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Parents urge Mount Diablo Unified to halt move of Bancroft Spanish immersion program
Summary
Dozens of parents and community members told the Mount Diablo Unified School District board that a plan to relocate the Bancroft two‑way Spanish-English dual immersion program to Woodside Elementary would disrupt families and ignore required processes; petitioners asked the board to pause the transition and seek independent legal review.
Dozens of parents and community members urged the Mount Diablo Unified School District board on March 11 to pause a plan to move the Bancroft Elementary two‑way Spanish‑English dual immersion program to Woodside Elementary, saying the change will disrupt families and threaten program quality.
"None of those seven things took place for the announcement by the district on January 28," said John Kelly, representing the Bancroft Dual Immersion Families Association, referring to Education Code steps he said the district should have followed. "You need independent advice on whether you have followed the law." Kelly also criticized the district's hiring of outside counsel to defend the decision.
Other speakers said district data show Bancroft's immersion classes outperform…
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