, students have to school, teachers have to school. i would love to come to you, strategies. what is working, what have you tried, what is not working and what is working? >> i think that's the heart of the issue. i want to build off of this theme of relationships because what we are seeing, just to verify what you are saying is the schools that have the most cohesive cultures, that have the most fluid school climates, meaning there's not tons of disruption, not lots of chaos, are the ones that are making the most rapid progress along many continuum and that's an important piece. yes it is chronic absenteeism but also achievement. when we look at some of the characteristics of things working, for us, a lot of the focus that's been most successful has been making sure we are a differentiated strategy. pre-k and k focus, we've seen that community engagement specialists who come around and look at wraparound services particularly in districts that have large numbers of young people coming from poverty, one of the things we see is parents

that's how much of you miss school at all it's important to gather thatth because school is good.chool benefit students pair when the miss a lot of it they miss out on some o of those benefits but we know chronic absenteeism is important indicator because the students that meets it art missing about 18 days a year. that's about at least one day every couple of weeks. it can be bunched up or spread out. we know on average it's associated with some bad effects. are much less likely to read on time at grade three. in middle school you're more likely to struggle academically. in high school it's one of the greatest predictors of whether you will graduate on time. >> you will graduate on time. >> it is some of the soft skill to take you through the college workforce. in a different of people that staple half of life showing up literally as part of this deal. and so we have data on their it was updated yesterday again and every time estate drops a new data file with district level crop and of chronic absentee data to be updated and is what i did put enough time there last year but just

it's not actually school at all. it's the schools choice. so schools actually do the choosing and we have to remind, i mean, folks who have already gone through the process, gotten into private school, they think they're, fine, you know, that's a that is part of the conversation that needs to be had. but for just starting out, maybe their kids are younger, they're not quite at kindergarten or they think these these these voucher systems, they might work for me. you do have to get into the school. you want to for these things to have any shot number or you're in arizona you can use your voucher money for home school type expenses. well that's not true everywhere. but it is true here. i would say for, you know, the the larger group of folks i mean, at some point there does have to a like we know that public again as i mentioned we know directly investing in public schools has community wide impacts. if somebody is thinking strictly selfish economic terms, better resourced public schools have higher property values around them. i mean, it's not

, students have to school, teachers have to school. i would love to come to you, strategies. what is working, what have you tried, what is not working and what is working? >> i think that's the heart of the issue. i want to build off of this theme of relationships because what we are seeing, just to verify what you are saying is the schools that have the most cohesive cultures, that have the most fluid school climates, meaning there's not tons of disruption, not lots of chaos, are the ones that are making the most rapid progress along many continuum and that's an important piece. yes it is chronic absenteeism but also achievement. when we look at some of the characteristics of things working, for us, a lot of the focus that's been most successful has been making sure we are a differentiated strategy. pre-k and k focus, we've seen that community engagement specialists who come around and look at wraparound services particularly in districts that have large numbers of young people coming from poverty, one of the things we see is parents

elementary school.i would like a permanent pe teacher on fridays at my school so i can get better at soccer. thank you. thank you very much and for everyone else i'm going to note that we have a timer up here. if you aren't an expert at this it's right up there. you can check you can see the timer. >> it's one minute per person and please respect the timer when you see it. when it goes off they'll be beeping. please wrap up. that's out of respect for everybody so that we can have equal time and make sure that everybody has a chance to speak. thank you. thank you. yes. one minute each. i'm going to call the first five speakers so please come louder. but the podium amy zheng or anything i'm sorry i can't speak for jerry almanza, brigitte dyer and bella luna and bernie produce casey. uh, leo and i have any logic among a you think so and so on pay take a coat on ucla going let's see why it is here for my mega coyote happier or i am annie i support the agenda item for the position of the head head of communi

last week, schools across sfusd celebrated inclusive schools week at yuquot.miss nora, who you heard from, saw to it that all kids in our schools, including my kindergartner, were able to experience that. the theme was every voice matters. today i want to give voice to the students across the southwest who are still without special day class teachers or paraeducators. you've heard from many. tonight at yuquot elementary, ten students in our k through two program are still without their full time teacher. my understanding is that we do have somebody lined up and there's something tied up with credentials. and i think this is true for many special education teachers and paraeducators. i know there's been tremendous focus on rectifying and stabilizing the budget. i work in finance. i get the complexity of that and the challenges. my request is that we do not yet turn the page on this school year and fill positions that are vacant, especially for those most in need. thank you. i'm going to call the final group. you can come on up. tiana tillery. allen i'm sorry i

