“We do agree that communities should have a say in the process, and we will hold multiple rounds of community engagement, to share our initial ideas and gather feedback,” SAISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino said Thursday.
Alyssa Martinez, a member of the San Antonio Independent School District Student Coalition, speaks about the need for student voices to be part of the conversation about possible school closures at a press conference outside the San Antonio Alliance teacher and staff union house Thursday.
They also expressed concerns over the impact that school closures would have on communities, particularly those of color. “We do agree that communities should have a say in the process, and we will hold multiple rounds of community engagement, to share our initial ideas and gather feedback,” he told the San Antonio Report on Thursday. “Our plans will be informed by this feedback.”
He also said the mid-school-year deadline will give the affected schools time to celebrate their history. “This process being railroaded and pushed through forcefully leaves voices unheard, which includes parents, students and teachers, who devote their lives to educating the next generation of leaders,” he said. “The district must take a step back to reevaluate its processes to ensure that the decisions made will not leave a negative impact on the families within those communities.”
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