OUSD board stands pat on decision to close, merge some schools, rejects postponement

A leader in the Oakland Education Association, which represents teachers, said she is “disappointed” at the Oakland Unified School Board’s recent decision not to delay part of its plan to close seven schools and merge others.

Despite opposition to the plan from students, community members and educators, the board Friday night rejected a resolution that would have postponed closing Parker K-8 and Community Day School and changing La Escuelita from a K-8 school to a K-5 school until next year.