Lawsuit alleges Newhall district employees campaigned during 2024 election
A former candidate who ran to represent trustee area No. 5 for the Newhall School District’s governing board in the 2024 general election, is now alleging that employees were allowed to participate in political campaigning during work hours on campus and it was the cause of her defeat, according to the lawsuit.
The case is being brought by Young & Chic LLP, a Valencia-based attorney representing Mayra Cuellar, a former student and office manager for Newhall Elementary School who was running for the seat against longtime board member Suzan T. Solomon.
District Superintendent Leticia Hernandez wrote in an email to The Signal on Tuesday afternoon that she could not discuss pending litigation. Solomon said on Friday in a brief phone call that she also could not comment on pending litigation.
According to the complaint, Cuellar alleges that, on various occasions within the months of September and October 2024, certain employees “began wearing political pins supporting a candidate for the Newhall School District board on campus during instructional time.”
https://signalscv.com/2026/01/lawsuit-alleges-newhall-district-employees-campaigned-during-2024-election/