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Walnut Creek parents ask city to press Mount Diablo Unified to pause relocation of Bancroft dual‑immersion kindergarten
Summary
Parents of Bancroft Elementary students urged the Walnut Creek City Council to ask Mount Diablo Unified School District to pause an immediate move of the school’s kindergarten dual‑language program to Woodside Elementary, saying the decision came with little notice and has caused enrollment uncertainty; the city agreed to seek more information from district staff.
Parents of children in the Bancroft Elementary dual‑language program told the Walnut Creek City Council on Feb. 3 that Mount Diablo Unified School District’s sudden decision to move the school’s kindergarten dual‑immersion program to Woodside Elementary will disrupt families and was made without meaningful engagement.
"The announcement came just days before kindergarten enrollment is set to open, and it was made without any advance notice or meaningful engagement with the school community and the families most…
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