special schools, school is able to attract the best teachers, school is able to tailor the curriculum she wants to educational standards? i just have to say to the honourable gentleman that just just have to say to the honourable gentleman thatjust isn't the case and i would invite him to read the bill and i will come onto further measures that we are setting out. madam deputy speaker, if we believe that every child deserves the best, but every class deserves a top teacher, that every state school must be a great school, then we can't have excellence for some and just ok for the rest. we need all schools working together to deliver national, high quality offer for all children with the flexibility to innovate beyond that. so that parents know whatever their local school, this government is their child's greatest champion. the best schools in trusts do incredible work and i pay tribute to them. they are engines of innovation, civic leaders, collaboration and improvement central to their success. they prove excellence already exists in the system, now is the time to spread it to all sch

school safety and literacy. we also must embrace accountability in public schools to guarantee the best outcomes for our students. together we will ensure the best education in idaho is in a public school. [applause] gov. little: we have also kept our promises to idahoans by standing up for common sense values. idaho was the first state it took action to defend women's sports. i'm incredibly proud of boise state women volleyball team for standing up for what is right. [applause] gov. little: thank you. i thought that would get response. generations have worked hard to guarantee our girls and women can play fair and square. to our female twhraoelgts continue to fight for you. while we are on the topic of fairness in women's sports, i'm disappointed to acknowledge voter fraud does exist. an election was stolen. i'm asking the speaker, the pro tem to launch an investigation into flawed voting on the heisman trophy. [applause] gov. little: reflecting on the past year two natural elements consumed idaho's attention w

, the school district is reopening schools in phases with all school set to reopen at the end of theth. jose police department facing ace federal civil rights lawsuit over a canine attack. we've blurred out the video because it is graphic and some viewers may find it hard to watch. as the police dog ripped a chunk of her clients ear off, also biting into his face, other parts of his head and arms. police used the canine while responding to a stabbing at an apartment complex back in october 2023. investigators say the and whether galvez was told to surrender. officers waited outside of his apartment for several hours before sending in the canine. the video shows the police dog latched onto his arm and his face was also bloodied. the attorney of for this man says that the canine was being used as an uncontrolled weapon and they're now suing the department over excessive force. >> the dog refused to let go. you know, the officers a pretty big guy. looks like a strong guy was using all of his might to try to physically remove this often by the dog is continuing 2. why not to attack is mi

rather than the school students. but also we need to work on some more creative programs in order to go for the online teaching along with the, the physical, the is to face the team. we need to take action because we cannot me stein for nothing. and in this, let's say that there is still hope here, but we need more assistance from, let's say, from uh x, there are no um, sources in exterior associations to take action as well so that we can move on. and of course, we are ready to go to say that as someone who created an initiative, your lead in that it's uh, as far as that, as i'm concerned, is very successful. it's helping many of the students. how does the future look for you in terms of improving educational, how in a different way? what do you expect the future will be to help to promote your industry? to be honest, tiny, i whole uh, if you will have a price future, a specific and goal. so because our students, to be honest has been done from everything from long to q with her from learn q fluids, a bus. i have a

i look forward with working with the legislature to address school facilities, mental health, schooly and literacy. we must embrace accountability and public schools to guarantee the best outcomes for our students. together we will ensure the best education and idaho is public school. [applause] [applause] we kept our promise by standing up for common sense values. the first state to take action to defend women's words. i'm proud of the state university volleyball team for standing up for what's right. [applause] >> i thought i would get more but anyway. [laughter] generations have worked hard to guarantee girls and women to pay to play fair and square. continue to fight for female athletes. while we were on the topic of fairness and women sports, i'm disappointed to acknowledge voter fraud. the election was stolen. launch an investigation to the voting from the heisman trophy. [laughter] [applause] >> reflecting on the past year idaho's attention, water and fire. a real problem head on, it sustains the awful culture. our farmers work hard to secure the deal that safeguards idaho sov

