Black Education Is Key Focus of School Board Meeting
The WCCUSD school board on Wednesday encouraged Black history instruction, and people raised concerns about the treatment of Black students and their parents....
17
Feb
03
Feb
WCCUSD Still Not Ready to Meet Student Vaccine Mandate
Less than 60% of WCCUSD students 12 and up have not submitted required proof of COVID-19 vaccination, though this does not appear to reflect vaccination rates....
27
Jan
Teachers Demand Increased COVID Safety Measures, Threaten Strike
With threat of a teachers' strike looming, COVID-19 safety concerns remained a central focus at Wednesday’s West Contra Costa Board of Education meeting....
25
Jan
Teaching During COVID Has Me More ‘Stressed, Exhausted and Drained’ Than Ever
A Kennedy High teacher describes the frustration she feels as COVID-19, driven by the omicron surge, makes its way through WCCUSD classrooms....
20
Jan
KN95 Masks on the Way for WCCUSD Students as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise
WCCUSD Superintendent Kenneth "Chris" Hurst addressed the rising COVID-19 cases and substitute teacher pay in the district before the school board Wednesday....
14
Jan
Students and Teachers Express Concern Over District’s Handling of Omicron Surge
The West Contra Costa school board met Thursday to discuss the district's response to the COVID-19 surge caused by the omicron variant....
16
Dec
WCCUSD Delays COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Students 12 and Up
WCCUSD is moving its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and parents are spreading COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories about a dead child. Her parents want them to stop....
09
Dec
WCCUSD May Push COVID-19 Vaccine Deadline
Under current rules, West Contra Costa students 12 and up are supposed to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 3 to continue attending school in person....
02
Dec
Being Back in School Presents Its Own Challenges
Students from two West Contra Costa high schools tell the Pulse how they feel about being back in school in the final installment in a series....
19
Nov
Parents Complain About WCCUSD Vaccine Mandate
The West Contra Costa school board also decided Wednesday to allow fundraising to resume on campus and to honor Sikh and Indigenous Americans....
09
Nov
Back in School, ‘the Weird Is the New Normal’
Students from two West Contra Costa high schools tell the Pulse how they feel about being back in school in part two in a series....
08
Nov
As Pandemic Worsens Students’ Mental Health, WCCUSD Tries to Keep Up
A bill by Sen. Alex Padilla would boost school mental health services, but experts say it may not be enough to address increasing mental illness among students....
06
Nov
Players and Parents Support Coach Before WCCUSD Board
Football-related controversy and the COVID-19 vaccine came up during a special school board meeting convened to discuss inequity in education....
28
Oct
WCCUSD Appoints New Director of Operations
Also at the special meeting were calls to give students more chances to be heard and a demand for the district to do more about campus gun violence. ...
21
Oct
School Board Votes to Honor Indigenous and Filipino Heritages
The West Contra Costa school board met Tuesday for a special meeting to discuss the vaccine mandate and vote on resolutions related to awareness days and months....
