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Board President Alan Sarver noted there will always be some potential risk to students be it an earthquake, school shooting or the virus. Other schools have found ways to safely reopen with little to no transmission of the virus between teachers and students, according to recent studies. The CDC advises that it s safe for students to go back to school with mask wearing and social distancing in the more restrictive purple tier. That inequity has also carried over to vaccination rates, which have been much higher in wealthier areas of the Peninsula, the teacher said. According to data from the county updated Feb. 24, Atherton has one of the highest rates in San Mateo County with 42.83% of residents age 16 and up vaccinated. Some 22.4% of Atherton s population is over 65 years old according to census data the group that makes the majority of people vaccinated so far. Just 9.96% of East Palo Alto residents have been vaccinated (16.5% of its population is over 65 years ....
Lopez first called on the district to diversify its leadership from administrators to principals and vice principals last month in an email to Sarver, saying he has grave concerns regarding the current relationship between the district and East Palo Alto. Sarver responded by saying that Lopez s comments strike directly to the heart of the most critical issue facing the Sequoia district and its community, and further illuminate the greatest challenge district leadership has had on our front burner throughout my 11-year tenure on the board. Sarver and Interim Superintendent Crystal Leach met with Lopez last week to listen to his position and share some of the work the school district has accomplished through staff s equity and diversity grassroots efforts, Sarver said in a Feb. 9 email. These initiatives include creating an equity and diversity position to lead districtwide initiatives; equity and diversity leadership workshops for trustees; introduction of an ethnic s ....
East Palo Alto Council member Antonio Lopez is asking the Sequoia Union High School District to hire more diverse leaders and to improve its relationship with his community ....
Karyn Bechtel, a district parent and outgoing Portola Valley School District governing board member, said parents are very interested in their children returning to campus. Still, she doesn t see the value of students returning to classrooms just to sit on their computers. Dr. Caroline Krauskopf, a parent who has been vocal at numerous school board meetings about wanting students to return to classrooms, said at-home learning is resulting in learning loss and negative health impacts for students. In-person learning has been working in other schools across the globe and country, with few schools becoming hot spots for COVID-19 transmission, she said. ....