As this year’s student representatives on the Modesto City Schools Board of Trustees, senior Sabrina Toor and junior Juliana Garcia are looking to take on student apathy and the lingering impacts of the pandemic on student motivation.
“The classroom is so different after spending a year and a half online,” Davis High student Garcia said. “It’s important to me that as we discuss more difficult topics, that student voice is always incorporated into every decision. That’s always been at the heart of my values.”
The Modesto City Schools Board of Trustees hosts two student representatives for a yearlong term so that student voices are included in the board’s governance. Until the 2024-25 school year, the district only had one student representative. Students serving on the board of trustees are given a vote that expresses the opinion of their constituency, but their vote will not be considered in the final tally, according to the district’s bylaws …