Imagine sitting in a classroom listening to a teacher’s lesson when all of a sudden the power goes out. With the power outages affecting California schools this is something that could happen to schools in Brentwood.
At Liberty, if the power went out while class is in session then class would most likely continue. Mrs. Harper believes, “The safety of students is the primary concern.” Therefore, administration would make their decision based on what they believed would be the safest option for students. If the school was notified of a power shut down prior to school being in session then the district office would have to make the decision of shutting down the school until a later date.
Consequently, if the school is closed for a few days, administration would then have to look at how many instructional minutes Liberty lost and from there, possibly petition for a waiver from the state or make up the minutes that were lost. According to Mrs. Harper, the new finals schedule gives Liberty a “bigger buffer” if this incident were to take place. Any decision made will be determined on the scenario that takes place.
1,400 schools have lost power since the end of October due to these power outages, and students are being affected. Liberty student Summer Farage was affected by the power outages in Discovery Bay, stating, “I didn’t realize how much electricity affected me until I didn’t have it. I couldn’t dry my clothes, use my microwave, or even turn on the lights in my room.” Students were greatly affected by losing power for one day, and one can only imagine how students are handling having no power for multiple days. If worse comes to worse, Liberty seems to be ready.
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