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Teacher tells Twin Rivers trustees she received non‑renewal notice after reporting assaults at Northwood Elementary
Summary
At a Feb. 11 special meeting, teacher Monica Huicharo told the Twin Rivers Unified Board of Trustees she was notified the district would not renew her contract and said she believes she is being retaliated against after reporting assaults and batteries at Northwood Elementary; she said two uniform complaints were dismissed and a grievance remains pending.
Monica Huicharo, a teacher who identified herself during public comment at the Twin Rivers Unified Board of Trustees’ Feb. 11 special meeting, said she received an email from human resources on Friday notifying her that the district will not renew her contract and that a non‑reelection will be presented to the board.
“I received a notice on Friday from human resources, saying that the school district has decided they’re not going to renew my contract, and I will be receiving a non reelection,” Huicharo said. She said she is on extended medical leave since August and that she has reemployment rights under Education Code Section 44978.1.
Huicharo said the nonrenewal is connected to her reporting of safety problems at Northwood Elementary. “This has to do with assault and batteries at my school…It was all covered up. We weren’t notified,” she said, adding that she filed a grievance and two uniform complaints as advised by her union representative with Twin Rivers United Educators and by the California Teachers Association. Huicharo said the district dismissed both uniform complaints and has not timely processed her grievance.
Huicharo said she considers herself a whistleblower and described what she called retaliation after she reported incidents involving a student committing assaults against other children and staff. “I feel like there's been nothing but retaliation,” she said.
The board did not make any statement in open session responding to Huicharo’s allegations during the meeting transcript. The meeting adjourned to closed session shortly after the comment; when the board returned the clerk reported there was no reportable action from closed session.
Why it matters: Huicharo’s remarks raise personnel, safety and process questions for the district—claims the board did not address on the record during the meeting. The Education Code citation Huicharo referenced governs reemployment rights for certain certificated employees; she said she received written confirmation of those rights from human resources.
Next steps: The public record in this transcript does not show any district response or follow‑up by board members on the allegations; closed session produced no reportable action at the end of the meeting.
