Lack of teachers at three Contra Costa County schools is violating students' civil rights, attorneys say – Times Herald Online
Some students in Richmond and San Pablo have lacked a permanent teacher for months.
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Some students in Richmond and San Pablo have lacked a permanent teacher for months.
The teacher shortage crisis at three schools in the West Contra Costa County Unified School District has become so dire that it’s actually violating students’ civil rights, according to three legal “Williams” complaints filed last week.
Student protesters and faculty support dwindled over the nearly three-month occupation of the anthropology library. Students’ nearly three-month-long University of California, Berkeley, anthropology library occupation ended in some concessions from the university, despite dwindling protester numbers and a lack of faculty support.
Occupiers of the UC Berkeley George and Mary Foster Anthropology Library reached an agreement with campus and ended their 85-day occupation, as announced by both groups Tuesday.
UC Berkeley Social Sciences Dean Raka Ray announced plans Tuesday to turn the George and Mary Foster Anthropology Library into an open space for students, faculty and community members, which will be controlled by the Anthropology Department, UC Berkeley spokesperson Janet Gilmore said in an email.