and it's particularly the school's school district.y are worried about their kids because they in santa clara county have the highest concentration of undocumented immigrant kids within the school district in california. so this is very sensitive to them. they have said for years that the law has protected them, that they are allowed to go to school, even if they are undocumented immigrants that they are not legally allowed to be in the country, but they are legally allowed to be in school. in the meantime, we got a chance to talk to a legal expert. here's his reaction to the new rules. >> this is an important time because it is personal for so many of who children, grandchildren of immigrants who have contributed so much to our economies and culture in san francisco in the state of california and united states of america. i also think it's a very important time when there's so much fear and uncertainty. that's big showed at the federal level. >> okay. so take a look at your screen. this is the statement from the santa clara county off

i am very fortunate to go to private middle school and high school. i did go to public elementary school and there is a huge gap in education and resources available in public and private. i can't speak to that now. >> it has been a huge burden. recently both our school nurse and our school wellness coordinator left and there was an iligez to the fact it was connected to the pay roll issues occurring with sfusd and not just that but they are already paid much less then other public school districts private school districts, like for nurses if they were to work somewhere else so it is really hard to attract people to work in these schools and we don't budget enough positions in the first place. now we have 7 school counselors for like a body of 3,000 kids and you can think of the kids that have questions about college and classes to take to graduate. it is just not enough resources in the schools. i went to sfusd middle school and we had one counselor for each grade level, but it just really isn't enough and a lot of schools-it kind of-there is pto or

and so fewer people left the public schools even after florida got school choice.to see that public school cspan work in some places and parents can make the decision for their kids whether or not to take their children out of those schools. i think that's really the name of the game here that parents should be in charge of what their kids are learning and what kind of school they go to. shouldn't be based on the zip code you live in. stuart: you want the money to follow the child? >> that's the right win back-to-back do it. there's no reason not to do that. that's the correct way that we should be handling our school system and child should get education of parent's choice. stuart: got t karol markowicz, thank you for joining and yous think about moving out of florida, let me know. we'll never believe it. stuart: thank you, karol. see you later. supreme court agreed to take a case about religion in schools and madison, what's the issue? madison: the issue and question is the first publicly funded religious and charter school opening in oklahoma and reviewing a okl

of an elementary school. many parents say they are upset over how the district has been moving forward with the proposal. >> it felt suspicious. it unusual because normally the the administration and the school community has a lot of communication transparency in this case. they snuck right after the new york. >> and ocean shore school k 5 closes 400 students will be relocated to sunset ridge school at the start of next school year, possibly using the gym and other non classroom space for learning with doubt. and eamon, to completion. that is new to trust. that shows that there's no planning. there's no pen. we don't know how they're going to hit us all and alomar school, 6th through 8th grade program would moved in griddy lacey, middle school in the 2026, 2027 school year students of color and of lower income live in the north. and they want to make the only k 8 option all the way in the south. that seems very classes and races to me. astray shuns ran high during the pack school board meeting. >> morning to

a school because once we've had up to now is just temporary learning space and not actual schools. so the goal is going to be to set to have school with high quality education, and we're not there yet. so in this process, we will continue to have hope because we need it. and the children need us to have hope for them as well. and we just need to support them as much as possible and, and offer them as a distraction and looking into the future and look help the seas buyer will hold as long as it can and provide an opportunity for that or future prospects for palestinian students as they have, i would like to get your insights on the future prospects of education, not only the basic as you can, but also in terms of higher education. we have universities that have been completely destroyed. so what are we looking at here? what i would start that education is not only a means of transferring knowledge, but also it's a, it's a means of building generations and building future. and yes, universities have, let's say, completely been damaged. we cannot get back to teach at the universities

about 100 schools out of 1,000 schools. the areas that i'm speaking about, are schools located north of manchester boulevard, firestorm boulevard. east of tenth avenue, west of i- 710, and south of highway 134. any school within that area, and that accounts again, for the eastern part of our district, where the air quality met or exceeded levels that are not appropriate for employees or students to be around or effectively shut down. we will be making decisions about what will happen in those schools, going into tomorrow, by 4:00 p.m. today, based on the evolution conditions. in fact, since we made the decision to shut down those schools, air quality conditions have improved significantly, despite the fact that they worsened significantly, overnight. i want to speak specifically about schools surrounding the palisades area. as of last night, we had to shut down five schools as a result of mandatory evacuation conditions. those were kinter canyon elementary school. canyon elementary school. marquez elementary school, palisad

