Decision 3075E – Lodi Unified School District
SA-CE-3217-E
Decision Date: November 13, 2026
Decision Type: PERB Decision (Non-Precedential)
Description: Noemi Santiago alleged that the Lodi Unified School District retaliated against her in violation of EERA primarily by denying her salary placement grievance. Santiago filed the grievance on her own behalf after her exclusive representative, Lodi Education Association, declined to do so because it assessed that it would fail on the merits. PERB’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) issued Santiago a warning letter explaining that the allegations, if proven, would not establish that the District denied her grievance because of protected activities. The warning letter gave Santiago an opportunity to amend her charge. Santiago did so, but OGC concluded that Santiago failed to file some of her new allegations within the statute of limitations and had not sufficiently cured the deficiencies explained in the warning letter. OGC therefore dismissed the amended charge. Santiago appealed.
Disposition: In a non-precedential decision, the Board affirmed OGC’s dismissal.
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