Turmoil over a chaotic Hacienda La Puente Unified School District board meeting last month has led to the ouster of its controversial president.

The removal of Stephanie Serrano and reorganization of the board was the one item on the agenda of the three-hour Wednesday, Sept. 3, meeting for the district, which serves more than 30,000 students in 31 schools in La Puente, West Covina, City of Industry and unincorporated sections of Hacienda Heights, Valinda and Avocado Heights.

It is the latest in a series of controversies in the school district, which includes lawsuits and public accusations of district wrongdoing, misspending of school funds, and complaints of personal attacks and harassment among the five-member board.

On Wednesday, a defiant Serrano couched her removal in terms of be

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