we know sf u s d policy we know when a student needs a parents conference when they need a hug and when they need therapy. those are the things students lose when i laid off counselors. counselor can't be replaced by out case workers or by an extra ap. one more time please resend the counselors lay offs (clapping) >> hi i'm brittany i'd like to say thank you for my short time at paul refer. my mom was the pta african-american president. i helped students realize the potential to advocate help parents understand their children and empower students of color about their own heritage as well as provided a positive role model. i empower them and help them think school it cool. i've been added to be a - the students have realized they can stay out of the streets and not be in jail and now graduate and now two of my students have gotten jobs. they've shone better cognitive reasoning. we are ucf b. not only that but by firing and laughing par as of color and more you're directly effecting the parents the students the teachers and disserving our community (clapping) >> i'm a parents of the a dau