elementary school.a permanent pe teacher on fridays at my school so i can get better at soccer. thank you. thank you very much and for everyone else i'm going to note that we have a timer up here. if you aren't an expert at this it's right up there. you can check you can see the timer. >> it's one minute per person and please respect the timer when you see it. when it goes off they'll be beeping. please wrap up. that's out of respect for everybody so that we can have equal time and make sure that everybody has a chance to speak. thank you. thank you. yes. one minute each. i'm going to call the first five speakers so please come louder. but the podium amy zheng or anything i'm sorry i can't speak for jerry almanza, brigitte dyer and bella luna and bernie produce casey. uh, leo and i have any logic among a you think so and so on pay take a coat on ucla going let's see why it is here for my mega coyote happier or i am annie i support the agenda item for the position of the head head of communication and go

about 100 school out of 1000 schools. the areas are schools located north of manchester boulevard, firestorm boulevard. east of 10th avenue, west of i-710 and south of highway 134. any school within that area and that accounts again for the eastern part of our district where the air quality met or exceeded levels that are not appropriate for employees or students to be around are effectively shut down. we'll be making decisions about what will happen in those schools going into tomorrow by 4:00 p.m. today based on the evolution conditions. in fact, since we made the decision to shut down those schools, air quality conditions have improved significantly despite the fact that they worsened significantly overnight. i want to speak specifically about schools surrounding the palisades area. as of last night, we had to shut down five schools as a result of mandatory evacuation conditions. those were canyon elementary school, kenyan elementary school. march quiz and palisades charter elementary school. revere middle school and t

schools. according to a letter sent to the district by the alameda county office of usd is on track to run out of money by november and will be unable to meet its financial obligations unless it makes a significant budget usd is currently facing a 152 million dollar budget deficit. the board has considered merging 10 schools that share campuses, but they still have not voted on the option. the education office has also appointed a fiscal adviser ust. the district says they will work closely with the adviser to find a solution. meanwhile, in the north, a sports is out at sonoma state university. >> the school announced today they're getting rid of the entire athletics department and making other significant cuts to deal with budget issues. kron 4 sarah stinson has reaction from students and faculty. >> sonoma state students tell me the news about the cuts came through an email wednesday morning on the second day of the spring semester. every single student i spoke with says this has them in dis

sunday school.ead of sending our kids to school monday through friday that has god in it, we take that out of the school and we send them to school for one hour on sunday. you see what happens as a result. i would look closely at an elite school any private school and any christian school and look at the baseline prerogatives of what they teach and compare it against the liberal arts classical approach that david has and i think you'll see a stark difference. >> if i could jump in real quick, real quick. it's exhibit a in what we're talking about with the educational state where they control accreditation, teacher certification, because it doesn't matter if you go to a christian high school or an independent prep school, , they are all trained in that system. that's the point were trying to make is the reason that i woke is because they get the same training as everybody else. the prescription we have in the book is out and go a totally different direction. >> tactical retreat is what we call it. so

oakland unified school district could run out of money by next school year.meda county office of education says the county review shows years. the district kicking budget problems down the road, leaving it strapped financially. kron four's. philippe djegal has a closer look at what could happen if the district's board of directors don't act quickly. >> in a letter from alameda county superintendent of schools, alice castro sent tuesday to the oakland unified school district superintendent and its board. castro says the oakland unified school district is operating on an unsustainable budget stating the school district's budget deficit is projected to reach 152 million dollars this year. and without implementing the budget solutions approved by the board in december, the district could run out of cash by more than 30 million dollars in november. last month, the school district filed a negative certification to the office of education. in castro's letter, she agreed with the district self-assessment saying, quote, without significant intervention, the district i

of an elementary school. many parents say they are upset over how the district has been moving forward with the proposal. >> it suspicious. it unusual because normally the administration and the school community has a lot of communication transparency in this case. they snuck right after the new york. >> and ocean shore school k 5 closes 400 students will be relocated to sunset ridge school at the start of next school year, possibly using the gym and other non classroom space for learning with doubt and the modification. that is new to crest. that shows that there's no planning. there's no pen. we don't know how they're going to hit us all and elomar school 6th through 8th grade program would moved in griddy lacey, middle school in the 2026, 2027 school year students of color and of lower income live in the north. and they want to make the only k 8 option all the way in the south. that seems very cautious and races to me. astray shuns ran high during the pack school board >> morning to a recent report by the

