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![Shounak Dharap, president of the school board of Palo Alto Unified School District, announced Friday morning that Superintendent Don Austin separated from his superintendent position at PAUSD. Corbin Dodd, an Ethnic Studies and AP Seminar teacher at Palo Alto High School, said that Austin's separation from the district surprised him and his colleagues. "Negotiations are happening right now, so there's a lot of talk about the school board and the superintendent, but it [Austin's separation] wasn't on my radar, and I don't think it was on the radar of any of the teachers I've spoken to," Dodd said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_7950-300x225.png)
![Senior Duncan Sego held a sign reading "The Terror Must be Stopped" during a student walkout protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement in front of Palo Alto High School today at noon. According to Sego, people need to take a stand against ICE. "This [ICE] isn’t what the people want, this isn’t what we want and it’s destroying communities," Sego said. "People need to rally against them."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_2779-1-300x220.jpg)