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Teachers and students urge board to retain second full-time counselor at St. Helena High
Summary
Multiple teachers and a senior addressed trustees asking the district to keep a second full-time counselor at St. Helena High School to support student needs; the board heard public comment during the open-session public comment period.
Several teachers and a senior at St. Helena High School asked the board during public comment to retain a second full-time counselor. Speakers included P. Rios (teacher), Jacob Zuniga (senior), Madison Butts (teacher), Evan Blasingame (teacher), Rana Backhaus (teacher) and Debra Carnes (teacher at RLS); Cindy Ricco-Terrill, CSEA President, read a letter from district Accounting Assistant Esperanza Fuentes in support of counseling resources.
The comments were delivered during the public-comment period for open-session items; no formal board action on counselor staffing was recorded in the minutes. Trustees will consider staffing through regular budget and personnel processes.
