“Scheduled asynchronous time, which is pretty much assigning homework,” said Jonathan Zachreson, founder of Reopen California Schools and father of two from Roseville.
Zachreson says he’s been told this teacher has chosen not to return to the classroom this year, citing fears of COVID-19.
“This sounds outrageous and it is outrageous but the blame doesn’t belong on the teacher for the most part,” he said. “The teacher belongs on the institutions that allow this to happen.”
A spokesperson for the district said, “per district policy, we cannot comment on personnel issues. Additionally, any travel outside of the country for any reason requires a leave of absence.”
The kindergarten teacher at West Contra Costa Unified School District sent an email to families Monday saying her online classes will be canceled while she is in Mexico.
Students getting in-person instruction at a Richmond elementary school have returned to distance learning for the rest of this week after van with a disturbing.
East Bay Parents Lose Their Minds Over Teacher Who Wouldn t Teach In Person, But Is Going to Mexico For 12 Days
There s been another dustup in the many-months war between Bay Area parents and their children s teachers and school districts, and this time it s about a kindergarten teacher taking a trip out of the country while she s still supposed to be teaching.
The unnamed teacher, reported on Wednesday by the Chronicle in a front-page (online) story that probably wouldn t be front-page in any normal year, sent out an email to the parents of children in her class explaining that she was heading out of town for 12 (+/-) days to attend her son s long-deferred wedding in Mexico. The wedding takes place next week, on May 19, and she announced she would be teaching from Mexico, but there would be days during her trip that would be asynchronous i.e., she wouldn t be available live online, but there would be activities/lessons for the kids to do on their own.
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One blink on your drive up Barnard Street and you may miss the entrance to Vista High School one of the most student-centered learning spaces in all of West Contra Costa.
Led by veteran principal Edith Jordan-McCormick, Vista is a choice school within West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) for students in grades 7-12, and one that is often miscategorized as credit recovery or altogether unknown to many local families.
“[Vista] is an incredibly amazing alternative high school that people just don’t know about,” shared Jordan-McCormick. “It may not have the brand of a traditional high school that people are used to but it’s a special and healing place.”