Ca school board mocks parents5/10/2023 ![]() They are being prevented from doing so because the union is speaking for them! I love and respect all my kids teachers!! This is not about a virus. Why are parents mad enough to start a movement and petition to eradicate the state of a teachers union? Read the petition statement:įIRST, let me say, this is not about teachers!! This is about the unions! Almost every teacher I know wants to be back in the classroom with the kids. ![]() More recently, talk of a full reopening of California’s public schools was quashed when the California Teachers Association and California Federation of Teachers quickly mobilized members and made clear that they opposed any state attempt to override local decision-making, the Globe reported recently. Across the state, parents and students have held protests and rallies against teachers unions and public school districts for not reopening.Ī coalition of students, parents, and school leaders even filed a lawsuit last year to stop the CTA-backed effort to defund public charter school students in California – while schools were closed and children stuck at home learning on a computer during Zoom sessions. Gavin Newsom ordered statewide business and school closures in March 2020 – more than 430 days ago.Ī group of parents have started a petition to rid California of the California Teachers Association (CTA), the largest statewide teachers labor union. "You are invited to come back down here and actually talk to us!"īut the board finished their business in the quiet of the committee room and the protest crowd dwindled away.California’s 6 million public school students have been “distance learning” from home since California Gov. "What we really want is to have conversations with you all," said one meeting attendee, using his public comment time to ask the board to return. London estimates her critics will need 9,000 signatures to put recall vote on the November 2020 ballot.Ī similar effort against five of seven board members several years ago failed, she noted. "People are saying 'Jody, you guys are on the right track, I know this is hard, but I support you.' I have been getting emails and text messages and hearing from a lot of people." London said she believes most Oakland parents support the board's tough choices, and support her. Oakland has 36,000 students spread among 83 schools. Fremont, by comparison has almost the same student population, occupying 42 schools. Staff projections show $15 million will have be cut in the year 2020-21, with costs rising, and revenues flat. The school district has been roiled by months of discontent after closing one school this year, and identifying 13 others for possible closure, consolidation, or reconfiguration. "It doesn't feel great, but I'm a public servant," she responded. "My job is to make sure students receive the education they deserve," she told KTVU. London has served three years on the board and her current term ends in January 2021. "What we're doing with the recall election is sending a message to the entire board that the people of Oakland are not for sale." "She had the police force beat us down and so she does need to be held responsible," said Jayaraman. She and others intend to sue, claiming excessive force and inuries, and blaming London. Jayaraman is spearheading the recall with other parents who scuffled with school district police at an October board meeting. Putting the vote to North Oakland voters will require thousands more signatures. ![]() London, in particular, is a target of critics, who say they don't trust the judgment or transparency of the seven-member board. London has already been served with an intent to recall - a petition with 50 signers. Their empty chairs were immediately filled by children, shouting "no school closures" into the board microphones. "There are other members of the public who would like to be part of this meeting," Interim Board President Jody London admonished the group. The board paused for more than 30 minutes, then moved the meeting to an upstairs committee room, with two-way conferencing to the auditorium they abandoned. Jayaraman led a few dozen people in song and chants, halting the meeting early in the agenda.
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