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Teachers, students and unions protest cuts to music, VAPA, CTE and support staff at WCCUSD meeting
Summary
More than a hundred public commenters—teachers, students, union leaders and parents—urged the West Contra Costa Unified board to oppose proposed cuts that would remove music, ethnic studies, JROTC and many classified positions, calling for transparency and alternatives to frontline layoffs.
Hundreds of parents, teachers, students and union representatives took the podium in the West Contra Costa Unified School District's Feb. 22 meeting to urge trustees to reject proposed cuts to classroom programs and classified staff.
Speakers described programs they said keep students in school and provide pathways to college or careers. "You cannot celebrate the young, gifted, and black while simultaneously taking away their opportunities," said Tara Faye, a former district music teacher (public comment). Students from Kennedy High School and alumni repeatedly said threats to ethnic studies,…
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