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Schilling Elementary students ask Newark leaders for fresher school meals and a Miyawaki forest
Summary
A Schilling Elementary teacher and student presented a 116‑signature petition urging the district to provide fresher meal options and to plant a Miyawaki (dense native) forest at the school; Mayor Mike Hannon and several council members agreed to sign the petition during public comment.
During public comment at a Newark City Council meeting, a teacher from Schilling Elementary and the school’s student body president presented a petition calling for healthier, freshly prepared school meals and for a campus Miyawaki forest to replace a high‑water‑use lawn.
Why it matters: The petition links student health, classroom learning and a local climate‑adaptation practice. Petitioners asked city leaders to endorse the school’s plan and help secure support; council members indicated they would sign the petition and encouraged the group to present to the Newark Unified School District board as well.
Teacher S. Patel (identified in the meeting as a science teacher at Schilling Elementary) told council members she previously taught in Berkeley and helped…
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