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"content": "\u003cp>This June, California started enforcing\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083922/calfresh-snap-new-work-requirements-rules-2026-hr1-eligibility-who-is-exempt-food-stamps\"> new and expanded federal guidelines\u003c/a> that will now impact the CalFresh eligibility of households with a child 14 and older, right as the school year ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The timing has prompted food advocates to remind parents and caregivers that there \u003cem>are \u003c/em>meal options for students throughout summer break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the pandemic, California has been under a statewide waiver that exempted residents from completing a certain number of work hours to be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — known as SNAP nationwide and CalFresh in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now — because of H.R. 1, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083922/calfresh-snap-new-work-requirements-rules-2026-hr1-eligibility-who-is-exempt-food-stamps\">President Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill”\u003c/a> — the state must bring back the requirement that some CalFresh recipients must work \u003cem>and \u003c/em>show proof that they are working 20 hours a week, or an average of 80 hours a month. For those who don’t fulfill the requirements, a stark reduction in food benefits will ensue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Not only does it add in the onerous work requirement — a lot of people who are already receiving CalFresh are working — but now they have this bureaucratic paperwork to provide,” said Kathy Saile, the state director of California’s branch of the national nonprofit No Kid Hungry. “There’s some real concern that people could lose benefits just because they couldn’t figure out the paperwork.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#WherecanteenagersandyoungpeoplefindmealsintheBayAreathissummer\">Where can teenagers and young people find meals in the Bay Area this summer?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>H.R.1’s impact, which also takes away food benefits for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12078168/april-1-snap-food-stamps-cal-fresh-eligibility-change-2026-immigrants-refugees-asylum-seekers-recertify-where-to-find-food-bank\">some humanitarian immigrants\u003c/a>, is apparent, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-tracker-people-are-losing-food-assistance-as-the-republican-megabill\">federal data analyzed\u003c/a> by the nonpartisan research group Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The center estimated that nationwide, SNAP participation fell by almost 9% — more than 3.5 million people — between H.R.1’s start in July 2025 and February 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with being stricter about implementing the work hours, the bill expands the age range. Now, barring exemptions, CalFresh recipients between the ages of 18 and 64 who do not live with a child under the age of 14 are required to fulfill the hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039841\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039841\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1364\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-1020x696.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-1536x1048.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-1920x1309.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">First-grade students grab lunch in the cafeteria at Franklin Elementary School on Sept. 7, 2018, in Oakland, California. \u003ccite>(Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Previously, the age range was between 18 and \u003cem>55\u003c/em>. Also notable is that, in the past, parents or caregivers with a child aged 17 or younger were also exempt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new guidelines do not kick in right away for all 5.5 million CalFresh recipients; they apply to new applicants and people who need to recertify their eligibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rule changes \u003cem>also \u003c/em>do not mean that if a parent loses their benefits, their children will too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12078496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12078496\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/GroceriesAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/GroceriesAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/GroceriesAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/GroceriesAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A California’s SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, California, on Feb. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Allison Dinner/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, “what we’re concerned about is that the parent or caregiver may not understand that the whole household is not losing benefits, or may not be able to get the paperwork and the continued recertification for their children,” Saile said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This potential loss for the child may come during the summer, which she said “can be the hungriest time of the year, because they don’t have access to school meals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more for summertime food options for kids and teens in the Bay Area. Keep in mind that this guide focuses on students 18 and under; there is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/jobs/keep-benefits\">a work hour exemption for eligible college students\u003c/a> who are enrolled at least half-time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WherecanteenagersandyoungpeoplefindmealsintheBayAreathissummer\">\u003c/a>Where can teenagers and young people go for meals?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure your kid is still on CalFresh\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If someone is a parent who has been impacted by the new work hour guidelines, Saile recommended that they “make sure that they’re staying in close contact with their caseworker.”[aside postID=news_12083922 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/12/CalFreshGetty.jpg']“Going online and making sure they’re not missing any deadlines or recertification appointments, and just paying attention to those details,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saile pointed to recent research from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which found that among 12 states with available data, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/blog/sharp-drop-in-number-of-children-receiving-snap-food-assistance-under-new-federal-law\">“the number of children receiving SNAP food assistance has fallen by more than 700,000”\u003c/a> since H.R.1 in July 2025. The states include Texas, Ohio, Michigan and Massachusetts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even though kids weren’t the stated target of H R.1, it’s certainly resulting in loss of food assistance for children,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is “also the chilling effect,” she said. “There are a lot of families who are afraid to participate in programs right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Receive your SUN Bucks card\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saile said children on CalFresh are automatically enrolled in other programs like \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks\">SUN Bucks\u003c/a>, where a child can get $120 to buy food during the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The card can be used at places like \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks/faq\">grocery stores, farmers’ markets, Walmart and Amazon\u003c/a>. According to an FAQ from the state, people can use the card to buy food like fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat. However, the card — \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligible-food-items\">like most EBT cards\u003c/a> — cannot be used to buy things like \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks/faq\">“hot foods, pet foods, cleaning or household supplies, personal hygiene items, or medicine.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the child is on CalFresh, the card “will just come automatically in the mail,” Saile said. “The parent or caregiver just creates a PIN for the card and then can use the card throughout the summer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086650\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1209px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086650\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SUN-BUCKS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1209\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SUN-BUCKS.jpg 1209w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SUN-BUCKS-160x51.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1209px) 100vw, 1209px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Sun Bucks card.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If a child is not enrolled in CalFresh but is income-eligible (\u003ca href=\"https://www.summerebt.org/faq\">in households at or under 185% of federal poverty guidelines\u003c/a>; \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/rs/scales2526.asp\">see California’s breakdown on its website\u003c/a>), Saile said the parent or caregiver should contact their school and ask for \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sunbucks.asp#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20Universal%20Benefits,for%202025%20SUN%20Bucks%20eligibility.\">a universal benefit application form\u003c/a>. The form must be \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks/faq\">submitted back to the school\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parents can do that anytime during the summer before Aug. 31, Saile said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the card arrives, it may show up in a plain white envelope “for security reasons,” she said. “And people don’t know what it is. They think it might be a scam.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To recognize it, look for the card’s logo: blocky capitalized letters in orange, yellow and teal that say SUN Bucks. There is a little image of a sun with a knife and fork in the corner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more information, people can call the SUN Bucks hotline at (877) 328-9677, which also has assistance in different languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Find nearby Summer Meals programs (also known as SUN Meals)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/california/ca-summer-food-resources/\">SUN Meals\u003c/a> are \u003cem>free \u003c/em>meals available to kids 18 and under at places like schools, libraries and parks throughout the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Depending on the location, kids are \u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/program-toolkit/#5\">required\u003c/a> to either eat on-site or take a meal home with them. Some locations will not allow kids to take the meals home with them or have a parent pick up their meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/program-toolkit/#5\">the No Kid Hungry campaign\u003c/a>, no application is required, and no proof of income, residency or citizenship will be requested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https://arcg.is/1Han113\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United States Department of Agriculture has \u003ca href=\"https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/bded45358b994a8fa009e1f88133eb03?org=USDA-FNS\">a comprehensive and regularly updated map of locations\u003c/a> that young people can visit for SUN Meals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the USDA website, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/faqs\">“at most sites, children receive either one or two reimbursable meals each day.”\u003c/a> Meals tend to follow USDA nutrition guidelines, including milk, vegetables, fruit and grain. An example of a meal could be a \u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/program-toolkit/#5\">turkey sandwich on wheat bread with an apple and salad\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The No Kid Hungry California campaign suggests \u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/california/ca-summer-food-resources/\">on its website\u003c/a> that families double-check the hours of the meal site before heading out to make sure the information is up to date. Families can also call \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/national-hunger-hotline\">the National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-348-6479\u003c/a> to find a location closest to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also download the state’s mobile app, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/mo/cameals.asp\">CA Meals for Kids\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get familiar with Bay Area food banks \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED has a thorough guide on using food banks or food pantries near you in both \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061440/calfresh-snap-ebt-shutdown-find-food-banks-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-alameda-oakland-contra-costa-newsom-national-guard\">English\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062427/como-encontrar-un-banco-de-alimentos-o-despensa-cerca-de-usted-en-el-area-de-la-bahia\">Spanish\u003c/a>. The big takeaways:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major food banks, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/workplace-giving/?ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_content=workplacegiving&ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22903428179&gbraid=0AAAAACKCveNd07Igg9N0gD73ISiw1-uWD&gclid=CjwKCAjwpOfHBhAxEiwAm1SwErwV4xaFN_FEK7A9GBHjFfCEezDoE97Ft7G8ZkERCFXMNDrJVQO7YhoCKBsQAvD_BwE\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">California Association of Food Banks\u003c/a> or the \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>, will likely have \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool online that can help you locate food resources\u003c/a> near you. These maps or search engines can list locations ranging from large operations to small community fridges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also call \u003ca href=\"https://211ca.org/\">the 211 state hotline \u003c/a>for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12064446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12064446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE00936_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE00936_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE00936_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE00936_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shopping carts are parked around the Alameda Food Bank on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once you find a spot, be sure to check out the food bank or pantry online before heading out. Note what hours they are open, and for how long. Some locations are open to anyone and to walk-ins, but some may require people to register for a spot beforehand or live in a specific zip code.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many food banks serve people regardless of immigration status. For example, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/find-food/\">SF-Marin Food Bank states on its website\u003c/a> that it “is committed to serving residents regardless of their immigration status or identity” and, as a non-government agency, does “not collect the immigration status of participants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But food advocates suggest double-checking by calling the food bank and seeing if it has reporting requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now — because of H.R. 1, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083922/calfresh-snap-new-work-requirements-rules-2026-hr1-eligibility-who-is-exempt-food-stamps\">President Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill”\u003c/a> — the state must bring back the requirement that some CalFresh recipients must work \u003cem>and \u003c/em>show proof that they are working 20 hours a week, or an average of 80 hours a month. For those who don’t fulfill the requirements, a stark reduction in food benefits will ensue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Not only does it add in the onerous work requirement — a lot of people who are already receiving CalFresh are working — but now they have this bureaucratic paperwork to provide,” said Kathy Saile, the state director of California’s branch of the national nonprofit No Kid Hungry. “There’s some real concern that people could lose benefits just because they couldn’t figure out the paperwork.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#WherecanteenagersandyoungpeoplefindmealsintheBayAreathissummer\">Where can teenagers and young people find meals in the Bay Area this summer?