"Parents of students at the TIDE Academy magnet school are asking a judge to stop the Sequoia Union High School District from closing the school at 150 Jefferson Drive in Menlo Park. Parents allege in the federal court suit that the district is discriminating against children with disabilities by closing TIDE. The district's school board voted unanimously Feb. 4 to close TIDE due to a tight budget. "Closing TIDE disproportionately burdens the disabled community," the suit states."
"Parents, represented by Jay Jambeck of the Leigh Law Group, filed the suit on Jan. 30 after Superintendent Crystal Leach suggested Jan. 26 that the district move TIDE students to Woodside High School. If TIDE did not close, the shortfall in funds would result in teacher layoffs in the future, Leach said. TIDE costs $39,169 per student compared to $23,153 at Woodside, according to Leach. This year, TIDE is expected to cost $8.5 million."
Parents of TIDE Academy students filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to block the Sequoia Union High School District from closing the Menlo Park campus. Parents allege the closure discriminates against children with disabilities and cite a pattern of failing to accommodate students with IEPs or 504 plans at larger schools. The district voted Feb. 4 to close TIDE due to budget shortfalls and has considered moving students to Woodside High School. TIDE's per-student cost is cited as $39,169 compared to $23,153 at Woodside, and parents raised over $10,000 to fund the lawsuit.
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