![]() In the meantime, Contra Costa County Board of Education President Annette Lewis has appointed herself and her fellow Contra Costa County board member Mike Maxwell to the OUESD’s board. ![]() “I suffer with many of the same things that parents are going through … my remark was callous and uncalled for and for that I am truly sorry,” she said.Īs of Sunday, there were five vacant spots listed under the OUESD’s Board of Trustees’ website. ![]() “I am raising a 10-year-old with special needs and having him home during this pandemic, while also holding down two jobs to support my family, has been a huge stress,” her statement said, in part. In a statement to The Mercury News, Brizendine apologized for what she described as a “flippant” comment. That's why it's critical to keep up safety measures, Fauci says The US is about to top 500,000 Covid-19 deaths. California's virus cases, infection rates, and hospitalizations have dropped precipitously after reaching record highs in early January. Medical transporter Adrian Parrilla transports a patient into a COVID-19 unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif., Friday, Feb. “I do not need a babysitter, I’m a stay-at-home mother,” said Patterson, who has two children in the school district. OUESD Parent Teacher Association member Katie Patterson, told KPIX it was Brizendine’s suggestion that parents only want “babysitters” that angered her. The poster said they did not want to conduct any interviews, noting their only goal in posting the clip was “for our local public school to be run by better people.” “I logged into the meeting a few minutes before I started recording,” the poster said. The member of the public who posted the recording to YouTube Thursday wrote in the video’s description that the meeting had been announced on the board’s website, which also provided the login information. ‘I do not need a babysitter,’ parent says Hetrick’s letter Friday said he was “committed to returning the attention to student learning and getting our students back in school.” The district – which serves about 5,000 students, according to its website – has been conducting remote learning since last March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Oakley Mayor Sue Higgins had also urged the board to resign in her own statement Friday. The wave of shock and disappointment led community members to create a petition demanding the board’s resignations. “As trustees, we realize it is our responsibility to model the conduct that we expect of our students and staff, and it is our obligation to build confidence in District leadership our comments failed you in both regards, and for this we offer our sincerest apology.” “We deeply regret the comments that were made in the meeting of the Board of Education earlier this week,” their statement said. Superintendent Greg Hetrick announced the resignations Friday in a letter sent to the district’s families, which included a statement from the newly-resigned board members, saying they were stepping down to “help facilitate the healing process.” ![]() Then-board president Lisa Brizendine chimed in, saying, parents “forget that there’s real people on the other side of those letters that they’re writing.” She added, “It’s very unfortunate that they want to pick on us because they want their babysitters back.”ĭuring the video conference, board member Richie Masadas suggested some parents wanted their kids back in school so they could smoke marijuana in their homes. Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesĬDC's Covid-19 school guidance leaves some reassured, others confused 124, teach blended learning students during the first day back to school on Decemat Yung Wing School P.S. ![]() Binasa Musovic, an educational paraprofessional and Chris Frank, a teacher at Yung Wing School P.S. ![]()
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