Local school districts are reporting a handful of student and staff COVID cases now that school is back in session. The complex state protocols for handling positive cases are proving to be a struggle for parents and educators alike.
Father says son with speech impairment was unfairly booted from Palo Alto school for not wearing a mask
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A father of an incoming senior at Palo Alto High School said he “had no other choice” but to sue the school district after his son was kicked out of a summer class for refusing to wear a mask, citing fears his son would not graduate on time.
“I’m doing this to protect my son’s right to an education,” said A.J. Gokcek, the student’s father and attorney. He filed the suit against Palo Alto Unified School District this month in Santa Clara Superior Court.
How Palo Alto Unified will treat nondiscriminatory bullying remains unclear
The district has a very specific process outlined for investigating bullying against protected classes. For nondiscriminatory bullying? All necessary actions.
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The Palo Alto Unified school board approved a policy that aims to treat all bullying complaints through a single procedure on June 8, 2021. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber.
The Palo Alto school board adopted a policy on Tuesday that attempts to treat all bullying complaints through a single procedure, removing the district s two-tiered process that specified different courses of action for discriminatory harassment, which could be aimed at someone s race, religion or disability, and all other types of bullying.
Union members also expected to receive bonus, increased contributions to benefits
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Palo Alto Unified and the Palo Alto Educators Association announced a tentative agreement over compensation and benefits on April 29, 2021. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber.
The Palo Alto Unified School District and its teachers union have reached a tentative two-year agreement that will raise annual teacher salaries by 3% for the 2020-21 school year, another 3% for the upcoming school year and a 2% one-time bonus during each year.
Under the tentative agreement reached on April 29, members of the Palo Alto Educators Association will receive a 3% salary increase and bonus retroactive to July 1, 2020, and a second 3% increase and bonus for the 2021-22 school year starting this July 1. The district also will increase employer contributions to health and welfare benefits the equivalent to a 0.26% salary increase du
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