The school board did not vote on the proposal to merge 10 schools, as expected, effectively killing the resolution. The move left a lot of students, teachers, and parents feeling skeptical and confused.
Parents, students and teachers were prepared to learn the fate of their schools, as the Oakland Unified school board took up the issue of merging 10 schools that share campuses at its meeting on Wednesday. In the end, the issue was not brought forth for a vote, because no member made a motion to do so. Students, parents, and teachers made impassioned pleas to the Oakland Unified school board during public comment, urging its members to reject the proposal to merge schools.
Hutchinson said he believes there should be community conversations around how schools should look moving forward. The district said merging schools would potentially save up to $3 million, and it is staring at a projected $174 million budget deficit over the next two years.
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