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>H.R.1’s impact, which also takes away food benefits for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12078168/april-1-snap-food-stamps-cal-fresh-eligibility-change-2026-immigrants-refugees-asylum-seekers-recertify-where-to-find-food-bank\">some humanitarian immigrants\u003c/a>, is apparent, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-tracker-people-are-losing-food-assistance-as-the-republican-megabill\">federal data analyzed\u003c/a> by the nonpartisan research group Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The center estimated that nationwide, SNAP participation fell by almost 9% — more than 3.5 million people — between H.R.1’s start in July 2025 and February 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with being stricter about implementing the work hours, the bill expands the age range. Now, barring exemptions, CalFresh recipients between the ages of 18 and 64 who do not live with a child under the age of 14 are required to fulfill the hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039841\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039841\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1364\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-1020x696.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-1536x1048.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/OaklandSchoolChildren-1920x1309.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">First-grade students grab lunch in the cafeteria at Franklin Elementary School on Sept. 7, 2018, in Oakland, California. \u003ccite>(Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Previously, the age range was between 18 and \u003cem>55\u003c/em>. Also notable is that, in the past, parents or caregivers with a child aged 17 or younger were also exempt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new guidelines do not kick in right away for all 5.5 million CalFresh recipients; they apply to new applicants and people who need to recertify their eligibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rule changes \u003cem>also \u003c/em>do not mean that if a parent loses their benefits, their children will too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12078496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12078496\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/GroceriesAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/GroceriesAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/GroceriesAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/GroceriesAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A California’s SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, California, on Feb. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Allison Dinner/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, “what we’re concerned about is that the parent or caregiver may not understand that the whole household is not losing benefits, or may not be able to get the paperwork and the continued recertification for their children,” Saile said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This potential loss for the child may come during the summer, which she said “can be the hungriest time of the year, because they don’t have access to school meals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more for summertime food options for kids and teens in the Bay Area. Keep in mind that this guide focuses on students 18 and under; there is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/jobs/keep-benefits\">a work hour exemption for eligible college students\u003c/a> who are enrolled at least half-time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WherecanteenagersandyoungpeoplefindmealsintheBayAreathissummer\">\u003c/a>Where can teenagers and young people go for meals?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure your kid is still on CalFresh\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If someone is a parent who has been impacted by the new work hour guidelines, Saile recommended that they “make sure that they’re staying in close contact with their caseworker.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Going online and making sure they’re not missing any deadlines or recertification appointments, and just paying attention to those details,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saile pointed to recent research from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which found that among 12 states with available data, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/blog/sharp-drop-in-number-of-children-receiving-snap-food-assistance-under-new-federal-law\">“the number of children receiving SNAP food assistance has fallen by more than 700,000”\u003c/a> since H.R.1 in July 2025. The states include Texas, Ohio, Michigan and Massachusetts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even though kids weren’t the stated target of H R.1, it’s certainly resulting in loss of food assistance for children,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is “also the chilling effect,” she said. “There are a lot of families who are afraid to participate in programs right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Receive your SUN Bucks card\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saile said children on CalFresh are automatically enrolled in other programs like \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks\">SUN Bucks\u003c/a>, where a child can get $120 to buy food during the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The card can be used at places like \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks/faq\">grocery stores, farmers’ markets, Walmart and Amazon\u003c/a>. According to an FAQ from the state, people can use the card to buy food like fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat. However, the card — \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligible-food-items\">like most EBT cards\u003c/a> — cannot be used to buy things like \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks/faq\">“hot foods, pet foods, cleaning or household supplies, personal hygiene items, or medicine.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the child is on CalFresh, the card “will just come automatically in the mail,” Saile said. “The parent or caregiver just creates a PIN for the card and then can use the card throughout the summer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086650\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1209px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086650\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SUN-BUCKS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1209\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SUN-BUCKS.jpg 1209w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/SUN-BUCKS-160x51.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1209px) 100vw, 1209px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Sun Bucks card.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If a child is not enrolled in CalFresh but is income-eligible (\u003ca href=\"https://www.summerebt.org/faq\">in households at or under 185% of federal poverty guidelines\u003c/a>; \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/rs/scales2526.asp\">see California’s breakdown on its website\u003c/a>), Saile said the parent or caregiver should contact their school and ask for \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sunbucks.asp#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20Universal%20Benefits,for%202025%20SUN%20Bucks%20eligibility.\">a universal benefit application form\u003c/a>. The form must be \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/sun-bucks/faq\">submitted back to the school\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parents can do that anytime during the summer before Aug. 31, Saile said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the card arrives, it may show up in a plain white envelope “for security reasons,” she said. “And people don’t know what it is. They think it might be a scam.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To recognize it, look for the card’s logo: blocky capitalized letters in orange, yellow and teal that say SUN Bucks. There is a little image of a sun with a knife and fork in the corner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more information, people can call the SUN Bucks hotline at (877) 328-9677, which also has assistance in different languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Find nearby Summer Meals programs (also known as SUN Meals)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/california/ca-summer-food-resources/\">SUN Meals\u003c/a> are \u003cem>free \u003c/em>meals available to kids 18 and under at places like schools, libraries and parks throughout the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Depending on the location, kids are \u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/program-toolkit/#5\">required\u003c/a> to either eat on-site or take a meal home with them. Some locations will not allow kids to take the meals home with them or have a parent pick up their meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/program-toolkit/#5\">the No Kid Hungry campaign\u003c/a>, no application is required, and no proof of income, residency or citizenship will be requested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https://arcg.is/1Han113\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United States Department of Agriculture has \u003ca href=\"https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/bded45358b994a8fa009e1f88133eb03?org=USDA-FNS\">a comprehensive and regularly updated map of locations\u003c/a> that young people can visit for SUN Meals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the USDA website, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/faqs\">“at most sites, children receive either one or two reimbursable meals each day.”\u003c/a> Meals tend to follow USDA nutrition guidelines, including milk, vegetables, fruit and grain. An example of a meal could be a \u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/program-toolkit/#5\">turkey sandwich on wheat bread with an apple and salad\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The No Kid Hungry California campaign suggests \u003ca href=\"https://state.nokidhungry.org/california/ca-summer-food-resources/\">on its website\u003c/a> that families double-check the hours of the meal site before heading out to make sure the information is up to date. Families can also call \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/national-hunger-hotline\">the National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-348-6479\u003c/a> to find a location closest to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also download the state’s mobile app, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/mo/cameals.asp\">CA Meals for Kids\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get familiar with Bay Area food banks \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED has a thorough guide on using food banks or food pantries near you in both \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061440/calfresh-snap-ebt-shutdown-find-food-banks-near-me-san-francisco-bay-area-alameda-oakland-contra-costa-newsom-national-guard\">English\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062427/como-encontrar-un-banco-de-alimentos-o-despensa-cerca-de-usted-en-el-area-de-la-bahia\">Spanish\u003c/a>. The big takeaways:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major food banks, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/workplace-giving/?ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_content=workplacegiving&ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22903428179&gbraid=0AAAAACKCveNd07Igg9N0gD73ISiw1-uWD&gclid=CjwKCAjwpOfHBhAxEiwAm1SwErwV4xaFN_FEK7A9GBHjFfCEezDoE97Ft7G8ZkERCFXMNDrJVQO7YhoCKBsQAvD_BwE\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">California Association of Food Banks\u003c/a> or the \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>, will likely have \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool online that can help you locate food resources\u003c/a> near you. These maps or search engines can list locations ranging from large operations to small community fridges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also call \u003ca href=\"https://211ca.org/\">the 211 state hotline \u003c/a>for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12064446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12064446\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE00936_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE00936_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE00936_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/251113-SNAPDELAYSFEATURE00936_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shopping carts are parked around the Alameda Food Bank on Nov. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once you find a spot, be sure to check out the food bank or pantry online before heading out. 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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco has been thrust into the culture wars over K-12 education, as its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sfusd\">public schools chief\u003c/a> prepares to testify before Congress on Wednesday about parental rights and “inappropriate” course curriculum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Superintendent Maria Su has been summoned to appear before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce for a hearing “to help ensure that children are protected and federal funds are spent responsibly,” committee chairman Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, wrote in an April letter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Su and the heads of Chicago and Loudoun County, Virginia schools, Macquline King and Aaron Spence, are likely to face questions about policies relating to gender identity and parental disclosure and course content on topics like race and sexuality, as the Trump administration moves to increase oversight on these topics by threatening federal funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hearing, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/live/2EcqVktFkNg\">streamed live on YouTube\u003c/a>, begins at 7:15 a.m. PDT. Su agreed to attend the hearing voluntarily, though Walberg warned that she could be required to appear. Chicago Public Schools chief King was subpoenaed after she initially declined the invitation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas Dee, a professor at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, said he expects Su to face questions about the district’s ethnic studies curriculum, which was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046122/sfusd-was-a-pioneer-in-ethnic-studies-now-the-program-could-be-put-on-pause\">lauded as a national model\u003c/a> for more than a decade before it came under scrutiny last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She could also have to answer for the district’s practices around notifying parents that they can opt students out of instruction related to sexual orientation and gender ideology, and policies that allow students to use bathrooms, locker rooms and participate on sports teams based on gender identity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12036911\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12036911\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250418-SFUSD-06-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Unified School District Administrative Offices in San Francisco on April 18, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Those policies are at the center of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12086634/white-house-opens-probe-into-san-francisco-schools-over-gender-ideology\">compliance review\u003c/a> that the U.S. Department of Justice launched into the San Francisco Unified School District and three smaller Northern California school districts on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SFUSD … has previously advised its teachers that neither parental permission nor notification are required to teach or discuss [sexual orientation and gender ideology] topics,” the DOJ wrote in a press release announcing the SFUSD probe. “Further, [sexual orientation and gender ideology] topics appear to be embedded in California’s social studies and history classes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district did not comment on the DOJ’s review, but in written testimony Su submitted ahead of Wednesday’s hearing, she said she’s focused on core academic responsibilities, including reading, writing and math skills, and preparing students for college and their future careers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That work requires us to create the conditions in which learning can happen. Students need safe schools. Families need clear communication. Teachers need support,” Su wrote.