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Parents, teachers urge Sacramento council to press Twin Rivers USD to settle strike
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked the City Council to use its influence to urge Twin Rivers Unified School District and educators to return to bargaining and resolve a teachers' strike that has left classrooms short-staffed, according to several speakers during public comment.
Several parents, substitute teachers and classroom educators used public comment at the Sacramento City Council meeting to urge elected leaders to press Twin Rivers Unified School District and its negotiating partners to reach a settlement in an ongoing teachers27 strike.
"I am calling on you to reach agreement for strikes to end," said Raquel Guerra, a parent in the Twin Rivers district, who told the council that the walkouts have disrupted learning and strained students, families and classified staff.
A teacher identified as Rachel described more than 100 unfilled positions and said the strike had reached a ninth day; she said many teachers are leaving the district and that parents and students are suffering from instability and lack of credentialed staff. Mary Carmen, a teacher and resident of District 2, urged the council to publicly call for good-faith bargaining and asked the Sacramento County Office of Education to review whether schools meet safety standards under the current staffing levels.
Substitute teacher Pablo Gutierrez and others asked the council to use "the awesome power" of local elected officials to press school boards to negotiate and to consider the broader community impact of staffing shortages. Speakers described picketing at local schools and noted that many educators live in Sacramento council districts.
Council members thanked the speakers and acknowledged the seriousness of the issue; they did not take formal action during the meeting. Several council members said they would follow up and that the matter warranted further attention by elected officials and district leadership.
