Last week, lots on the Mack closure and underlying issues, the science of reading, and some personal stories, the data on API students, the rise in autism cases and the need to reform SpEd in Ca, the other Prop 13, and how you can help Mack students travel to HBCUs, and much more, please read,…
Air Testing Underway at McClymonds High School This Weekend; Preliminary Tests Results Are Promising
Oakland, CA – Days after McClymonds High School was shut down to students and staff, the campus was bustling with activity for much of Saturday, February 22, as experts in toxic materials and environmental health took dozens of air samples throughout the school buildings. Because of a special piece of equipment, the test results could be…
Environmental Racism is the Cause, Mack’s 38 Nearby HazMat sites, and the Debt the City Owes West Oakland
The closure of McClymonds High School for toxic groundwater is a predictable tragedy. Government policies around redlining and zoning created “ghettos” and put hazardous industries next to and within these communities. Things that would never happen in the Hills happened as matter of policy in the West. As a result Mack has 38 Hazardous Materials…
Councilmember McElhaney Weighs in on the Mack Closure
Press release ” West Oakland has long been victim to environmental racism that concentrated toxic industries in this historic Black community. “ Office of theHonorable Lynette Gibson McElhaneyOakland City CouncilmemberCITY HALL ~ 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza ~ Oakland, California 94612 Lynette Gibson McElhaneyCouncilmember – District [email protected] CookChief of Staff – District [email protected] (510) 238-3266FAX…
McClymonds High School is temporarily closed for the health and safety of our students and staff.
from OUSD There is no school on Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21. This is related to the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) being found in groundwater – not drinking water – under the campus. State and county officials say the chemical’s site of origin is offsite, possibly a nearby business. More to come