[aside postID=news_12081794 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/SanFranciscoK8SchoolGetty.jpg']“Creating a sense of belonging for every student so that they feel welcomed and supported in their learning environment is how we do our core job: teaching,” Su continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dee said it’s hard to predict what, if any, consequences the hearing could have, but he noted that recent similar hearings featuring the heads of Ivy League universities and other K-12 education leaders, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985335/berkeley-schools-chief-rejects-allegations-of-pervasive-antisemitism-in-capitol-hill-testimony\">Berkeley’s superintendent\u003c/a>, over antisemitism in schools, led to three university presidents’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/us/columbia-president-nemat-shafik-resigns.html\">resignations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It may be an antecedent to some other norm-breaking behavior, maybe withholding appropriated funds for schools,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since taking office, the Trump administration has repeatedly \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling/\">threatened to withhold federal funding\u003c/a> from schools that have protections for transgender students or programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12057191/whistleblower-suits-allege-unsafe-unstable-conditions-at-oaklands-berkley-maynard-academy\">Berkley Maynard Academy\u003c/a>, a charter school in North Oakland serving predominantly Black students, is shutting down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students’ final class on Tuesday marks a dramatic downfall for a school that teachers, until recently, considered a “crown jewel” of Aspire charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since opening more than two decades ago, generations of children have attended the school, which serves students from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade, with parents commuting from cities like Antioch and Vallejo to drop off their kids on the way to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 60% of Berkley Maynard students are Black, the largest percentage of any Bay Area Aspire school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In just two years, Aspire leadership made a series of staffing decisions that fractured that entrenched school community, leading to high teacher turnover and unsafe conditions on campus, according to interviews with nearly two dozen former school staff members, current employees and family members of students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers said they feared retaliation for raising concerns about insufficient student services. Many quit, and substitutes filled classrooms, former staff said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then families started leaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057571\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy in Oakland on Sept. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They’re wondering why, because they’re not listening to the community,” said C’erah King-Polk, a Berkley Maynard alum whose siblings attend the school. She’s never gone a year without a sibling at the school. “They’re literally playing with a child’s future. Now you displaced so many kids.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only an estimated 225 students, or about half of those who enrolled this school year, planned to return, said Jenna Ogier-Marangella, acting Aspire Bay Area executive director, during a recent board of directors meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ogier-Marangella spent the past few months at Berkley Maynard’s campus, and said that staff and families told her they were “incredibly displeased with the quality of programming that we have been delivering the past two years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After announcing the closure in early May, school officials hosted an enrollment fair, but few participated, Ogier-Marangella said, suggesting those families had already found other schools and the number planning to return was even lower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was no “fiscally responsible” way forward, Ogier-Marangella said. She did not respond to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Aspire spokesperson said in a written statement that, like schools across California, its enrollment and financial challenges are driven by changing student demographics and broader shifts in K-12 education.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why staff and families left the school\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Oakland charter schools are \u003ca href=\"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1773093367/ousdorg/f4cdl90laoyc2nsxr2od/FastFacts2025-26_final.pdf\">seeing enrollment drops\u003c/a>, but families, teachers and staff who spoke with KQED blame Berkley Maynard’s exodus on choices by school leadership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How can a school that was thriving all of a sudden get to where it is now in two years?” said Melinee Stewart, a former teacher at Berkley Maynard. “That’s not a school issue, that’s not a parent issue, that’s an administrative issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stewart and others interviewed by KQED said 2024 marked the start of Berkley Maynard’s unraveling. That fall, Javier Cabra Walteros, then-executive director of Aspire’s nine Bay Area schools, served as the school’s interim principal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1998px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250924-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-03_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1998\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250924-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-03_qed.jpg 1998w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250924-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-03_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250924-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-03_qed-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iris Velasco at her home in Oakland on Sept. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Months into the school year, Assistant Principal Iris Velasco was abruptly fired. Teachers wore black the next day in protest. Velasco later filed a whistleblower lawsuit, alleging she was retaliated against for raising the alarm that the school was failing to provide legally mandated services for students with disabilities. A teacher, Maryann Doudna, filed a similar complaint, alleging she had no choice but to leave when administrators ignored her pleas for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a previous statement, an Aspire spokesperson said the organization “vehemently denies the egregious allegations made by these former employees.” Aspire hired a permanent principal. By the fall of 2025, Aspire had brought on yet another principal, who previously worked at an Aspire school that is closing as part of a merger with another campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were like, ‘What?’ We didn’t even interview this person. Where did this person come from?’” said Deana Lundy, a parent of a fifth grader. Lundy said that experience reflected a pattern of school officials not communicating with families or making decisions based on what they needed.[aside postID=news_12086091 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/CA-Teacher-Discipline-Holly.jpg']“The community is just as important as teachers, as test scores. If you don’t have families, you don’t have a school,” Lundy said. “There were teachers who were well-qualified to be principals, who were down to support the community. But they let those teachers go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lundy said this school year was a “whole entire mess” where some classes lacked permanent teachers, and students faced no repercussions for fighting or bullying. Students stopped learning, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the closure was announced, Lundy had already decided her son would leave Berkley Maynard. Having attended school on the same campus as a child, she chose Berkley Maynard for her son when he started kindergarten during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No one will get to experience the BMA that I experienced,” Lundy said. “The community of students and families will be forever lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, an Aspire spokesperson said the organization’s established processes for hiring school leadership include participation from regional leaders, staff, students and families. The spokesperson said Aspire communicated the decision to close as soon as leadership “became aware of the enrollment data and financial realities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For nearly three decades, we have partnered with families to provide high-quality public school options, and we will continue making thoughtful, responsible decisions that put scholars first,” the spokesperson wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers and parents had little time to prepare for the news. Aspire informed teachers of plans to close on May 1, months after \u003ca href=\"https://www.ousd.org/enroll\">open enrollment for students had ended.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m still angry,” said Monica Franco, the Berkley Maynard business manager. “If you have to close, you have to close. Got it. I understand. However, you let people know this is happening so people can figure out what they’re going to do with their lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086449\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086449\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408498187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408498187.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408498187-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408498187-1536x1079.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chalk art decorates pavement outside of an old bus operating as a preschool at the Aspire Monarch Academy school in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Franco helped start the school, and said when Berkley Maynard opened, founding staff went to churches, knocked on doors and stopped by daycares to spread the word. They asked the families of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kut.org/life-arts/2025-02-18/the-life-and-legacy-of-robert-c-maynard\">Robert C. Maynard\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-31-me-19319-story.html\">Thomas L. Berkley\u003c/a>, two Black newspaper publishers in Oakland, for permission to name the school after them both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Franco said she never thought of leaving, even when conditions got tough. The school is her home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a saying that rats are the first to get out of a boat when it’s sinking,” Franco said. “I wanted to make sure my kids were gonna be okay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said school officials asked administrators to stay on longer, but she plans to leave on her own terms — when the students and teachers do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They are my family. They are my people,” Franco said. “I’m leaving with them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>As Berkley Maynard closes, Aspire turns to its surviving schools\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Berkley Maynard is not the only Aspire school in trouble. Last year, the Oakland Unified school board voted against renewing the charter for Golden State College Preparatory Academy. An Aspire spokesperson said the organization is currently appealing that decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an effort to address a $1.1 million deficit, nine positions with Aspire’s Bay Area regional office were eliminated, according to a May email sent by Ogier-Marangella to staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037997\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Unified School District Offices in Oakland on April 28, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An Aspire spokesperson said the organization also created five new roles and encouraged impacted employees to apply based on their qualifications, adding that the staffing changes were made to align resources with organizational needs while continuing to support students, schools and staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eliminated positions include those in student services, academics, external affairs and hiring, said Aspire employees who spoke to KQED on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retaliation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The employees said that five out of nine people being laid off are Black and also lead the region’s pro-Black and anti-racist school programming initiative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All nine people are people that are vocal and speak up for families and for students,” one employee said. “A growing number of us would like for leaders to either figure out how to better serve students, families and teachers — or go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now Berkley Maynard educators are preparing to say goodbye to their students. Families and alums are organizing a block party this evening to celebrate the school’s legacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One longtime Berkley Maynard teacher said the end of the school year is always hard, but this year the emotion is “turned up to a thousand.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039588\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student walks down a hallway at Fremont High School in Oakland on Oct. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon for Cal Matters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As her students will disperse to schools across the Bay Area, she won’t get to see them grow up and reach their potential in the same way, but she said her students will thrive anywhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students told her they’re sad they won’t get the chance to stop by her classroom and wave, as the older kids do. 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Many quit, and substitutes filled classrooms, former staff said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then families started leaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057571\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250923-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-02-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy in Oakland on Sept. 23, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They’re wondering why, because they’re not listening to the community,” said C’erah King-Polk, a Berkley Maynard alum whose siblings attend the school. She’s never gone a year without a sibling at the school. “They’re literally playing with a child’s future. Now you displaced so many kids.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only an estimated 225 students, or about half of those who enrolled this school year, planned to return, said Jenna Ogier-Marangella, acting Aspire Bay Area executive director, during a recent board of directors meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ogier-Marangella spent the past few months at Berkley Maynard’s campus, and said that staff and families told her they were “incredibly displeased with the quality of programming that we have been delivering the past two years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After announcing the closure in early May, school officials hosted an enrollment fair, but few participated, Ogier-Marangella said, suggesting those families had already found other schools and the number planning to return was even lower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was no “fiscally responsible” way forward, Ogier-Marangella said. She did not respond to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Aspire spokesperson said in a written statement that, like schools across California, its enrollment and financial challenges are driven by changing student demographics and broader shifts in K-12 education.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why staff and families left the school\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Oakland charter schools are \u003ca href=\"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1773093367/ousdorg/f4cdl90laoyc2nsxr2od/FastFacts2025-26_final.pdf\">seeing enrollment drops\u003c/a>, but families, teachers and staff who spoke with KQED blame Berkley Maynard’s exodus on choices by school leadership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How can a school that was thriving all of a sudden get to where it is now in two years?” said Melinee Stewart, a former teacher at Berkley Maynard. “That’s not a school issue, that’s not a parent issue, that’s an administrative issue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stewart and others interviewed by KQED said 2024 marked the start of Berkley Maynard’s unraveling. That fall, Javier Cabra Walteros, then-executive director of Aspire’s nine Bay Area schools, served as the school’s interim principal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12057550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1998px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12057550\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250924-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-03_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1998\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250924-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-03_qed.jpg 1998w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250924-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-03_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250924-ASPIRE-SAFETY-CONDITIONS-MD-03_qed-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iris Velasco at her home in Oakland on Sept. 24, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Months into the school year, Assistant Principal Iris Velasco was abruptly fired. Teachers wore black the next day in protest. Velasco later filed a whistleblower lawsuit, alleging she was retaliated against for raising the alarm that the school was failing to provide legally mandated services for students with disabilities. A teacher, Maryann Doudna, filed a similar complaint, alleging she had no choice but to leave when administrators ignored her pleas for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a previous statement, an Aspire spokesperson said the organization “vehemently denies the egregious allegations made by these former employees.” Aspire hired a permanent principal. By the fall of 2025, Aspire had brought on yet another principal, who previously worked at an Aspire school that is closing as part of a merger with another campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were like, ‘What?’ We didn’t even interview this person. Where did this person come from?’” said Deana Lundy, a parent of a fifth grader. Lundy said that experience reflected a pattern of school officials not communicating with families or making decisions based on what they needed.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“The community is just as important as teachers, as test scores. If you don’t have families, you don’t have a school,” Lundy said. “There were teachers who were well-qualified to be principals, who were down to support the community. But they let those teachers go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lundy said this school year was a “whole entire mess” where some classes lacked permanent teachers, and students faced no repercussions for fighting or bullying. Students stopped learning, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the closure was announced, Lundy had already decided her son would leave Berkley Maynard. Having attended school on the same campus as a child, she chose Berkley Maynard for her son when he started kindergarten during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No one will get to experience the BMA that I experienced,” Lundy said. “The community of students and families will be forever lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, an Aspire spokesperson said the organization’s established processes for hiring school leadership include participation from regional leaders, staff, students and families. The spokesperson said Aspire communicated the decision to close as soon as leadership “became aware of the enrollment data and financial realities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For nearly three decades, we have partnered with families to provide high-quality public school options, and we will continue making thoughtful, responsible decisions that put scholars first,” the spokesperson wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers and parents had little time to prepare for the news. Aspire informed teachers of plans to close on May 1, months after \u003ca href=\"https://www.ousd.org/enroll\">open enrollment for students had ended.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m still angry,” said Monica Franco, the Berkley Maynard business manager. “If you have to close, you have to close. Got it. I understand. However, you let people know this is happening so people can figure out what they’re going to do with their lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086449\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086449\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408498187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408498187.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408498187-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/GettyImages-1408498187-1536x1079.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chalk art decorates pavement outside of an old bus operating as a preschool at the Aspire Monarch Academy school in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Franco helped start the school, and said when Berkley Maynard opened, founding staff went to churches, knocked on doors and stopped by daycares to spread the word. They asked the families of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kut.org/life-arts/2025-02-18/the-life-and-legacy-of-robert-c-maynard\">Robert C. Maynard\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-31-me-19319-story.html\">Thomas L. Berkley\u003c/a>, two Black newspaper publishers in Oakland, for permission to name the school after them both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Franco said she never thought of leaving, even when conditions got tough. The school is her home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a saying that rats are the first to get out of a boat when it’s sinking,” Franco said. “I wanted to make sure my kids were gonna be okay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said school officials asked administrators to stay on longer, but she plans to leave on her own terms — when the students and teachers do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They are my family. They are my people,” Franco said. “I’m leaving with them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>As Berkley Maynard closes, Aspire turns to its surviving schools\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Berkley Maynard is not the only Aspire school in trouble. Last year, the Oakland Unified school board voted against renewing the charter for Golden State College Preparatory Academy. An Aspire spokesperson said the organization is currently appealing that decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an effort to address a $1.1 million deficit, nine positions with Aspire’s Bay Area regional office were eliminated, according to a May email sent by Ogier-Marangella to staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12037997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12037997\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/250428-OUSD-OFFICE-FILE-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Unified School District Offices in Oakland on April 28, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An Aspire spokesperson said the organization also created five new roles and encouraged impacted employees to apply based on their qualifications, adding that the staffing changes were made to align resources with organizational needs while continuing to support students, schools and staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eliminated positions include those in student services, academics, external affairs and hiring, said Aspire employees who spoke to KQED on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retaliation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The employees said that five out of nine people being laid off are Black and also lead the region’s pro-Black and anti-racist school programming initiative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All nine people are people that are vocal and speak up for families and for students,” one employee said. “A growing number of us would like for leaders to either figure out how to better serve students, families and teachers — or go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now Berkley Maynard educators are preparing to say goodbye to their students. Families and alums are organizing a block party this evening to celebrate the school’s legacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One longtime Berkley Maynard teacher said the end of the school year is always hard, but this year the emotion is “turned up to a thousand.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12039588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12039588\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/101023_AI-College-Toby-Reed_LA_CM_05-copy-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student walks down a hallway at Fremont High School in Oakland on Oct. 10, 2023. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon for Cal Matters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As her students will disperse to schools across the Bay Area, she won’t get to see them grow up and reach their potential in the same way, but she said her students will thrive anywhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students told her they’re sad they won’t get the chance to stop by her classroom and wave, as the older kids do. Some asked why the school was closing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“‘It’s not any kids’ fault,’” the teacher said she explained to her students. “‘Grown-ups didn’t do a good job, and we had to close the school.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Ever since her 1 ½-year-old son was born, Carmen Perez has been waiting for a subsidy to help with childcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Novato mom said she didn’t have to wait this long a couple of years ago when she needed to enroll her daughters in preschool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2021, California \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/07/23/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-supporting-working-families-and-child-care-providers/\">increased funding for subsidized childcare\u003c/a> with the goal of paying for more than 200,000 new slots to support low-income families. Perez got subsidies for her girls, now 7 and 5 years old, which enabled her to work and take classes at College of Marin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was awesome,” she said. “I didn’t apply for [public assistance] because I was working and providing along with my husband.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after adding almost 130,000 slots, the state paused the expansion for three years with \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=10212.6&lawCode=WIC\">a commitment to resume the roll-out \u003c/a>in the 2026-27 fiscal year. But instead of sticking to the plan, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to cut funding for slots as part of a push to eliminate the state deficit even after his term ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state Assembly opposes the cuts, and the Senate wants to add 44,000 new slots. As state leaders negotiate a budget deal by June 30, parents like Perez are pushing for more childcare support, especially as President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill, H.R. 1, threatens their access to basic needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As the federal government forces work requirements on CalFresh and Medi-Cal, this is when we are supposed to be doubling down on childcare, so that families can not only work, but have their food security, have their health security,” said Mary Ignatius, executive director of the advocacy group Parent Voices California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086168\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00251_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00251_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00251_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00251_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmen Perez (center left) and her husband Dyson Sanchez (center right) pose for a portrait with their children at Pioneer Park in Novato on May 31, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Julia Forte Frudden, a policy analyst at Child Care Law Center in Berkeley, called Newsom’s proposals, which also include reducing a cost-of-living adjustment for childcare providers, a major setback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we see is the governor not recognizing that childcare has a high return on investment,” she said. “So this could actually help the state’s financial strains that it’s dealing with right now, not add to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Newsom administration initially proposed in January to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083461/california-advocates-want-newsom-to-fulfill-promise-to-fund-child-care-spaces\">cut funding for 4,200 “general childcare” slots\u003c/a> in licensed centers and homes when it projected a $2.9 billion shortfall. But in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083617/newsom-touts-dominance-of-california-in-final-budget-proposal\">revised budget released last month\u003c/a>, it proposed cutting 6,800 slots —mostly vouchers for home-based childcare arrangements and some childcare center slots. Newsom said, despite a recent surge in tax revenue from the booming A.I. industry, he proposed further cuts to balance the budget for two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Administration officials say the cuts are necessary to offset more than $86 million in reductions from the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Proposition 64, which sets aside a portion of the state’s cannabis tax revenues for early childhood programs. They say the cuts wouldn’t affect families currently receiving subsidies for childcare. Instead, they’re taking back funds that were not spent by community-based agencies responsible for enrolling eligible families and reimbursing providers.[aside postID=news_12083461 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260428-VallejoChildCare-37-BL_qed.jpg']The justification doesn’t make sense to Cristina Alvarado, executive director of Child Care Alliance Los Angeles, which represents 10 agencies that altogether have more than 22,000 kids on waitlists for childcare vouchers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said sometimes agencies that don’t fully spend their funds by the end of the fiscal year can transfer the money to others to enroll as many families as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No L.A. agency has offered any additional funding,” she said, because of the high demand for slots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An analysis of state spending over the last five years shows California dedicates \u003ca href=\"https://www.datawrapper.de/_/rGm2r/?v=5\">only about 2% of its total budget to childcare\u003c/a>. While the additional slots initiated by Newsom have helped tens of thousands of families afford childcare, the California Budget & Policy Center estimates that only 16% of eligible children are enrolled in subsidized childcare programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Marin County, Perez’s son, Dyson, is among nearly 680 children eligible for subsidies who are on a waitlist because there’s no more funding for new slots, according to Aideen Gaidmore, CEO of Marin Child Care Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The promise of additional funding gave Perez hope that she could go back to work and catch up financially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you are in the water and somebody is trying to take you out, but then they push you into the water again, that’s a game. That’s not fun. It’s playing with their feelings, playing with their mental health,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Desperate for relief, she joined Parent Voices to advocate for more funding in Sacramento. At a state Assembly budget hearing in April, she held her babbling boy in her arms while testifying about her mounting credit card debt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086166\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260603-California-Budget-Child-Care-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260603-California-Budget-Child-Care-01-KQED.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260603-California-Budget-Child-Care-01-KQED-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260603-California-Budget-Child-Care-01-KQED-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmen Perez holds her son, Dyson, while testifying about the impact of waiting for a childcare subsidy at a California Assembly Budget Subcommittee hearing on human services on April 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the California State Assembly)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My husband makes $800 a week, and we live in Marin. Everything is expensive. We barely make … afford the rent,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perez’s voice began to crack as she wondered how she could “work more to take some pressure off of my husband” and afford extracurricular activities, maybe a trip to Disneyland, for her kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we met at a park near her home recently, Perez said she tried to hire a nanny so she could provide in-home care to an elderly person. But she couldn’t keep up with the nanny’s $35 per hour rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she resorted to taking Dyson to her gig job and strapping him to her back, but when he cried out of frustration, her employer told her not to come back until she finds childcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She dreams of obtaining a Certified Nursing Assistant license so she could find a good job providing eldercare. Marin County has the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/california-population-age-projections/\">largest elderly population in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, and there’s a future in that career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086167\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00101_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00101_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00101_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00101_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmen Perez, a mother of four who has been waiting for more than a year for an open subsidized childcare slot for her 18-month-old son, poses for a portrait with her son at Pioneer Park in Novato on May 31, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Perez said waiting for an open childcare slot brings back bad memories of when her eldest son, who is 14, waited for a slot for 10 years until he was too old to qualify for a subsidy. She said she paid neighbors to care for him and enrolled him in preschool part-time. But that arrangement became too expensive, and she eventually pulled him out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He went straight to kindergarten, and it was so hard,” she said. “He struggled with reading and math, and I can still see the hard work he has to do by himself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her daughters, on the other hand, are doing well in school, Perez said, because preschool helped them prepare for kindergarten.