West Ada
In-person school set to resume Wednesday in West Ada
The district was forced to cancel school Monday and Tuesday when hundreds of teachers called in sick to protest in-person learning. The district is not expecting that to happen again Wednesday.
West Ada cancels school again for Tuesday
District officials said 440 teachers called in sick for Tuesday.
Parents divided on merits of West Ada ‘sickout’
School was canceled Monday because district leaders could not find enough substitute teachers to fill in for teachers who called in sick.
West Ada cancels school on Monday with massive teacher sick day looming
The West Ada Education Association urged its members to put in for an additional sick day on Tuesday.
West Ada approves in-person learning on alternating days for all grades
It’s not clear how the district will respond Monday if hundreds of teachers call in sick to protest.
West Ada Education Association urges teachers to call in sick en masse
Leaders of the teachers union want to amplify their message that it is unsafe to offer hybrid, in-person instruction now that health officials have elevated the district to the red COVID-19 risk classification.
Klopfenstein abruptly resigns as West Ada school board chair
“I can’t continue like this, this is ridiculous,” Klopfenstein said after citing relationships among the board.
West Ada records first enrollment drop in decades
Boise and West Ada, the state’s two largest school districts, are reporting 5 percent enrollment declines from last year.
Parents launch recall against West Ada trustees
“As parents, we have exhausted all avenues to work to reopen schools,” said Morgan Wigle, chairman of the group seeking to recall all five West Ada trustees.
Analysis: West Ada and Boise are reopening, but ‘the hard part is staying open’
The state’s two largest school districts are likely to face the same reopening challenges that have confronted other Idaho schools — just on a larger scale.