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Chico Unified School District focusing on equity and inclusion
The CUSD Board is making changes in the classroom to meet student needs both emotionally and socially.
Posted: May 6, 2021 6:56 PM
Posted By: Tori Apodaca
CHICO, Calif. - The Chico Unified School District (CUSD) is making sure student s needs are met both emotionally and socially. My expectation and my hope would be that the district is actively listening to parents and their needs for children,” said Shelley Villalobos, incoming CUSD parent.
She wants to know her daughter, Antoinette’s, curriculum before she starts school in the fall.
“What are the subjects, what are the key bullet points that they are going to be taking away from as far as key outcomes,” Villalobos said.
Parents said that they are frustrated as they see their kids struggling.
They want to see teachers decide whether to have full in-person instruction in the final days of the school year.
Vanessa Smith, one of the parents at the rally, says the AM/PM model has ruined her scheduling. What I do typically is that I am just running kids around, running them around to school and picking them up,” Smith said. “Two hours is not a long time.
Matt Tennis, a Chico Unified School Board member, also showed up at the rally being the one board member that supported the return to full in-person learning this school year.
Parent group calls for recall of Chico Unified board members
Frustrated parents are calling for the recall of multiple Chico Unified board members, demanding a return to full in-person learning.
Posted: Mar 4, 2021 6:53 PM
Posted By: Tori Apodaca
CHICO, Calif. - A parent group called Chico Parents for In-Person Learning is trying to recall four of the five Chico Unified board members following their decision to stay in the current a.m./p.m. schedule for the remainder of the school year.
“We have ways to get the kids in the classroom,” said Matthew Thomason, Co-Chair for Chico Parents for In-Person Learning. “If the board had the will to do it.”