many and or enrolled schools. philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. and the north bay, the of allay city unified school district has narrowed down its choices for possible. >> school closures and consolidations. the district held a town hall meeting earlier this week to get input from the community. currently, there are 19 schools in the district of about 9,000 students. the superintendent says the district needs to cut about 8 million dollars from its budget. the board will now vote on one of 3 options and first option mare island, health and fitness academy is going to close and the lie charlie or school will move to the mare island campus under the second option. loma vista, environmental science academy would be converted to a tk through 5th grade school and the 6th through 8th graders. they would move to solano. why leadership academy and then under the 3rd option, the district would completely close the loma vista, environmental science academy. these options are going to be voted on at the next board meeting on

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agents do show up at a school campus, they will not be allowed to access the school.nts will have to go to the administration building where he and the district's lawyers will review whatever paperwork or warrant the i.c.e. agents have. and will notify parents and local law enforcement immediately. >> a lot of this is politics and lot of promises have been made. a lot of threats have been made. and so unfortunately, we're the ones who have to comfort the children. >> reporter: from the administration to the teachers' union. everyone says their top priority is protecting children. >> when i heard what the current administration is doing, it just tore my heart out. i cried. because -- i would hate to see these students leave. >> reporter: for daniella, she says she feels for the families who are now going through what she went through. all those years ago. >> everything with the ic is just -- too much for families. it was like -- it was like a trauma, you know? >> well, officials with the oakland unified school districjoining city leaders and community members to announ

about 100 schools out of 1000 schools. the areas that i'm speaking about are schools located north of manchester boulevard, firestone boulevard, east of 10th avenue, west of. i-710, and south of highway 134. any school within that area, and that accounts again for the eastern part of our district, where the air quality met or exceeded levels that are not appropriate for employees or students to be around are effectively shut down. we will be making decisions about what will happen in those schools going into tomorrow. by 4 p.m. today, based on the evolution conditions. in fact, since we made the decision to shut down those schools, air quality conditions have improved significantly despite the fact that they worsened significantly overnight. i want to speak specifically about schools surrounding the palisades area. as of last night, we had to shut down five schools as a result of mandatory evacuation conditions. those were kenter canyon elementary school, a. canyon elementary school, marquez elementary school, palisades ch

school day. a good case can be made for either policy or something in between. and i truly applaud the administrators, teachers and parents coming together to find the right balance for their communities. what's no longer acceptable is doing nothing. and that's why i'm proposed that schools keep instructional time free from distraction at a minimum. of course there's common exceptions like during an emergency. but the evidence is in and it's time to act. make sure the classroom is a place for learning, growth and more for best possible chance of success. [ applause ] >> they shared with me they don't want another family to go through what they've been through. so they're strong advocates for hands free driving. for the sake of all our loved ones on the road, let's finally pass legislation that requires drivers to keep their eyes on the roads and away from their phones. a long standing priority of my administration. over the last four years, we've increased child care capacity by almost 27,000 slo

but at least 5 schools could close. the board will vote on a final plan next month. >> tonight, 3 teenagers are dead after a head-on crash in gilroy. and we're learning that the 17 18 year-olds were all students at hollister. high school. this crash happened just before 7 last night on shore road. the chp says that the car with 4 teenagers inside lost control swerved into the opposite lane, hitting another car head-on with a woman inside. officers say that the surviving teenager was taken to the hospital in critical condition. the woman in the other car was also taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. not clear what caused the teen driver to swerve or drugs or alcohol were involved in this crash. the shut down the road for about 10 hours. a fire broke out in the oakland hills today off lockard street. fire crews were delayed in their response time, all due to budget cuts and closed. i are stations recently close a first good and went to the home and spoke with the fire chief is well as people live around there

school closures there.eting is coming after some parents rally last week in opposition to the closure of the ocean shore k through 8th grade school. here's some video from that rally. the district says the closure is a result of a 3 million dollar budget deficit. the meeting that they're having to discuss. all this is happening tonight at 5 at the district's building. the coalition on homelessness and allied organizations are demanding mayor daniel lurie, protect families facing eviction from san francisco shelters. according to advocate homelessness amongst families now doubled in the past 2 years. they're calling for the restoration of the family shelter, waitlist. they're hoping it will be a more transparent process for shelter extensions and offer more permanent housing solutions. the coalition on homelessness as 300 families currently live in shelters that have received eviction notices. still ahead here at >> out of this world project, how nasa scientists are aiming for the stars. >> several major eve

