Grieving classmates remember deceased student

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Stress balls in the shape of hearts, and grief pamphlets were handed out to students as well as an open invitation for anyone that wanted to share and was unable to make it to the grief session.

“We can help you guys get through this,” Benne said.

Different students wiped away tears as Benne spoke, unable to hid their emotion.

It was then that students started to share different memories of Kashkouli.

Maryan Bahranchi, one of Kashkouli’s classmates remembers her for the love she had for her father.

She was excited about seeing her father, so she could show him how much her English had improved, according to Bahranchi.

One day that stands out to Bahranchi is the day that Kashkouli brought her boyfriend to class, the same man that is accused of killing her.

“I didn’t like him at first sight, “ Bahranchi said. “He was always upset and so serious.”

Wright Tahmasuan, sat close to her and remembers how she had everything planned out.

“She wanted to learn English first, and then take basic classes to become a dentist,” Tahmasuan said.

Kashkouli had a signature look, according to Tahmasuan.

“She was pretty girl, who always wore a baseball cap, and had a signature perfume,” Tahmasuan said.

Kashlouli showed no signs of harm in the past, according to Kramer.

“You would think from her demeanor that she was one of the happiest people in the world, you wouldn’t suspect something like that going on because she was always in a good mood, always really positive,” Kramer said.

“She liked everybody and everyone liked her, she was very noticeable in class with her participation,” Kramer said.

Iris Rodriguez agreed with Kramer. She sat behind Kashkouli in class.

“You noticed when she walked in, because she said hello to everyone,” Rodriguez said.

Shiva Sadeghi remembered how much KashKouli enjoyed eating bananas.

Kashlouli’s sister was at the funeral and wondered why no one had done anything for her sister to get her away from her boyfriend, according to Kramer. One of Kashkouli’s classmates, Iran Kahn, could not hold back the tears as her emotions got the better of her while she described their last interaction.

“She was so positive, and she said nothing was wrong,” Kahn said. “I believed her.”

Many students in Kramer’s class echoed Kahn’s perception of a young, independent woman fully involved in a healthy relationship.

“You would think from her demeanor, that she was just one of the happiest people in the world, always in a good mood, always smiling,” Kramer said.

However, no one saw any indication of violence until it was too late.

“She is the age of my daughter,” Kahn said. “It’s just not fair.” that I feel like we’re giving them more money just to mismanage things. I would love to see our students have everything they deserve as far as education, but I don’t think Prop 30 is going to do it for us.“

For Kramer, his main focus is on the students in his class, many of whom have taken multiple classes together.

As his class reflected on life without their friend and classmate, Kramer offered some sound advice.

“We just need to keep our eyes open not only on the people in our own life, but we need to try to look out for our friends as well,” Kramer said.

Hagan explained that she felt that voters needed to come up with a proposition that tells our government how to precisely manage the money that taxpayers fund.

“I read into it, I work for the government, and I watch how government workers work—or not work, per se,” Hagan said. “It really breaks my heart to see that we, as taxpayers, pay for these people who sit here and literally do nothing. It has nothing to do with me not wanting our students to have a future— I live for that. I really don’t feel like it’s going to go toward you guys in the long run. I feel like it’s just another way for the government to take your money, my money—our money—from us, and spend it the way they feel like spending it, and it’s not going to be towards us.”

Hagan was not alone in her distress, as Pam Brown was upset over the passage of Prop 30, stating that the money would be used to fund teachers’ pensions and calling it “the Bailout of 2012” for this reason.

“This Proposition 30 is not guaranteeing that any of the new tax money will go to classrooms,” Brown said. “So when the students are out there rallying for the teachers’ unions saying things like, ‘Yay, we passed Prop 30,’ I’m like, “You guys have no idea what the true hidden cost behind your tuition is.”

Brown was insistent that Prop 30 was the opposite of what most people thought it was, and she said that she only foresaw future increase in taxes.

“The union is rapacious for more and more private sector money,” Brown said. “We’re now the highest taxed state in the country… I think I’m going to go tomorrow to trade in my stocks for gold.”

However, with the passage, it avoids a $31.3 million loss in state funding to the LACCD’s portion and a complete suspension of summer and winter sessions.

Referring to the too close to call results on Tuesday evening, “all you can do is plan for the worst but hope for the best.” said LaVista.