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She fears Dyson may have the same struggle as his older brother if he doesn’t get off the waitlist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s very important to invest in the children and provide childcare for all, because a lot of families are on the waiting list,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after adding almost 130,000 slots, the state paused the expansion for three years with \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=10212.6&lawCode=WIC\">a commitment to resume the roll-out \u003c/a>in the 2026-27 fiscal year. But instead of sticking to the plan, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to cut funding for slots as part of a push to eliminate the state deficit even after his term ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state Assembly opposes the cuts, and the Senate wants to add 44,000 new slots. As state leaders negotiate a budget deal by June 30, parents like Perez are pushing for more childcare support, especially as President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill, H.R. 1, threatens their access to basic needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As the federal government forces work requirements on CalFresh and Medi-Cal, this is when we are supposed to be doubling down on childcare, so that families can not only work, but have their food security, have their health security,” said Mary Ignatius, executive director of the advocacy group Parent Voices California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086168\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00251_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00251_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00251_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00251_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmen Perez (center left) and her husband Dyson Sanchez (center right) pose for a portrait with their children at Pioneer Park in Novato on May 31, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Julia Forte Frudden, a policy analyst at Child Care Law Center in Berkeley, called Newsom’s proposals, which also include reducing a cost-of-living adjustment for childcare providers, a major setback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we see is the governor not recognizing that childcare has a high return on investment,” she said. “So this could actually help the state’s financial strains that it’s dealing with right now, not add to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Newsom administration initially proposed in January to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083461/california-advocates-want-newsom-to-fulfill-promise-to-fund-child-care-spaces\">cut funding for 4,200 “general childcare” slots\u003c/a> in licensed centers and homes when it projected a $2.9 billion shortfall. But in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083617/newsom-touts-dominance-of-california-in-final-budget-proposal\">revised budget released last month\u003c/a>, it proposed cutting 6,800 slots —mostly vouchers for home-based childcare arrangements and some childcare center slots. Newsom said, despite a recent surge in tax revenue from the booming A.I. industry, he proposed further cuts to balance the budget for two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Administration officials say the cuts are necessary to offset more than $86 million in reductions from the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Proposition 64, which sets aside a portion of the state’s cannabis tax revenues for early childhood programs. They say the cuts wouldn’t affect families currently receiving subsidies for childcare. Instead, they’re taking back funds that were not spent by community-based agencies responsible for enrolling eligible families and reimbursing providers.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The justification doesn’t make sense to Cristina Alvarado, executive director of Child Care Alliance Los Angeles, which represents 10 agencies that altogether have more than 22,000 kids on waitlists for childcare vouchers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said sometimes agencies that don’t fully spend their funds by the end of the fiscal year can transfer the money to others to enroll as many families as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No L.A. agency has offered any additional funding,” she said, because of the high demand for slots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An analysis of state spending over the last five years shows California dedicates \u003ca href=\"https://www.datawrapper.de/_/rGm2r/?v=5\">only about 2% of its total budget to childcare\u003c/a>. While the additional slots initiated by Newsom have helped tens of thousands of families afford childcare, the California Budget & Policy Center estimates that only 16% of eligible children are enrolled in subsidized childcare programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Marin County, Perez’s son, Dyson, is among nearly 680 children eligible for subsidies who are on a waitlist because there’s no more funding for new slots, according to Aideen Gaidmore, CEO of Marin Child Care Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The promise of additional funding gave Perez hope that she could go back to work and catch up financially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you are in the water and somebody is trying to take you out, but then they push you into the water again, that’s a game. That’s not fun. It’s playing with their feelings, playing with their mental health,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Desperate for relief, she joined Parent Voices to advocate for more funding in Sacramento. At a state Assembly budget hearing in April, she held her babbling boy in her arms while testifying about her mounting credit card debt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086166\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260603-California-Budget-Child-Care-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260603-California-Budget-Child-Care-01-KQED.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260603-California-Budget-Child-Care-01-KQED-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260603-California-Budget-Child-Care-01-KQED-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmen Perez holds her son, Dyson, while testifying about the impact of waiting for a childcare subsidy at a California Assembly Budget Subcommittee hearing on human services on April 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the California State Assembly)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My husband makes $800 a week, and we live in Marin. Everything is expensive. We barely make … afford the rent,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perez’s voice began to crack as she wondered how she could “work more to take some pressure off of my husband” and afford extracurricular activities, maybe a trip to Disneyland, for her kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we met at a park near her home recently, Perez said she tried to hire a nanny so she could provide in-home care to an elderly person. But she couldn’t keep up with the nanny’s $35 per hour rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she resorted to taking Dyson to her gig job and strapping him to her back, but when he cried out of frustration, her employer told her not to come back until she finds childcare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She dreams of obtaining a Certified Nursing Assistant license so she could find a good job providing eldercare. Marin County has the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/california-population-age-projections/\">largest elderly population in the Bay Area\u003c/a>, and there’s a future in that career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12086167\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00101_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00101_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00101_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/260531-CALIFORNIABUDGETCHILDCARE00101_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmen Perez, a mother of four who has been waiting for more than a year for an open subsidized childcare slot for her 18-month-old son, poses for a portrait with her son at Pioneer Park in Novato on May 31, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Perez said waiting for an open childcare slot brings back bad memories of when her eldest son, who is 14, waited for a slot for 10 years until he was too old to qualify for a subsidy. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was produced for \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/local-reporting-network\">ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network\u003c/a> in partnership with KQED. \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/newsletters/dispatches\">Sign up for Dispatches\u003c/a> to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was a new reporter at KQED in 2021 when former elementary teacher Joseph Brian Houg was sentenced to more than three decades in prison for sexually abusing 10 students. He’d taught at the same San Francisco Bay Area school for more than two decades. Were there warning signs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I soon discovered parents on social media saying they had complained to school administrators for years about Houg. I also knew that schools could release such complaints if they were substantiated or if teachers were disciplined. So I filed public records requests with Houg’s school — something anyone can do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I received 43 pages of records within a few months showing that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11928350/they-knew-legal-battle-over-a-los-gatos-elementary-schools-failure-to-prevent-sexual-abuse-could-go-to-trial\">parents had reported Houg\u003c/a> to the principal at least four times since 2009. They complained about him for asking students to strip down to their underwear in his classroom in order to try on costumes for a play he was directing, and for coming into their changing room. They also complained about his touching boys’ chests or stomachs and tapping one boy on the butt. I learned that the principal had twice warned Houg to stop touching students. But he was allowed to keep teaching. (The principal said in a deposition that while Houg’s actions crossed professional boundaries, they were not reported to her as sexual.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the next two years, I reported on similar cases of teachers remaining in the classroom after complaints of unwanted touching. Another Bay Area elementary school, in Benicia, reported a teacher to the state’s licensing body after he \u003ca href=\"https://www.vallejosun.com/benicia-unified-sued-over-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-former-teacher-with-previous-arrest/\">resigned due to accusations of misconduct\u003c/a>. Another school hired him, and his educator license remained in good standing until he was criminally charged. (He is currently fighting those charges.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This raised a whole different set of questions for me: Should these teachers have been allowed to keep teaching in new schools? How much about a teacher’s disciplinary history did potential employers know? And what was the state’s responsibility for acting on, and sharing, the information it had about these teachers?[aside postID=news_12085808 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260324-ProPublica-CATeacherDiscipline-12.jpg']After I entered journalism school at UC Berkeley in 2023, I wanted to investigate how common it was for teachers to continue working with kids after schools found that they had committed misconduct. California law bars the teacher licensing agency from releasing disciplinary records to the public, so my classmate and I requested records from the 300 largest school districts in California. We asked for complaints of teacher sexual misconduct made to schools in the five previous years. We also asked for any reports sent by schools to the state’s teacher licensing agency, which are required to be filed when public school educators are fired or resign due to alleged misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of districts responded within two months. We began building a spreadsheet of teachers against whom complaints were raised. Getting the records was slow: California requires public agencies to determine whether they have records to disclose within 10 days, and to release them promptly, but most dragged their feet. Whenever schools stopped responding, I copied school board members and attorneys on my emails, citing the law. By the time I graduated more than a year after filing the records requests, I had received more than 350 complaints, which I used in my \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082980/california-fired-teacher-sexual-harassment\">recent investigation\u003c/a> with KQED and \u003cem>ProPublica\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To this day, Los Angeles Unified, the largest school district in California, still has not released any records pertaining to teacher misconduct cases that it reported to the state. Instead, the district said it would charge me $8,000 ($100 an hour for 80 hours of work) for it to “investigate approximately 2,500 potentially responsive personnel files.” The First Amendment Coalition, a California nonprofit that advocates for free speech and government transparency, is \u003ca href=\"https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/fac-sues-l-a-schools-for-concealing-teacher-misconduct-records/\">representing me in a lawsuit\u003c/a> filed in May. We argue that the Los Angeles school district is violating public records laws with its failure to release documents pertaining to alleged educator misconduct. A Los Angeles Unified spokesperson told me in a written statement this week that its policies balance the public’s right to access records with “responsible stewardship of public resources” and the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Districts slow-walking their responses isn’t the only obstacle to getting records from schools. 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Another sent a 1,700-word email saying that the allegations were only partially true and lamented that he did not have the money to defend himself.[aside postID=news_12084681 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260324-ProPublica-CATeacherDiscipline-19-BL_qed.jpg']While I appreciated the complexity of individual cases, I believed that those misconduct complaints might contain important truths. Undeterred by school districts’ recalcitrance, I followed the public record-seekers’ mantra: If you can’t get records from one agency, the answers you’re looking for may exist somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Records of state disciplinary hearings are presumed public when teachers object to their dismissals by school districts or appeal the suspension or revocation of their licenses. 