College Park Parents Confront Board Over 12 Years of 'Broken Promises' on Athletic Facilities

The Mt. Diablo Unified School District board certified year-end financials showing a $36 million deficit — $8 million better than projected — then heard impassioned demands from College Park High School parents who say a 2014 resolution promising visitor bleachers and a press box has gone unfulfilled for more than a decade. The meeting also surfaced alarming safety data: 127 suspensions, 13 students threatening self-harm, and 31 staff injuries in just 23 school days.

• Parents demand action on College Park athletic facilities after 12-year-old board resolution goes unfulfilled and community-built press box is demolished

• 127 suspensions and 13 student mental health crises reported in the first 23 days of school, with 31 staff injuries including bites from students

• Board certifies $36M general fund deficit, an improvement over $44M projection, but fund balance projected to drop from $133M to $64M by 2028-29

• Trustee Lawrence defends social-emotional learning and sharply condemns Moms for Liberty for promoting book bans and LGBTQ student segregation

• Key fiscal risks flagged: $3.9 billion state IOU, federal special education uncertainty, new 14-week paid pregnancy leave costs, and unsettled labor contracts

Three parents came to the podium with a shared message: the district has broken a 12-year-old promise, and they want answers.