The Sacramento City Unified School District said Monday it continues to negotiate with the unions representing teachers and other school staff members.If a deal can’t be reached between the two sides, the district has said it will shut down all of its schools beginning Wednesday, March 23 – the date SCTA/SEIU unions have set to strike.District officials outlined in a statement to families Monday that they have a plan in place to provide for thousands of students who rely on school meals.”Nutrition Services has developed a plan that allows access to school meals for all our students/families in two ways. Pre-bagged meals will be available at each school site,” the statement read in part.The district indicated that each meal bag will contain breakfast and lunch.The statement went on to say:”SCUSD will also be offering several large mobile drive-up curbside distributions at community locations (11:30-1:00 each day).”Exact distribution site locations are being secured, according to the district.School communities will be sent information about those sites and other school services as soon as possible with the district further indicating in its statement:”We are also working night and day to prepare for possible campus closures in order to meet the basic needs of our families if the planned strike occurs.”The district also told KCRA 3 it is working on a plan for its Child Care Program.By Tuesday, more will be outlined by the district about the status of the care programs offered at some of its elementary schools.In the meantime, families are preparing for what they’ll do if a strike does happen.”My plan is to join the strike line,” said district bus driver and dispatcher Olivia Minor, whose children also attend schools in Sacramento City Unified School District. “My children will be right next to me. Unfortunately it’s going to be a burden to my family to miss work, but I can’t continue to actually provide for my children with the low income that I have coming in right now.”Sloane Read is also thinking about what she’ll do if her daughter, Vita Read-Jones, can’t go to school because of a teacher strike.”She’ll have to come to work with me. I own a small business, so there is some flexibility.” Read said. “Most days she’ll be with me at work, and then other days I can stay at home with her.”Post-COVID-19 mandates, however, this situation isn’t ideal, the mother and daughter explained to KCRA 3.”It feels weird, I mean, because we were doing distance learning and now we’re back in school for a little less than a year and now we’re going back out of school again without distance learning,” Read-Jones, a middle schooler, said. “So, I’m not going to be doing anything!”Both sides expressed hope a strike can be avoided.”I am very hopeful to avert the strike,” Minor said. “This is the last, last step that we want to take.”
The Sacramento City Unified School District said Monday it continues to negotiate with the unions representing teachers and other school staff members.
If a deal can’t be reached between the two sides, the district has said it will shut down all of its schools beginning Wednesday, March 23 – the date SCTA/SEIU unions have set to strike.
District officials outlined in a statement to families Monday that they have a plan in place to provide for thousands of students who rely on school meals.
“Nutrition Services has developed a plan that allows access to school meals for all our students/families in two ways. Pre-bagged meals will be available at each school site,” the statement read in part.
The district indicated that each meal bag will contain breakfast and lunch.
The statement went on to say:
“SCUSD will also be offering several large mobile drive-up curbside distributions at community locations (11:30-1:00 each day).”
Exact distribution site locations are being secured, according to the district.
School communities will be sent information about those sites and other school services as soon as possible with the district further indicating in its statement:
“We are also working night and day to prepare for possible campus closures in order to meet the basic needs of our families if the planned strike occurs.”
The district also told KCRA 3 it is working on a plan for its Child Care Program.
By Tuesday, more will be outlined by the district about the status of the care programs offered at some of its elementary schools.
In the meantime, families are preparing for what they’ll do if a strike does happen.
“My plan is to join the strike line,” said district bus driver and dispatcher Olivia Minor, whose children also attend schools in Sacramento City Unified School District. “My children will be right next to me. Unfortunately it’s going to be a burden to my family to miss work, but I can’t continue to actually provide for my children with the low income that I have coming in right now.”
Sloane Read is also thinking about what she’ll do if her daughter, Vita Read-Jones, can’t go to school because of a teacher strike.
“She’ll have to come to work with me. I own a small business, so there is some flexibility.” Read said. “Most days she’ll be with me at work, and then other days I can stay at home with her.”
Post-COVID-19 mandates, however, this situation isn’t ideal, the mother and daughter explained to KCRA 3.
“It feels weird, I mean, because we were doing distance learning and now we’re back in school for a little less than a year and now we’re going back out of school again without distance learning,” Read-Jones, a middle schooler, said. “So, I’m not going to be doing anything!”
Both sides expressed hope a strike can be avoided.
“I am very hopeful to avert the strike,” Minor said. “This is the last, last step that we want to take.”
