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Parents urge Natomas Unified board to pause new closed‑campus policy and increase transparency
Summary
Multiple parents and community members told the board the closed‑campus policy for TK–8 was implemented without clear justification or parent input and asked the district to pause the policy, share incident data, and engage families in decision‑making.
Several parents addressed the board during the Start‑of‑Schools discussion to criticize a newly implemented closed‑campus policy for TK–8 sites, saying the change was rolled out with little explanation and without meaningful parent involvement.
"It feels as though families were not invited to the process," Christie Weber told trustees, urging them to "communicate openly with parents about the factors that led to this decision." Joanna Davis said she started a petition to revisit the policy; "In 7 days, it has already gained over 330 signatures," she said, and asked the board to pause the policy and involve parents in crafting safety measures.
Parents and community speakers raised specific concerns about younger students' transitions into school, impacts on volunteer access, and the absence of the policy from the district's Local Control and Accountability Plan and the comprehensive school safety plan. Superintendent Castillo and staff acknowledged ongoing safety adjustments and said staff are monitoring drop‑off and pick‑up procedures; the board did not take a vote to change the policy during this meeting.
