OUSD Board’s Jumoke Hinton Hodge Chokes Oakland Teacher In Skirmish - Video OUSD Board’s Jumoke Hinton Hodge Chokes Oakland Teacher In Skirmish Jumoke Hinton Hodge, a seasoned member of the Oakland Unified School District, long-time member of the Oakland political community, and friend of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, lost her cool and did something universally regarded as violent and stupid. She choked the neck of Oakland Teacher and Oakland Teacher's Strike Captain Darnisha Wright on Friday. The scene, as captured in a public Facebook post by Margot Goldstein, was the emergency OUSD board meeting held this evening. The OUSD and the Oakland Education Association (OEA) came to an agreement that ended the Oakland Teachers Strike on this day, Friday. Ms. Goldstein writes "The teachers and supporters are trying to block board members from going into the emergency meeting to vote on budget cuts." That explains why you hear someone say for the crowd to "push" forwa
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