Update Two school board members release a statement disagreeing with the message s wording
After some parents expressed doubts that the district would in fact reopen fully this fall, the West Contra Costa Unified board voted to commit to “100%” in-person instruction this fall.
The district’s school board debated for hours on Wednesday night about an “action statement” to students, parents and faculty that it eventually adopted to reassure them of the commitment, even though district officials have said for months that they are planning on a full in-person return in the fall.
At the same time, the district is still planning on offering a distance learning option for families who prefer that.
While staying mostly in distance learning mode, West Contra Costa Unified to offer limited in-person options edsource.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from edsource.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Photo from a past rally to reopen schools courtesy of West Contra Costa Safe Open Schools.
A coalition of parents, caregivers, students and community members who are calling for the reopening of West Contra Costa School District (WCCUSD) schools for in-person learning plan to rally at Nicholl Park in Richmond on Saturday, which will mark the 1-year anniversary of school building closures.
The group, called West Contra Costa Safe Open Schools, is calling for WCCUSD “to prioritize kids and (1) move quickly to safely open schools in-person this spring, in small, voluntary pilots at the very least and for all grades, and (2) immediately commit to developing a plan for full in-person reopening in fall 2021.”