Declining enrollment in the South Bay has left parents, staff and district administrators with some tough decisions. The South Bay Union School District may…
has left parents, staff and district administrators with some tough decisions. The South Bay Union School District may have to consolidate schools and redistribute its students.“No one knew what was going on, and now you don’t want to let parents speak,“ said parent Kayla Stanley, who confronted Superintendent Jose Espinoza at the district's third community town hall on Wednesday night.
Stanley has a child with special needs at Central Elementary School but feels left behind in the district’s decision making.“It felt very secretive," Stanley told NBC 7."He’s not willing to feel that heat from us and understand exactly how we’re feeling and what the exact effects are." Noe Olvera has a son with special needs at Mendoza Elementary School. Olvera is also feeling like he’s not being heard.This is the third town hall in the series. After the presentation, the parents were broken up into groups, in which they could ask questions, like how the district will provide bus transportation, or leave comments. But the superintendent says this is not the end of the parent input.
“Some people just want to kind of yell out, but that really doesn’t work for all the parents,“ Espinoza said.“When you are losing your neighborhood school, it’s a very emotional thing,“ Espinoza said.Espinoza says the group’s recommendation to the board is to close Central Elementary and redistribute the 370 students. The board, however, could decide to close Central and Nestor. Move Nestor students to Mendoza and redistribute students from both closed schools into the district.
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