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Parents and staff urge Antioch Unified to spare behavior supports and special‑education staff amid proposed cuts
Summary
During public comment at the May 6 board meeting, teachers, behavior specialists, parents and union representatives warned that proposed reductions would increase caseloads, diminish crisis response and harm vulnerable students; speakers urged trustees to delay action and seek alternatives.
Dozens of Antioch Unified staff, parents and service providers spoke at the May 6 board meeting to oppose proposed budget reductions and to describe the human consequences of staff cuts.
Bridal Atkinson, CSEA president and custodian at Bidwell High School, asked the board to delay votes and highlighted that about 105 classified employees face potential layoff, saying those families will face uncertainty. Members of the district’s behavior team told the board that their team currently supports 24 school sites with roughly three BCBAs and five…
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