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Kennedy High students, teachers and union members plead with West Contra Costa board to preserve ethnic studies amid staffing cuts
Summary
Students, teachers and union representatives urged the West Contra Costa Unified School District board to keep ninth-grade ethnic studies and related programs at Kennedy High, presenting a petition and asking the board to allocate 1.0 FTE to preserve the course and other CTE and bilingual programs.
Kennedy High students, teachers and union advocates urged the West Contra Costa Unified School District board on April 29 to halt cuts that would eliminate a standalone ninth-grade ethnic studies course and reduce career-technical and bilingual offerings.
Students from Kennedy repeatedly told the board the proposed move from an eight-period to a six-period day and associated staffing reductions would sharply limit elective access. “The schedule change from an eighth period schedule to a sixth period schedule is going to make a big difference in our school and is going to limit the amount of opportunities that the students have when it comes to electives,” said Immani Andere, a…
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