Sequoia high school board hired a consultant to help them close Tide magnet school; secret meetings alleged

"Parents allege that the Sequoia Union High School Board circumvented the state's open meeting laws by discussing the school's closure in private text messages, which they claim violates the Brown Act."

"The complaint states that Superintendent Crystal Leach directed board members to communicate about the possible closure via text or phone, indicating deliberation without public knowledge."

"The parents also allege that the district had started working with a consultant to prepare detailed proposals for shutting down the school five weeks before any public engagement."

Parents of TIDE Rising filed a Brown Act complaint against the Sequoia Union High School Board, claiming private discussions about the school's closure violated open meeting laws. They allege Superintendent Crystal Leach directed board members to communicate via text or phone, indicating deliberation without public knowledge. The complaint also states that a consultant was engaged to prepare closure proposals weeks before community engagement meetings. This is the second legal action by parents, who previously claimed discrimination against children with disabilities in a lawsuit regarding the closure.

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