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Parents and teachers urge Dixon Unified to preserve freshman computer-tech option as district plans ethnic-studies requirement
Summary
District staff presented plans to implement a ninth-grade ethnic studies course to meet a state graduation requirement; public commenters and a Dixon High teacher urged the district not to eliminate the current freshman computer-technology offering, proposing alternatives such as offering ethnic studies as an elective or expanding the school day.
Dixon Unified presented an update on plans to implement a ninth-grade ethnic studies course next academic year to meet state graduation requirements, prompting public comment urging the district to preserve the current freshman computer-technology offering.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lisa Estupin told the board the district is preparing to offer an ethnic studies course aligned with health so ninth graders would take one semester of health and one semester of ethnic studies. She said the district must begin offering the course by the 2025–26 school year to meet the state requirement that graduates in the…
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