A tuition-free school founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan in the East Bay will lay off nearly 150 employees as it prepares to shut down this summer, according to a state filing.
The Primary School in San Leandro submitted a notice to California’s employment department on April 15, stating that 147 employees will be laid off effective June 12 as part of a permanent closure. The campus is located at 750 Fargo Ave. in San Leandro.
The filing offers the clearest picture yet of the scale of job losses tied to the school’s planned shutdown, which was announced in 2025 but has drawn renewed attention as the end of the academic year approaches…