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Students tell Rocklin board teacher pay dispute is shuttering clubs and after‑school support
Summary
Multiple Whitney High School student leaders urged the board to raise teacher pay, saying teachers working strictly to contract hours have reduced lunchtime club meetings and after‑school support, harming student activities and college‑prep opportunities.
A slate of student leaders from Whitney High School told the Rocklin Unified board that teachers limiting work to contract hours during active negotiations are reducing club support and extracurricular programming.
"Teachers have begun working strictly to the contracted hours and nothing more," said Asa Bankari, vice president of Whitney’s student body. "Their contract hours... leave no time allotted for club meetings and very limited time to receive the extra help many of us students rely on."
Multiple student speakers — including club officers who monitor dozens of on‑campus clubs — described how lunchtime meetings and after‑school support have been curtailed and warned that fundraisers, field days and long‑standing club programs face interruption. Several said their clubs provide critical college‑preparation and community services.
Trustees acknowledged the students' accounts and said the board wishes to resolve bargaining and increase compensation where feasible. Board counsel and leadership described negotiation status: both sides had exchanged proposals and the district offered a mediated process during summer that the union had not agreed to; trustees said they remain committed to reaching an agreement.
What happens next: trustees asked district staff to continue negotiations, and encouraged further dialogue; students and families were invited to follow up with board members individually and through district channels.
