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Students, families urge Central Unified to prioritize a pool for Central High amid equity concerns
Summary
Dozens of students and community members told the Central Unified Board of Trustees the district’s lack of a pool at Central High is an equity issue, citing travel burdens and lost practice time; Superintendent Dr. Marshall said Central High is being considered early in the facilities plan but building a pool will require multimillion-dollar funding and community engagement.
Dozens of students, parents and community members urged the Central Unified School District Board of Trustees on Jan. 27 to build a pool at Central High, describing the lack of an on‑campus aquatic facility as an urgent equity and safety problem.
Students and parents testified that Central High’s championship water‑polo team and PE students regularly travel long distances for practices and meets, lose instruction time and face logistical burdens that other schools in the district with pools do not. “We lose practice time, travel long distances, and sacrifice time with our family just to have the chance to train,” said…
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