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River City High teacher announces resignation as students, parents urge board to act on vaping, bathrooms and safety
Summary
At a Washington Unified School District board meeting, River City High teacher James Colligan announced he is leaving, and multiple students, parents and teachers urged the board to address vaping, locked bathrooms, inconsistent discipline and safety concerns at River City High School.
James Colligan, a River City High School math teacher with 14 years at the school, told the Washington Unified School District Board of Education that he is resigning, citing untenable conditions at the campus and urging trustees to visit unannounced and see what students and teachers face daily. Colligan told the board he helped start AP Statistics, led safety efforts during COVID-19 and mentored many students, and that the decision to leave was driven by what he described as deteriorating conditions for staff and students.
Parents and students followed with public comments that largely echoed…
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