Thurmond has been mediating negotiations since the weekend. He described the meetings as 'productive' and focused on tough issues like common good proposals, such as school safety or environmental justice.
It states, "The District is negotiating all mandatory issues of the . To the extent that something within OEA's Common Good proposal is a mandatory subject, that is included."
"I think everyone would agree, those issues are important. A lot of the statement money is one time money. And so districts are always trying to balance their ability to fund the programs they commit to," says Thurmond. With a majority of Oakland Unified educators back on the picket lines Wednesday morning, some parents are now choosing to send their kids to school.More Videos
"On Monday, there were so many kids, they had to split into three classrooms," parent Maryann Kongovi said. "Every single day, it's more and more families." "This is intimidation, plain and simple," she said. "A lot of families are reaching out to me privately saying they're afraid, they're uncomfortable."
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