education in high schools. all california high school students have to take a health education class to graduate. a new law now requires fentanyl education be included in those courses. that means teachers would have to explain what fentanyl is, the risks of using it, and maybe most importantly, how to detect when drugs may be laced with fentanyl through the use of test strips or spotting signs of an overdose, and learning how to reverse an overdose with naloxone, schools have the next year to figure out how they plan to incorporate those that curriculum into their health courses, and then in 2026, they will have to start teaching it. live in pleasant hill ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> okay, ali thank you. time now 704. happening today, governor newsom will preview some key elements of the state budget. while the governor's office hasn't released any specifics. governor newsom is expected to talk about the importance of technology and clean energy on creating jobs and boosting the economy. while he's in th

parents are rallying after the school district proposed closing ocean shore school because of a budgeticit. kron four's terisa stasio reports. >> fighting to try and save ocean shore school. that's the goal behind a wednesday afternoon rally. emotional yes, absolutely. it the pacific. a school district is facing a 3 million dollars shortfall as a result. they're looking to cruise ocean >> i think to a great facilities, great students between just schools district. >> that parents don't want to see that happen. >> and dismantling our schools by closing down and take apart. it's great get on another school site. the school board has very specific legal processes they have to follow. when we're talking about a school closure. the district's website paints a detailed a complicated set of issues. the board is facing. it also reveals a series of steps the district has already taken. >> to try and mitigate the problems such as cuts in programs furlough days and seeking more grant yes, we're going slow it down and be transparent about what's happening. we understand the struggles across the st

school is part of that.s forest school is part of that. a break from the classroom helps some children learn. fundraising led to a private donation to create this, the hope is other schools might pay to use it. despite these efforts, the school is struggling to balance its books. if struggling to balance its books. , ., struggling to balance its books. i., struggling to balance its books. y., ., , books. if you look at the needs of our children _ books. if you look at the needs of our children and _ books. if you look at the needs of our children and the - books. if you look at the needs of our children and the needs l of our children and the needs are here, but the money that we received from central government is here. received from central covernment is here. ~ ., ., government is here. what other choices facing _ government is here. what other choices facing schools _ government is here. what other choices facing schools now - choices facing schools now around the budget? the schools are looking _ around

everyone else, rich school, poor school, rural school and urban school, we have a problem. when we look at our ap us government course, it's a class only 2% of students ever take, the top of the top, the ones who really know more about government, the fifth lowest scoring test for the last 6 years and in 2023 it was the second lowest scoring test, majority of students who sit for that exam do not earn enough points to have college credit so we know there are indicators of problems in the way we are teaching or not teaching it and i can't say how every school does it but the modal delivery style is in eighth grade or seventh grade you get a class called us history or world history and that is number the umbrella of social studies and we wait again until your second semester of your senior year of high school and say now here is your government class, everything about the founding fathers and westward expansion and you are on your way. we are doing too little too late. government is hard. it is history, contemporary, future, ideas, arguments, personalities, we can't squeeze i

and i was going happen with our school. why does our schools to close? well, tom ridge, several schools wrist down desperate plea from parents. what district leaders? lessons learned los angeles mayor includes developing a strategy for wildfire readiness. we'll have that and more coming up. news at 5. well, good morning and thanks for waking up with us bright and early to the kron. 4 morning news here on wednesday. january 22nd or a harvey. >> that quite a bit of news to jump into. but before we do that, let's get a look at the forecast as you're heading out today with john shrable. good morning, john. good morning. rain that we are seeing weather out there today. that is, again, quite frigid this morning. so. >> hey, if you need something to wake you up, just hop outside for a second and will do just that. we're looking out there from mount tam at this view. that is crystal clear yet again. nice and calm conditions yet again as well. we don't have any rain in sight for the bay area. and today, just like yesterday, it's going to be another mild sunny aft

speaker, we do need flexibility in our schools. if she pops on social media for a while, she will see the amendment we put down to achieve that end. this bill talks about child -- we had a young child killed who was taken out of a school by an abuser. this bill closes that gap. that is urgently needed. we have children who have not gone back to school since covid. this bill closes that gap. she can make it a point on academies, we can debate academies, but to vote against the bill is a disgrace on all of them. >> settle down. >> this is nonsense, mr. speaker, and the amendment he talks about is not address this issue. he raises academies. that's exactly what i'm talking about. like every other parent, i believe all our children should have the best teachers. apart from cutting their pay, listen to what the head of 11, mr. speaker, the most successful school in the country, came from the armed forces. the headmistress says that with labour's new rules, she never would have been able to hire him. this bill would have blocked that vet

