Nearly 20 Silicon Valley education leaders tell Liccardo to stop politicizing reopening schools
March 1, 2021
Nearly 20 education leaders across nine school districts are telling Mayor Sam Liccardo to stop politicizing reopening schools. Photo courtesy of Barbara O’Loughlin.
Nearly 20 school board trustees from across the South Bay are demanding San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo stop politicizing school re-openings.
The trustees penned a letter, signed by leaders across nine school districts, criticizing Liccardo’s new advocacy group, Solutions San Jose, which launched a campaign with a petition to quickly reopen schools in the 19 districts across San Jose.
School trustees say Liccardo is being disingenuous when he claims to want to reopen schools in the name of social justice.
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East San Jose education leaders at odds with push to reopen schools
February 23, 2021
San Jose students take part in a lesson. Photo courtesy of East Side Union High School District.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s efforts through his new advocacy organization to reopen San Jose schools is sparking frustration for some particularly communities of color.
Liccardo launched a petition through Solutions San Jose sending two emails within 24 hours to gather signatures demanding COVID-19 vaccines be prioritized for teachers and to reopen elementary schools. Liccardo said the continual closure of schools has created a “separate and unequal” education system unfairly hurting low-income families.