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Parents criticize district email as TIDE transition to Woodside sparks confusion and recall threats
Summary
Parents and staff told the Sequoia Union High School District board that a district open‑enrollment email omitted reference to the board's vote to relocate the TIDE Academy to Woodside, sowing confusion for families ahead of a March 9 deadline and prompting calls for clearer communications and accountability.
Board members faced sharp public criticism Wednesday after an open‑enrollment email about Tide Academy (TIDE) reached families through an unusual channel and did not plainly reflect the board’s recent vote to relocate elements of TIDE to Woodside High School.
At public comment, Rebecca, a TIDE parent, said the message—from a Jared Dooley and delivered outside the district’s usual ParentSquare channel—failed to list Woodside as an option and appeared to contradict the board’s action. “Last week, you voted to change the lives of 200 students,” she said. “This message is not aligned with the board’s vote last week. Have the trustees seen this email? Who wrote it? Who authorized it?”
Multiple other parents and staff made similar complaints. Mary Jean Leonard said the email’s omission depressed prospective enrollment because it was delivered to “Parent 2” accounts rather…
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