. >> i want to know what's going happen with our school. why does our school need to close? >> plus, outrage in vallejo has several schools are at risk of shutting down. parents desperate to prevent that. and more local reaction now to president trump's agenda for live with concerns from the lgbtq+ and immigrant communities. >> it said and thanks for waking up with us aria and i'm james on wednesday morning we're waking up midway through the lost track for second. they're not wednesday. i was just trying to decide if today hold. it was yesterday because we wind up to some pretty cold morning. think it's a little bit better i mean, it's still 30's. that's for sure. so. >> even if it is a little more mild where you're at, you still absolutely got to bundle up. keep those hands warm as you're stepping outside, maybe waiting to catch a ride into work. we're looking at sfo right here with crystal clear skies. we don't have anything getting in the way. no fog and low cloud cover temperature wise. we're in the 30's for spots like san jose at 39 degrees. palo alto. you're at 31 alon

i know, and i missed my school, my teachers, and above all my schoolmates, dream of going back to school and enjoying the study and daily life. i hope will be able to resume my academic life soon. although i'm in the final year of secondary school, i've already lost one year and now the sick and just reading the 2. it's even hard for us to study under these crim conditions. above all, we don't have any textbooks, electricity, computers, all the necessary teaching to be shuttled to the welcome back. we are joined by our amazing panel. missed study. the one who was an english teacher and a founder of the learning tens initiative in the central area were also joined by mr. you have that a month with a college instructor with 10 years experience in education, consultancy, and international development. and from 43 equal to the gaza international volunteer libra. who is part of a medical mission better known as a leah, but has taken the time to volunteer in teaching will come all through the panel and thank you so much for taking the time to be with us. i would like to start our discussion by

an entire vallejo school forced to cancel classes after copper wire thieves stole the school's electricity. here's nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. brothers mason and ryan woodruff should be at school today, but they had an unexpected day off after thieves left their school unable to open. sad and a little bit mad. i don't i don't know why people would do that, especially for to a school. i am feeling sad because i really like going to school and i just don't like not learning every day. the vallejo unified school district says thieves ripped out the copper wiring at solano whitman leadership academy over the weekend, leaving the school without power. they had broken into part of our electrical panel area and cut out copper wires, and soo tt shut down electricity to the entire school. the district canceled classes today for the school's 600 students. they say it may take a week to repair the damage, which could cost as much as $250,000. it's just sad that somebody would think that this is the place to steal from is a school. the school's teachers spent the day putting together learning packe

school they have to. backlash in pacifica after the district votes to close an elementary school. not many people happy about it. at 7. >> we're starting with the breaking news that far service, being suspended between the north conquered in antioch stations. it stopped right now because of a car crash. >> that happened on the tracks. yeah. so we've got kron four's will tran on the scene for us live in concord to explain what's going on. will. >> well, what's going on is to get here. a lot of people are using the bus bridge and you can see they are getting off at this particular time because they don't have service in antioch in pittsburgh, the bus bridge. it's helping out. so they are carrying people who would otherwise be at other stations. but they have effectively shut down antioch in pittsburgh and we are at the north conquered stations. so this is the first stop on that line into the east bay as well as into san francisco. well, i should say the heart, the east bay, and they will continue running th

just behind me, you see a number of school district administrators letting some parents know that school will not be happening today. some of those parents who may not have gotten the notification all weekend long. this is a school that serves students from tk to eighth grade. that's about 600 total students that attend here, all of which will have to stay home. today. the superintendent telling us there were people here over the weekend at the campus for a basketball tournament when they noticed the campus was completely dark. they also realized the copper wiring that was supposed to be protected by cages. all of that destroyed and broken into. now, they say damage estimates are getting close to $200,000. >> from our general fund, which impacts what we can do for our kids. it's taking dollars directly from our students, which is unfortunate that these, you know, this community has a lot of pride. and, you know, when these things happen, it's so disheartening. >> the problem now is getting those more than 600 students back to a classroom. the district says they have the campus closed for