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Parents and students decry Tide Academy closure; district outlines transition plan and reports initial enrollments
Summary
Dozens of parents, students and community members criticized the board’s February decision to close Tide Academy and called for recalls; district staff described a transition plan that avoids layoffs, promises program continuity at receiving schools, and reported that 60 of 198 Tide families had submitted placement paperwork as of last Friday.
Dozens of parents, students and community members at the Sequoia Union High School District board meeting on March 4 urged trustees to reverse or delay the board’s February decision to close Tide Academy, while district officials outlined a transition plan and early enrollment figures.
The public comment period featured emotional appeals and allegations of inadequate outreach and transparency. Johanna Mahal, who said she will lead recall efforts against three trustees, told the board, “Crystal Leach is the completely inept superintendent … She needs to go,” and urged community organizing if the court process fails. Student Christopher Chen, identifying himself as a Tide student trustee, said the core benefit at Tide was the ‘‘safety that only a small school can really offer’’ and warned the district against sacrificing the roughly 200 Tide students to larger campuses.
Why it matters: Tide families and staff said they received mixed or late communication about alternatives…
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