866; 65 Cal. Rptr. 3d 288; 2007 Cal. App. LEXIS 1415; 185 L.R.R.M. 2058
A114679 & A115686
August 28, 2007, Filed
NOTICE:
NOT CITABLE—SUPERSEDED BY GRANT OF REVIEW
SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Review granted, Depublished by San Leandro Teachers Association v.
Governing Board of the San Leandro Unified School, 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 528, 171 P.3d 545, 2007 Cal.
LEXIS 13320 (Cal., 2007)
Later proceeding at San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro
Unified School District, 2007 Cal. LEXIS 14356 (Cal., Dec. 14, 2007)
Later proceeding at San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro
Unified, 2008 Cal. LEXIS 2078 (Cal., Feb. 14, 2008)
Application granted by San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro
Unified School District, 2008 Cal. LEXIS 6218 (Cal., May 22, 2008)
Application granted by San Leandro Teachers Association et al. v. Governing Board of the San
Leandro Unified School District et al., 2008 Cal. LEXIS 6232 (Cal., May 22, 2008)
Request granted, Request denied by San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the
San Leandro Unified School District, 2009 Cal. LEXIS 4580 (Cal., Apr. 24, 2009)
Later proceeding at San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro
Unified School District, 2009 Cal. LEXIS 5191 (Cal., May 5, 2009)
Affirmed by, Superseded by San Leandro Teachers Ass'n v. Governing Bd. of the San Leandro
Unified Sch. Dist., 2009 Cal. LEXIS 5417 (Cal., June 18, 2009)
PRIOR-HISTORY:
Superior Court of Alameda County, No. RG05235795, Winifred Smith, Judge.
COUNSEL: Littler Mendelson, Garry G. Mathiason and Kimberly L. Owens, for Defendants and
Appellants.
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Bruce A. Barsook and Didier Y. Reiss, for California School Boards
Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.
California Teachers Association, Priscilla S. Winslow, Beverly Tucker, Ballinger G. Kemp
and Ramon E. Romero, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
Michael R. Clancy, Chief Counsel, and Christina C. Bleuler, Staff Attorney, for California School
Employees Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.
Rothner, Segall & Greenstone, Glenn Rothner and Jonathan Cohen, for American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, and Service Employees Union, Local 99 as Amicus Curiae
on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.
JUDGES: Swager, J., with Stein, Acting P. J., and Margulies, J., concurring.
OPINION BY: Swager
OPINION
SWAGER, J.—The Governing Board of the San Leandro Unified School District, the San Leandro
Unified School District (District), District Superintendent Christine Lim, and Assistant Superintendent
Mike Martinez (collectively referred to as appellants) appeal the trial court's order granting the
petition for peremptory writ of mandate brought by the San Leandro Teachers Association (SLTA)
and the California Teachers Association (CTA) (collectively referred to as respondents), prohibiting
appellants “from restricting the content of communications by SLTA placed in the District's
mailboxes.” Appellants also appeal the order granting respondents' motion for attorney fees. 1 We
reverse.
Why did two teachers
tell CVESD assistant
superintendent Richard
Werlin that they feared
that teacher Maura
Larkins might kill
them?
Obviously, either the
two teachers were
crazy, or they were
lying, or there was a
dangerous teacher on
campus.
Yet the school district
never conducted an
investigation, and the
teachers union
president Gina Boyd
made it clear she didn't
want an investigation
either.
CTA head counsel
Beverly Tucker spent
lots of teacher dues to
cover up the entire
episode.
Were lives ever at
stake? How
dangerously
incompetent and/or
corrupt was the district
and the teachers union?
According to the sworn
testimony of these two
teachers
(Jo Ellen Hamilton and
Linda Watson)
and others, the
accusation was false,
designed to get rid of a
teacher against whom
they had strong
competitive urges.
Maura Larkins was the
second bilingual teacher
the Castle Park
Elementary staff (later
calling itself the "Castle
Park Family") had
gotten rid of in a period
of six years--out of only
four bilingual positions
on the Castle Park
Elementary staff.
