(South Gate, California) A 39-year-old fifth-grade teacher at Miramonte Elementary School, Rigoberto Ruelas Jr., was found dead at the foot of a remote forest bridge on Sunday. The death is being reported as an apparent suicide.
Teachers' union officials claim that Ruelas killed himself because he was upset after the LA Times published the student and teacher performance ranking for his school district. The actual motive and circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear.
Sadly, even as the death of Mr. Ruelas crushes his family, his friends and his students, the teachers' union piles on a political issue. Lots of class, eh?
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