It’s a major victory for the teachers’ union, which said the closures would affect communities with predominantly Black and Brown families.
OAKLAND — Teachers and families who just a year ago found themselves powerless to stop the closure of several Oakland schools — despite protests, sit-ins and hunger strikes — won a major victory on Wednesday when the newly revamped school board voted to rescind the shuttering of five district schools.
Board director Mike Hutchinson, who led the board’s vote Wednesday, said he is confident the district will emerge unscathed. Two other seats in the November election flipped to union leader Valarie Bachelor and retired teacher Jennifer Brouhard, both of whom vehemently opposed the school closures and questioned whether the move would actually save the district much money.
Most of the schools slated to close had a majority Black student population, sparking anger from both local and national advocates since the plan was launched last year. “This is deeply personal for me,” said Keith Brown, president of the Oakland Education Association and a former Oakland public school student himself. “And not just for me but for hundreds and thousands of people in the city of Oakland who have been a part of this fight.”
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