The teachers were so
hostile to the idea of
having bilingual
teachers on campus
that the district actually
paid taxpayer dollars to
consultant Peter Barron
Stark to conduct a
training on how to
conduct a staff meeting
without endless
screaming. This was
cheap, I'm sure,
compared to the
$100,000s the district
eventually ended up
paying to lawyers to
cover up the
wrongdoing of the
"Castle Park Family."
tell CVESD assistant
superintendent Richard
Werlin that they feared
that teacher Maura
Larkins might kill
them?
Obviously, either the
two teachers were
crazy, or they were
lying, or there was a
dangerous teacher on
campus.
Yet the school district
never conducted an
investigation, and the
teachers union
president Gina Boyd
made it clear she didn't
want an investigation
either.
CTA head counsel
Beverly Tucker spent
lots of teacher dues to
cover up the entire
episode.
Were lives ever at
stake? How
dangerously
incompetent and/or
corrupt was the district
and the teachers union?
According to the sworn
testimony of these two
teachers
(Jo Ellen Hamilton and
Linda Watson)
and others, the
accusation was false,
designed to get rid of a
teacher against whom
they had strong
competitive urges.
Maura Larkins was the
second bilingual teacher
the Castle Park
Elementary staff (later
calling itself the "Castle
Park Family") had
gotten rid of in a period
of six years--out of only
four bilingual positions
on the Castle Park
Elementary staff.
The teachers were so
hostile to the idea of
having bilingual
teachers on campus
that the district actually
paid taxpayer dollars to
consultant Peter Barron
Stark to conduct a
training on how to
conduct a staff meeting
without endless
screaming. This was
cheap, I'm sure,
compared to the
$100,000s the district
eventually ended up
paying to lawyers to
cover up the
wrongdoing of the
"Castle Park Family."
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Beverly Tucker is obviously enjoying
retirement in this 2011 photo. I met her
in Burlingame a few years ago, when
she presented a very typical, tightly-
controlled business appearance and
seemed very stressed. She even kicked
me out of the Burlingame office because
I exposed her cover-up of crimes by
teachers in my district.
retirement in this 2011 photo. I met her
in Burlingame a few years ago, when
she presented a very typical, tightly-
controlled business appearance and
seemed very stressed. She even kicked
me out of the Burlingame office because
I exposed her cover-up of crimes by
teachers in my district.
Beverly Tucker, Former CTA
chief counsel--Beverly Tucker posts
Tucker faxes
chief counsel--Beverly Tucker posts
Tucker faxes
Barbara Kerr (2003-2007)
Wayne Johnson (1999-2003)
Lois Tinson (1995-1999)
Wayne Johnson (1999-2003)
Lois Tinson (1995-1999)
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by the State Council by a voice
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vote; after two terms, the next
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Past Presidents
David A. Sanchez (2007-2011)
David A. Sanchez (2007-2011)
| Carolyn Doggett, Executive Director James L. Clark, Deputy Executive Director |
Priscilla Winslow,
Asst Chief Counsel; licensed to practice
law in CA since 1977. See Moraga child
molestation case.
Asst Chief Counsel; licensed to practice
law in CA since 1977. See Moraga child
molestation case.
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Other lawyers
Burlingame Office
Joseph R. Colton (gone in 2011?)
Laura Juran (replaced Diane Ross)
Ballinger Kemp
Ramon E. Romero
Santa Fe Springs Office
Michael D. Hersh-since 2002
John F. Køhn
Robert E. Lindquist
Brenda E. Sutton-Wills
Rosalind Wolf (gone in 2011?)
Burlingame Office
Joseph R. Colton (gone in 2011?)
Laura Juran (replaced Diane Ross)
Ballinger Kemp
Ramon E. Romero
Santa Fe Springs Office
Michael D. Hersh-since 2002
John F. Køhn
Robert E. Lindquist
Brenda E. Sutton-Wills
Rosalind Wolf (gone in 2011?)
Carlos Perez GLS Attorney
Reich, Adell & Cvitan
Richard Schwab GLS Attorney
Trygstad, Schwab & Trygstad
Reich, Adell & Cvitan
Richard Schwab GLS Attorney
Trygstad, Schwab & Trygstad
Current President
Dean Vogel (2011-2015)
Dean Vogel (2011-2015)
Next President
Eric Heins
Eric Heins
Beverly Tucker
called the shots in
the Maura Larkins
case in Chula Vista
called the shots in
the Maura Larkins
case in Chula Vista