Verbatim: Sports during COVID-19
December 4, 2020
After months of canceled practices due to the pandemic, Palo Alto High School students slowly began to return to playing sports this semester. For the past few weeks, Paly has been making it possible for some athletes to start playing their sport again. But as California moves into the purple COVID-19 tier, all school sports have been suspended until further notice.
![Charen Yu (left), the Palo Alto Unified School District chief business officer, presents the updated 2026-2027 budget during Tuesday's board meeting. According to Yu, expenditure changes are the primary reason for the deficit. “[Compared to the adopted budget], certificated salaries are up $18.8 million (which translates to 13.4%), classified salaries are up $11 million (or 17%), benefits are up $5.6 million and all other objects are down $2.9 million,” Yu said. “These are settled agreements with our bargaining partners. They are contractual obligations and they are the primary driver of the change.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/budget-presentation-300x225.jpeg)