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Thurmond said \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/TonyThurmond/status/1682240216491520000\">on social media\u003c/a> that students had invited him to speak in opposition to a proposed policy that would force schools to inform parents if their child identified as transgender, mirroring failed statewide legislation, before the Chino Valley School Board heckled and forcibly removed him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaw and Barrera were among 10 candidates in the race for the job of overseeing the state’s 10,000 public schools as they grapple with funding cuts, higher costs and the challenges of AI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaw has built her campaign around the culture war issue of transgender rights in schools — particularly opposing transgender girls’ participation on athletic teams that match their gender identity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12086065\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12086065 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Sonja-Shaw-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Sonja-Shaw-Getty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Sonja-Shaw-Getty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Sonja-Shaw-Getty-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, left, and California state superintendent candidate Sonja Shaw are seen during a news conference and protest against the participation of a transgender athlete in the 106th California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Track & Field Championships outside Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis, California, on May 29, 2026. \u003ccite>(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Your daughters are in locker rooms with boys all across California,” she \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/realSonjaShaw/status/2060535081199174039\">said\u003c/a> at a press conference days before the election at the California Interscholastic Federation’s Track and Field championships, where \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084083/california-quietly-brings-back-controversial-scoring-policy-for-trans-student-athletes\">transgender athlete AB Hernandez\u003c/a> won two state titles. CIF reinstituted a pilot policy launched ahead of the competition that allows an additional girl to compete and medal in any event that includes a transgender athlete.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When are you going to stand up and say no? … Fix it at the ballot box,” Shaw continued, standing alongside Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaw told KQED on Wednesday that her victory sends a clear message: “Parents and people all throughout California have had enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Barrera, who’s been endorsed by the California Teachers Association and Thurmond, is likely to pick up most of the votes from a slew of Democratic opponents. He currently sits comfortably ahead of the pack with 18.9% of the votes.[aside label=\"Live 2026 Election Results\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/elections/results/california/governor,Learn about the results of the California Governor Election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2026/04/Aside-California-Governor-2026-Primary-Election-1200x1200@2x.png]Barrera has been a school board member in San Diego since 2008 and served as board president during San Diego Unified’s rise as one of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.sandiegounified.org/about/newscenter/all_news/2024NAEP\"> top-performing urban districts\u003c/a> in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barrett Snider, an education lobbyist with Capitol Advisors, said he expects the school board president to pick up supporters from educator Wendy Castaneda Leal, Los Angeles Community College District board member Nichelle Henderson and multiple statewide lawmakers, who garnered between 8% and 10% of the vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Shaw] got the most because she was really the only prominent conservative running in that race. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason Agan was a popular teacher at Angelo Rodriguez High School in Fairfield. But for years, students whispered about his behavior. He touched some of them in public in ways that made them uncomfortable, they said, including hugging students and massaging their shoulders. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In late 2019, after multiple written complaints and an administrative hearing, the school district fired Agan. But he never lost his teaching license, and went on to teach at two more schools in California.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Holly McDede, who reported this story for KQED and ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network, explains how a pattern of delays and a lack of transparency has allowed educators to continue teaching after school districts reported them to the state.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC1025625890\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Links:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082980/california-fired-teacher-sexual-harassment\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. 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While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:00] \u003c/em>I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra and welcome to The Bay, local news to keep you rooted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Kylie Tatom was a sophomore at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield, she started getting involved in student leadership. She helped organize things like pep rallies and prom, and through that, she worked with a popular teacher named Jason Agan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kylie Tatom: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:28] \u003c/em>Everybody knew him. As a teacher, he was good. People would want to get on his good side. He was a very charismatic, like the cool teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:41] \u003c/em>Agan had been on campus for years. He taught AP Calculus and ran student government. Some considered him a mentor, even a second father. But behind the scenes, some students also talked about how they felt uncomfortable around him. They say that Agan touched them in public in ways that felt inappropriate, including hugging students and massaging their shoulders unprompted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kylie Tatom: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:01:12] \u003c/em>As a kid, you don’t realize it’s bad, because it’s like, oh, this is a teacher, this is somebody that’s like supposed to be older than you that knows everything. Like that’s, like, you’re supposed to look up to\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:01:26] \u003c/em>Tatom graduated in 2017. The following year, on the heels of the Me Too movement, at least 11 other students and one parent submitted written complaints to school administrators about Agan’s behavior. And in 2019, Agan was fired by the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. But even though Agan was fired for sexually harassing students, he kept his license to teach in California, and he would go on to teach at two other schools. Kris Corey was the Fairfield-Suisun superintendent at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kris Corey: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:11] \u003c/em>I was just so angry about it. What a disservice it was to those girls. I was flabbergasted. I was like, how does this happen?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:23] \u003c/em>According to reporting by KQED and ProPublica, Agan’s case is one of dozens where the state has not revoked the professional licenses of educators, even after school districts determined that they had sexually harassed students or committed other misconduct of a sexual nature. Today, how a Bay Area teacher was fired for sexually harassing students. And how California allowed him to keep teaching anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:59] \u003c/em>Your story starts with this teacher at my old high school, actually, Rodriguez High School in Fairfield. Mr. Jason Agan, and I remember him for being the teacher who led the student government. He was also the only teacher who taught AP calculus on campus, as I remember. But why did he become the focus of your reporting?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:26] \u003c/em>What happened was I had requested records from 300 of the largest school districts in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:32] \u003c/em>Holly McDede is a reporter for KQED and ProPublica’s local reporting network.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:38] \u003c/em>I got these records from Fairfield-Suisun, which got my interest immediately because the records described how the school had taken steps to fire this teacher named Jason Agan who ultimately was fired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So that got my attention immediately because it is very rare in California to fire teachers because it’s expensive, it’s also risky. So schools will often offer teachers settlements to allow them to resign instead. That way it’s a guarantee that the teacher won’t be back at your school. Whereas if you lose these dismissal cases, the teacher could end up back in the classroom all over again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Jason Agan had worked at Rodriguez High since 2001. He was there for almost the entirety of his teaching career. He called himself an “original Mustang” after the school’s mascot. And he was kind of this mathematician figure who you mentioned was in charge of leadership and student government. And so he describes himself as the man behind the curtain who organized things like pep rallies and prom. There were students who saw him as a mentor and a second father, and he was popular. But students had also talked for years about his behavior, making them uncomfortable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:05:04] \u003c/em>So, you spent time digging into these records on Jason Agan at Rodriguez High School. What exactly was he accused of?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:05:14] \u003c/em>The first documented complaint was by a student, a sophomore, who said that he took her cell phone out of her back pocket while she was sitting down. So she reported this to administration at the school, and she also told the school that Agan would massage students’ shoulders during class. So Agan is warned by an administrator at the school to stop touching students, that he’s making students uncomfortable by touching them when he walks around during class. That was the first complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then a father complained to the school when he wears a t-shirt with a pi sign that spells out “pimp”. And so he’s warned by another administrator to be mindful about how he talks to students and jokes. And again, that administrator warns him to also not touch students during class, Agan has said that he would touch students during class but only to support them while they’re doing their math work. The next school year, more students end up filing complaints related to his behavior. There’s one student in particular who says that he had massaged her neck underneath her hair during class, so she complains about that. She asks to transfer out of his class. She ends up having a panic attack soon after that. Ultimately, the school puts him on leave without pay and starts the long process to fire him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:47] \u003c/em>And this is happening in and around 2018, sort of the height of the MeToo movement, right? And many of these complaints coming from young women at the high school, is that right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:02] \u003c/em>Yeah, this is soon after Me Too with the Harvey Weinstein allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Julia Steed: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:10] \u003c/em>He was my math teacher for my sophomore year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:16] \u003c/em>So I talked to Julia Steed and she was a sophomore, a 15 year old sophomore at the time. Now she’s 23.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Julia Steed: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:23] \u003c/em>I, to be honest, had already got in like, kind of like word of mouth, like, things from other students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:32] \u003c/em>She had complained about Jason Egan. She said he had touched her head multiple times, and that she also saw him massage students’ shoulders during class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Julia Steed: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:40] \u003c/em>I immediately was like, oh no, this is not feel good coming from a teacher that I was not close with whatsoever. I was like okay, this was very odd to me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:55] \u003c/em>She and her classmates were definitely talking about MeToo and just boundaries and consent and were less afraid to enforce those boundaries and speak up about behavior that was making them uncomfortable. And Julia was one of the students who also filed a written complaint\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Julia Steed: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:08:14] \u003c/em>I would have no desire whatsoever to do any of the actions that he did. Like, I don’t know, it’s like the older I get, the more messed up I realize it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:08:28] \u003c/em>What happens with these formal complaints that these students are filing, Holly? Like, what is the process from there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:08:36] \u003c/em>The school gathers all these complaints and moves to fire Agan, so they put him on leave without pay. Then that summer, so this is the summer of 2019, there is essentially a hearing. The superintendent of the school has recommended he be fired, but he objects to that. And in California, you can have a dismissal hearing, which means that Agan appoints a teacher, the school district appoints someone, and then there’s an administrative law judge. 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And students who ultimately said that it was impacting their education and making them not want to take advanced math classes, because as you mentioned, she was the school’s AP calculus teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:57] \u003c/em>What did this panel find and what ultimately were the consequences?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:02] \u003c/em>So the panel found that he had sexually harassed female students. They found he had massaged student shoulders during class. And they also found that he continued this behavior despite warnings to stop. In their judgment, their determination in the records, they ultimately say that he is unfit to teach and that he should be fired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kris Corey: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:24] \u003c/em>The district did their case, the teacher was there. The students were remarkably brave. They testified with the teacher sitting there. 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If you appreciate these deep dives into local Bay Area news, consider becoming a KQED member. We can’t do this work without your support. So join your Bay Area neighbors and become a KQED member today at kqed.org slash donate. We’ll be right back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[00:13:25] \u003c/em>Welcome back to The Bay. I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra. In the first part of this episode, we learned about Jason Agan, a former teacher at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield. In late 2019, he was fired for sexually harassing students, but he still went on to teach at two more California schools. As reporter Holly McDede explains, despite Agan’s firing from Fairfield-Suisun, the state allowed him to keep his teaching credential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:57] \u003c/em>One of the systems that is in place is this agency called the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, which is where any public school teacher who resigns or is fired due to misconduct is reported to this agency. And then that agency decides what to do with their license. So it’s the agency that can take away licenses from teachers. So Fairfield-Suisun, they report Agan to the Commission of Teacher Credentialing. They’re investigating, but they don’t make a determination on what to do with Agan’s case for nearly 500 days later. During that time, when Agan applies for this other job in Sacramento, that school and schools in general, they can’t learn from the state that it’s investigating. I mean, schools can ask the school that the teacher has left and in this case, Agan did put in his job application that he had been fired. He put that he has been accused of inappropriately touching students on the shoulders during class and he wrote that while he disagreed with the dismissal, he did not mean to make anyone feel unsafe and he was offering student support and encouragement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:15:16] \u003c/em>Administrators at Ephraim Williams did not respond to questions about how the school vetted Jason Agan. The former principal at Rodriguez High, the school Jason Agan was fired from, did not respond to questions about a reference check. We do know that Agan received stellar letters of recommendation from former colleagues. Meanwhile, in April, 2021, 500 days after the Fairfield-Suisun District sent their investigation to the state, California’s teacher licensing board finally made a decision. Jason Agan’s license would be suspended for just seven days. The reason for his suspension was not made public and ultimately Agan would continue teaching in Sacramento. But the complaints about his behavior didn’t go away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just so that I’m understanding, even if a teacher is fired for sexual harassment at a school, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they lose their credential in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:16:28] \u003c/em>Yeah, that’s correct. So there’s no guarantee that teachers who are fired for sexual harassment will lose their teaching licenses. Instead, cases like that, that are not necessarily criminal conduct, they go before a committee within the state that reviews cases case by case and makes a determination. They make a recommendation, and this is a committee of about seven volunteers and so. They meet in Sacramento three days once a month, they review cases and they decide what to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:17:03] \u003c/em>So in this case, Agan goes on to get hired at another middle school in Sacramento. He has his credentials suspended for seven days, and presumably he’s still allowed to teach. What was his experience like teaching at this middle school?