School Board Gives District and Teachers’ Union Green Light to Begin Negotiations
The United Teachers of Richmond wants to negotiate over special education, class size, salary and safety, among other things....
14
Apr
17
Mar
WCCUSD Faces Budget Deficit and End of Mask Mandate
The WCCUSD's budget troubles continue, school mask mandates are coming to an end, and school board members were told to run meetings with more tact and speed....
10
Mar
Votes That Could Have Led to Staff Cuts Don’t Pass School Board
As the West Contra Costa school district grapples with budgetary issues, the board voted against two measures that could have led to teacher and staff layoffs....
03
Mar
WCCUSD Vaccine Mandate Again Gets Pushed, Raises Questions
Most WCCUSD students 12+ have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. The district is delaying the mandate for the rest, but it remains unclear how it will be implemented....
17
Feb
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....
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....
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....
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....
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. ...
15
Oct
Without Enough Support, Some WCCUSD Students Are ‘Struggling to Function’
Official reports of physical violence are down, but one community member said students are being attacked and asked the WCCUSD to bring back campus officers....
07
Oct
West Contra Costa Board of Education Discusses Anti-Vaccine Protestors on Campuses
Anti-vax protestors, COVID-19 testing, textbooks and teacher shortages were all discussed at the Oct. 6 West Contra Costa school board meeting....
