In a packed Napa Valley College boardroom this week, trustees voted to cut staff and shut down the college’s adaptive physical education program, a move administrators say is necessary to close a widening budget gap. The board approved 16 layoffs and the elimination of 17 vacant positions, 33 roles in all, and the school says adaptive PE classes will no longer be offered beginning in the 2026–27 academic year. Roughly 100 people showed up, and the decision drew hours of public comment from students, parents and longtime instructors.
The 4-2 vote followed a staff recommendation from Superintendent/President Torence Powell, with trustees Ines De Luna and Jason Kishineff voting no and Trustee Jennifer Baker absent. Kinesiology professor Christy Kling, who has taught…..