Union says plan to close, merge or shrink 11 schools will disproportionately impact Black children who comprise a majority of the student population at the targeted campuses.
OAKLAND — The Oakland Unified School District and the union that represents its teachers and other staff may be headed for a legal battle over the union’s planned one-day strike Friday to protest the pending closure of Oakland schools.
The strike is “against unfair labor practices regarding school closures,” according to the union’s social media post. Its website said the district “unilaterally” rescinded a 2019 agreement to not close schools without providing a year for families, educators and students to give their input. In February, Oakland Unified’s board of trustees approved a plan to close, merge or shrink 11 schools, citing a looming budget deficit driven in part by declining student enrollment.
The district did not conduct a racial equity analysis of the closure plan, as required by its own resolution adopted last year, according to the complaint.
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