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Teachers tell Sequoia Union board unpaid extra hour at East Palo Alto site is inequitable and unsustainable
Summary
Multiple teachers during public comment urged the board to end an extra unpaid hour required of East Palo Alto (EPA) staff, calling it an equity and retention issue for a site where more than 90% of teachers are people of color and urging administrative action outside bargaining.
Teachers and union representatives used public comment to press the Sequoia Union High School District board on an unpaid extra hour of work reportedly required at the East Palo Alto site, calling it an equity and retention problem that the district can address administratively.
"At East Palo Alto, where over 90% of the teachers and educators are people of color, we are still being asked to work an extra unpaid hour each week," teacher and site union…
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