The kitchen and welding shop will be closed pending further PCE testing, but now students can start school as planned on Aug. 18.
Tag: Kennedy High School
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Where will Kennedy High students go if the campus remains closed? There are 3 options
WCCUSD considers sending students to other schools, opening up select ‘safe’ Kennedy buildings, or offering off-campus learning.
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PCE at Kennedy High isn’t currently a health risk, doctors say
WCCUSD officials and medical experts emphasized that the dry cleaning chemical hasn’t been found in Richmond’s drinking water and medical testing is not necessary.
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Toxic chemical at Kennedy High: How students, community members can raise concerns
Kennedy families will gather for a private student summit while worried residents can join a public webinar with UCSF doctors or attend the school board meeting.
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Updated Q&A about the Kennedy High closure and PCE testing
What is PCE? Are students safe? When can we expect test results? Answers from the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control.
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Update: If Kennedy High can’t be reopened by Aug. 18, classes could move to Craneway, Contra Costa College or elsewhere
State officials confirmed Thursday that the source of the underground chemical is a plume from the Miraflores housing site.
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State is monitoring 6 dry cleaner chemical contamination cases in Richmond area
While the source of the PCE found at Kennedy High hasn’t been released, there are other locations citywide being monitored by the state.
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WCCUSD to hold public meeting about chemical found at Kennedy High
The state Department of Toxic Substances Control told WCCUSD there is “no immediate risk” from the discovery of tetrachloroethylene but further testing is needed.
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Should WCCUSD be forced to hire credentialed teachers? A judge may decide
The civil rights case is the first to attempt to enforce a California law requiring districts to meet safety and classroom staffing standards.
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Former WCCUSD coach charged with sexual misconduct was fired in September
A former Kennedy High girls varsity volleyball coach, who worked at several WCCUSD schools, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.
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Kennedy students say teacher shortages left them with ‘revolving door’ of substitutes
More than 50 Kennedy High students walked out of classes Tuesday, some marching to the district office, in support of the WCCUSD teachers strike.
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Local sports teams say they’ve been shut out of Kennedy High field. Can WCCUSD fix it?
Community members say the Albany Berkeley Soccer Club has been given priority over local groups. WCCUSD is launching a new reservation system to fix this.
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Kennedy High reinstates AP Spanish class after student and teacher outcry
Richmond educators and families are glad an advanced Spanish literature class is back, but scheduling conflicts and administrative silence has them still frustrated.
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Kennedy High cuts AP classes, frustrating teachers and students
Students say the school is failing to support their academic ambitions as AP Spanish literature, English literature, and calculus are struck from the curriculum.