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:17:20] \u003c/em>Pretty early into the next school year, which is when students are going back to school for in-person learning, because this is all during the pandemic. So that fall, he ends up having another complaint from an eighth grader at his new school. That student had told her doctor during a routine physical that Agan had touched her lower back. She says she asked him to to stop, he went to the front of the classroom, and then he touched her shoulder. And she says in the records that it felt like asking him to stop didn’t matter. So he gets a written warning, is told that he should not be touching students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Agan, in his response to that in the record, he does deny touching her lower back and says that he would have remembered doing so based on his previous experience. Agan continues teaching at that school. The student, she told me that the rest of the school year was so difficult, she ends up leaving middle school before the school-year ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Agan, he resigns by August, 2022. He ends up teaching at Clifford School in Redwood City. When Agan is hired at Redwood city, he does not put in his application that he had been fired. He said he left Rodriguez High because he was seeking new challenges and opportunities. Um, and I talked to the deputy superintendent at Redwood city, um, school district, Wendy Kelly, and she, she wouldn’t answer any questions related to his hiring, but she told me that the school district, they conduct reference checks and they also check credentialing statuses with the state’s teacher licensing agency. And she told me that schools rely on that agency to determine who’s fit to be in a classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And by the time Redwood City had hired Agan, he has a teaching license. He’s deemed by the state fit to work in any school in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:19:29] \u003c/em>How many examples like Jason Agan are there, do we know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:19:33] \u003c/em>It is hard to quantify, but in putting in all these record requests from schools I did find at least 67 examples, including Agan’s case, of educators where the state has not revoked their licenses after a school district determined they had sexually harassed students or committed other types of sexual misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:20:02] \u003c/em>It seems like for students and school communities in the meantime, that means we’re sort of left with this less than transparent system. I guess, how would you sum up the problems with this system and your takeaways from your reporting about how this system works?\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:20:21] \u003c/em>I think there are a few issues that I found through my reporting. I mean, there is this issue of delay. I mean in this case, it took nearly 500 days for the agency to make a determination. And once there was the seven-day suspension, you can’t see the reason behind it. Whereas in at least 12 other states around the country, when teachers, educators are disciplined, you can see the reason for the discipline. And then, I mean, then there is the question of why a seven-day suspension after a school found sexual harassment. So I think that it’s just hard to understand how the agency makes these decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alicia DeRollo: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:21:03] \u003c/em>There should be a higher level of transparency. We should have expectations, we should have guidelines, we should have rules by which we lead our profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:21:12] \u003c/em>So I talked to a former commissioner who had left by the time the Agan decision came down, but her name is Alicia DeRollo. For her, the big problem or shortcoming she sees is that she feels like teachers are treated differently than other professions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alicia DeRollo: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:21:29] \u003c/em>We cannot be given a license to have responsibility over children that we could potentially harm. We can’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:21:40] \u003c/em>For her, it doesn’t make sense and is not good that there isn’t this higher level of transparency. I mean, she thinks that if there’s this level of transparency where you can find out of why a dentist is disciplined, then the people who work in classrooms, you should be able access this basic information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alicia DeRollo: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:22:02] \u003c/em>Transparency would make it clear to teachers what they can’t get away with, would make clear to hiring agencies of what the person has done, and would set some higher standards for what we allow in the teaching profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:22:26] \u003c/em>Has Jason Agan commented on this story or for this story at all?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:22:31] \u003c/em>No. So I sent Jason Agan a certified letter with a list of questions. I went outside his apartment and a person at his apartment answered when I rang the buzzer and then hung up. So, I haven’t been able to get in touch with Jason Agan, but in previous statements in the records, he has denied massaging students’ shoulders. He has said that he had no sexual motivation in touching students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:23:01] \u003c/em>What about anyone from the state credentialing agency? Did anyone comment on how someone like Agan has continued to be able to teach at other schools after what happened at Rodriguez?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:23:16] \u003c/em>A spokesperson said that the state’s credentialing agency is not in charge of deciding what type of offenses lead to mandatory revocation. So it would need to be lawmakers who would decide, say, for example, that sexual harassment of students should lead to revoking licenses. But the teacher licensing agency isn’t responsible for that. And they have said that they stand ready to implement any changes that the legislature wants to put forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:23:53] \u003c/em>And as I understand it, Holly, there’s been some additional fallout since your story was published. What has been the impact since you published your story?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:24:04] \u003c/em>The impact was pretty immediate, which I think shows what information and public knowledge can do. So in the hours after the story published, some parents went to Clifford School and pulled their kids out of the school during the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:24:21] \u003c/em>That’s the school that Agan was teaching at in Redwood City, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:24:24] \u003c/em>Yes. Parents went to the board meeting the next day. A parent there said he had filed a Title IX complaint against Agan, but he declined to talk to me about the specifics. Title IX is the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination and harassment in schools. I talked to another parent who also filed a complaint against Agan. He said his child reported seeing Agan touch students’ shoulders and yell during class. Agan has been replaced by a substitute and he’s no longer teaching at Clifford the rest of the school year. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:00] \u003c/em>I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra and welcome to The Bay, local news to keep you rooted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Kylie Tatom was a sophomore at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield, she started getting involved in student leadership. She helped organize things like pep rallies and prom, and through that, she worked with a popular teacher named Jason Agan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kylie Tatom: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:28] \u003c/em>Everybody knew him. As a teacher, he was good. People would want to get on his good side. He was a very charismatic, like the cool teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:00:41] \u003c/em>Agan had been on campus for years. He taught AP Calculus and ran student government. Some considered him a mentor, even a second father. But behind the scenes, some students also talked about how they felt uncomfortable around him. They say that Agan touched them in public in ways that felt inappropriate, including hugging students and massaging their shoulders unprompted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kylie Tatom: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:01:12] \u003c/em>As a kid, you don’t realize it’s bad, because it’s like, oh, this is a teacher, this is somebody that’s like supposed to be older than you that knows everything. Like that’s, like, you’re supposed to look up to\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:01:26] \u003c/em>Tatom graduated in 2017. The following year, on the heels of the Me Too movement, at least 11 other students and one parent submitted written complaints to school administrators about Agan’s behavior. And in 2019, Agan was fired by the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. But even though Agan was fired for sexually harassing students, he kept his license to teach in California, and he would go on to teach at two other schools. Kris Corey was the Fairfield-Suisun superintendent at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kris Corey: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:11] \u003c/em>I was just so angry about it. What a disservice it was to those girls. I was flabbergasted. I was like, how does this happen?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:23] \u003c/em>According to reporting by KQED and ProPublica, Agan’s case is one of dozens where the state has not revoked the professional licenses of educators, even after school districts determined that they had sexually harassed students or committed other misconduct of a sexual nature. Today, how a Bay Area teacher was fired for sexually harassing students. And how California allowed him to keep teaching anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:02:59] \u003c/em>Your story starts with this teacher at my old high school, actually, Rodriguez High School in Fairfield. Mr. Jason Agan, and I remember him for being the teacher who led the student government. He was also the only teacher who taught AP calculus on campus, as I remember. But why did he become the focus of your reporting?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:26] \u003c/em>What happened was I had requested records from 300 of the largest school districts in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:32] \u003c/em>Holly McDede is a reporter for KQED and ProPublica’s local reporting network.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:03:38] \u003c/em>I got these records from Fairfield-Suisun, which got my interest immediately because the records described how the school had taken steps to fire this teacher named Jason Agan who ultimately was fired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So that got my attention immediately because it is very rare in California to fire teachers because it’s expensive, it’s also risky. So schools will often offer teachers settlements to allow them to resign instead. That way it’s a guarantee that the teacher won’t be back at your school. Whereas if you lose these dismissal cases, the teacher could end up back in the classroom all over again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Jason Agan had worked at Rodriguez High since 2001. He was there for almost the entirety of his teaching career. He called himself an “original Mustang” after the school’s mascot. And he was kind of this mathematician figure who you mentioned was in charge of leadership and student government. And so he describes himself as the man behind the curtain who organized things like pep rallies and prom. There were students who saw him as a mentor and a second father, and he was popular. But students had also talked for years about his behavior, making them uncomfortable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:05:04] \u003c/em>So, you spent time digging into these records on Jason Agan at Rodriguez High School. What exactly was he accused of?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:05:14] \u003c/em>The first documented complaint was by a student, a sophomore, who said that he took her cell phone out of her back pocket while she was sitting down. So she reported this to administration at the school, and she also told the school that Agan would massage students’ shoulders during class. So Agan is warned by an administrator at the school to stop touching students, that he’s making students uncomfortable by touching them when he walks around during class. That was the first complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then a father complained to the school when he wears a t-shirt with a pi sign that spells out “pimp”. And so he’s warned by another administrator to be mindful about how he talks to students and jokes. And again, that administrator warns him to also not touch students during class, Agan has said that he would touch students during class but only to support them while they’re doing their math work. The next school year, more students end up filing complaints related to his behavior. There’s one student in particular who says that he had massaged her neck underneath her hair during class, so she complains about that. She asks to transfer out of his class. She ends up having a panic attack soon after that. Ultimately, the school puts him on leave without pay and starts the long process to fire him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:06:47] \u003c/em>And this is happening in and around 2018, sort of the height of the MeToo movement, right? And many of these complaints coming from young women at the high school, is that right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:02] \u003c/em>Yeah, this is soon after Me Too with the Harvey Weinstein allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Julia Steed: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:10] \u003c/em>He was my math teacher for my sophomore year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:16] \u003c/em>So I talked to Julia Steed and she was a sophomore, a 15 year old sophomore at the time. Now she’s 23.