we as a staff, as a ubc, as a parent community have all said that we not want these cuts to come from the classroom. we are worried because it takes a village to educate our children. it takes a community and we are a community. we are here tonight because james lick, unfortunately, we are tired of that of the er classification and we're tired of coming at the top in suspensions. we want to do more for our students and continually asked do more with less. james lick is here tonight and you will hear from students, from parents and from staff that are saying that we need the school board, we need you all as part of our community to help us, one, rescind the budget that was already admitted by the administrator so we as a community can decide on our priorities and look at funding allocations that are designated as pitch schools or high potential schools, thank you. >> before you go on, i'm assuming that was mr. ariba and i foregoat to mens, please note public comment is an opportunity for the board to hear from the community on matters within the board's generation. jurisdiction. if you