Not a Single Policy Identified

Dear Editor,

It is disappointing that your September 4 review of CVUSD Board of Trustee candidates did not include their positions on the #1 issue in California schools today: what are their plans to ban cell phone use on school campuses?

Governor Newsom strongly encourages bans, and the California Legislature just passed a law requiring school districts to develop plans restricting cell phone use.

Perhaps even more disconcerting is that not one candidate stated a single action that they would take if elected, other than "look at" or "discuss" issues. None of them identified a single policy they would adopt to improve the academic outcomes of our students, which should be the primary goal of our public schools.

–Brian Foster, Castro Valley