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Julia Steed: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:23] \u003c/em>I, to be honest, had already got in like, kind of like word of mouth, like, things from other students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:32] \u003c/em>She had complained about Jason Egan. She said he had touched her head multiple times, and that she also saw him massage students’ shoulders during class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Julia Steed: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:40] \u003c/em>I immediately was like, oh no, this is not feel good coming from a teacher that I was not close with whatsoever. I was like okay, this was very odd to me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:07:55] \u003c/em>She and her classmates were definitely talking about MeToo and just boundaries and consent and were less afraid to enforce those boundaries and speak up about behavior that was making them uncomfortable. And Julia was one of the students who also filed a written complaint\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Julia Steed: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:08:14] \u003c/em>I would have no desire whatsoever to do any of the actions that he did. Like, I don’t know, it’s like the older I get, the more messed up I realize it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:08:28] \u003c/em>What happens with these formal complaints that these students are filing, Holly? Like, what is the process from there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:08:36] \u003c/em>The school gathers all these complaints and moves to fire Agan, so they put him on leave without pay. Then that summer, so this is the summer of 2019, there is essentially a hearing. The superintendent of the school has recommended he be fired, but he objects to that. And in California, you can have a dismissal hearing, which means that Agan appoints a teacher, the school district appoints someone, and then there’s an administrative law judge. And so these three people here testimony from students, teachers, administrators, and then they have to make a decision whether to support the district’s effort to terminate him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:18] \u003c/em>And to be clear, this isn’t like a criminal trial. He’s not accused of a crime. And this is like a hearing, not a formal courtroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:27] \u003c/em>Yeah, that’s correct. So Agan has not been accused of a crime. This is an administrative process to decide whether he can keep his job or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:36] \u003c/em>But there are people on both testifying on behalf of Agan, presumably positively and also students testifying against him. What are people saying in this hearing?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:09:49] \u003c/em>Yeah, so there were former students who testified on Agan’s behalf, and they all said that Agan would also squeeze, rub, or massage their shoulders, but they said that that behavior did not make them uncomfortable. I did speak to one student who testified on his behalf at the time, and she said that as an adult, she came to see that his behavior at the times was not appropriate, and tells me that now she would have switched to the other side. And then there were students who testified against him. They said that they would avoid raising their hand or speaking up in class, because they didn’t want to get his attention. There was a student who said she would try to sit against the wall, that way he could not massage her shoulders. And students who ultimately said that it was impacting their education and making them not want to take advanced math classes, because as you mentioned, she was the school’s AP calculus teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:10:57] \u003c/em>What did this panel find and what ultimately were the consequences?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:02] \u003c/em>So the panel found that he had sexually harassed female students. They found he had massaged student shoulders during class. And they also found that he continued this behavior despite warnings to stop. In their judgment, their determination in the records, they ultimately say that he is unfit to teach and that he should be fired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kris Corey: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:24] \u003c/em>The district did their case, the teacher was there. The students were remarkably brave. They testified with the teacher sitting there. They testified against the teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:41] \u003c/em>Kris Corey was the superintendent of the Fairfield-Suisun School District at the time, and she talked to how rare it is to fire teachers and just how it was surprising really to have this panel of three people come to this unanimous decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kris Corey: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:11:58] \u003c/em>Couldn’t believe it. I mean, we just, like, celebrated. And everyone was like, ‘What? How’d you do that?’ Because it just didn’t happen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:12] \u003c/em>Well, I want to zoom out from this one example, Holly, because I guess until you published this story, he was actually still teaching at another school district here in the Bay Area and, in fact, went on to teach at two more schools after Rodriguez, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:30] \u003c/em>Yeah, that’s correct. He’s fired December 2019 and by the next school year he already has a job teaching math at a middle school that’s about an hour away in Sacramento called Ephraim Williams College Prep. Even though he was fired he was able to keep his credential which allowed him to continue teaching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:12:55] \u003c/em>Coming up, how Jason Agan kept on teaching. If you appreciate these deep dives into local Bay Area news, consider becoming a KQED member. We can’t do this work without your support. So join your Bay Area neighbors and become a KQED member today at kqed.org slash donate. We’ll be right back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[00:13:25] \u003c/em>Welcome back to The Bay. I’m Ericka Cruz Guevarra. In the first part of this episode, we learned about Jason Agan, a former teacher at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield. In late 2019, he was fired for sexually harassing students, but he still went on to teach at two more California schools. As reporter Holly McDede explains, despite Agan’s firing from Fairfield-Suisun, the state allowed him to keep his teaching credential.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:13:57] \u003c/em>One of the systems that is in place is this agency called the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, which is where any public school teacher who resigns or is fired due to misconduct is reported to this agency. And then that agency decides what to do with their license. So it’s the agency that can take away licenses from teachers. So Fairfield-Suisun, they report Agan to the Commission of Teacher Credentialing. They’re investigating, but they don’t make a determination on what to do with Agan’s case for nearly 500 days later. During that time, when Agan applies for this other job in Sacramento, that school and schools in general, they can’t learn from the state that it’s investigating. I mean, schools can ask the school that the teacher has left and in this case, Agan did put in his job application that he had been fired. He put that he has been accused of inappropriately touching students on the shoulders during class and he wrote that while he disagreed with the dismissal, he did not mean to make anyone feel unsafe and he was offering student support and encouragement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:15:16] \u003c/em>Administrators at Ephraim Williams did not respond to questions about how the school vetted Jason Agan. The former principal at Rodriguez High, the school Jason Agan was fired from, did not respond to questions about a reference check. We do know that Agan received stellar letters of recommendation from former colleagues. Meanwhile, in April, 2021, 500 days after the Fairfield-Suisun District sent their investigation to the state, California’s teacher licensing board finally made a decision. Jason Agan’s license would be suspended for just seven days. The reason for his suspension was not made public and ultimately Agan would continue teaching in Sacramento. But the complaints about his behavior didn’t go away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just so that I’m understanding, even if a teacher is fired for sexual harassment at a school, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they lose their credential in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:16:28] \u003c/em>Yeah, that’s correct. So there’s no guarantee that teachers who are fired for sexual harassment will lose their teaching licenses. Instead, cases like that, that are not necessarily criminal conduct, they go before a committee within the state that reviews cases case by case and makes a determination. They make a recommendation, and this is a committee of about seven volunteers and so. They meet in Sacramento three days once a month, they review cases and they decide what to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:17:03] \u003c/em>So in this case, Agan goes on to get hired at another middle school in Sacramento. He has his credentials suspended for seven days, and presumably he’s still allowed to teach. What was his experience like teaching at this middle school?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:17:20] \u003c/em>Pretty early into the next school year, which is when students are going back to school for in-person learning, because this is all during the pandemic. So that fall, he ends up having another complaint from an eighth grader at his new school. That student had told her doctor during a routine physical that Agan had touched her lower back. She says she asked him to to stop, he went to the front of the classroom, and then he touched her shoulder. And she says in the records that it felt like asking him to stop didn’t matter. So he gets a written warning, is told that he should not be touching students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Agan, in his response to that in the record, he does deny touching her lower back and says that he would have remembered doing so based on his previous experience. Agan continues teaching at that school. The student, she told me that the rest of the school year was so difficult, she ends up leaving middle school before the school-year ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Agan, he resigns by August, 2022. He ends up teaching at Clifford School in Redwood City. When Agan is hired at Redwood city, he does not put in his application that he had been fired. He said he left Rodriguez High because he was seeking new challenges and opportunities. Um, and I talked to the deputy superintendent at Redwood city, um, school district, Wendy Kelly, and she, she wouldn’t answer any questions related to his hiring, but she told me that the school district, they conduct reference checks and they also check credentialing statuses with the state’s teacher licensing agency. And she told me that schools rely on that agency to determine who’s fit to be in a classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And by the time Redwood City had hired Agan, he has a teaching license. He’s deemed by the state fit to work in any school in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:19:29] \u003c/em>How many examples like Jason Agan are there, do we know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:19:33] \u003c/em>It is hard to quantify, but in putting in all these record requests from schools I did find at least 67 examples, including Agan’s case, of educators where the state has not revoked their licenses after a school district determined they had sexually harassed students or committed other types of sexual misconduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:20:02] \u003c/em>It seems like for students and school communities in the meantime, that means we’re sort of left with this less than transparent system. I guess, how would you sum up the problems with this system and your takeaways from your reporting about how this system works?\u003cem> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:20:21] \u003c/em>I think there are a few issues that I found through my reporting. I mean, there is this issue of delay. I mean in this case, it took nearly 500 days for the agency to make a determination. And once there was the seven-day suspension, you can’t see the reason behind it. Whereas in at least 12 other states around the country, when teachers, educators are disciplined, you can see the reason for the discipline. And then, I mean, then there is the question of why a seven-day suspension after a school found sexual harassment. So I think that it’s just hard to understand how the agency makes these decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alicia DeRollo: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:21:03] \u003c/em>There should be a higher level of transparency. We should have expectations, we should have guidelines, we should have rules by which we lead our profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:21:12] \u003c/em>So I talked to a former commissioner who had left by the time the Agan decision came down, but her name is Alicia DeRollo. For her, the big problem or shortcoming she sees is that she feels like teachers are treated differently than other professions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alicia DeRollo: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:21:29] \u003c/em>We cannot be given a license to have responsibility over children that we could potentially harm. We can’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:21:40] \u003c/em>For her, it doesn’t make sense and is not good that there isn’t this higher level of transparency. I mean, she thinks that if there’s this level of transparency where you can find out of why a dentist is disciplined, then the people who work in classrooms, you should be able access this basic information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alicia DeRollo: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:22:02] \u003c/em>Transparency would make it clear to teachers what they can’t get away with, would make clear to hiring agencies of what the person has done, and would set some higher standards for what we allow in the teaching profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:22:26] \u003c/em>Has Jason Agan commented on this story or for this story at all?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:22:31] \u003c/em>No. So I sent Jason Agan a certified letter with a list of questions. I went outside his apartment and a person at his apartment answered when I rang the buzzer and then hung up. So, I haven’t been able to get in touch with Jason Agan, but in previous statements in the records, he has denied massaging students’ shoulders. He has said that he had no sexual motivation in touching students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:23:01] \u003c/em>What about anyone from the state credentialing agency? Did anyone comment on how someone like Agan has continued to be able to teach at other schools after what happened at Rodriguez?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:23:16] \u003c/em>A spokesperson said that the state’s credentialing agency is not in charge of deciding what type of offenses lead to mandatory revocation. So it would need to be lawmakers who would decide, say, for example, that sexual harassment of students should lead to revoking licenses. But the teacher licensing agency isn’t responsible for that. And they have said that they stand ready to implement any changes that the legislature wants to put forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:23:53] \u003c/em>And as I understand it, Holly, there’s been some additional fallout since your story was published. What has been the impact since you published your story?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:24:04] \u003c/em>The impact was pretty immediate, which I think shows what information and public knowledge can do. So in the hours after the story published, some parents went to Clifford School and pulled their kids out of the school during the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:24:21] \u003c/em>That’s the school that Agan was teaching at in Redwood City, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:24:24] \u003c/em>Yes. Parents went to the board meeting the next day. A parent there said he had filed a Title IX complaint against Agan, but he declined to talk to me about the specifics. Title IX is the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination and harassment in schools. I talked to another parent who also filed a complaint against Agan. He said his child reported seeing Agan touch students’ shoulders and yell during class. Agan has been replaced by a substitute and he’s no longer teaching at Clifford the rest of the school year. He didn’t respond to requests for comment about the new complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Ericka Cruz Guevarra: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:25:01] \u003c/em>What are your takeaways from your reporting on this system and on this specific case?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly McDede: \u003c/b>\u003cem>[00:25:08] \u003c/em>This was an example worth reporting on because this teacher is not criminally accused of misconduct, but it was pretty clear in talking to students that he had made them uncomfortable over the years and it was impacting their education. There were students I talked to who at the time they tried to ignore it or looked away or didn’t say anything and regretted it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so they rely on. I mean, adults, administrators to do the right thing to protect them, but this case shows that a school can fire a teacher, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they won’t go and teach somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students had talked among themselves about his behavior, making them uncomfortable, and some of the students I talked to didn’t necessarily think anything of it at the time, but then when they had left that experience, when they’d gone to college and when they were talking to other people, they started to see that that behavior at the time was not normal. 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