Contra Costa County Board of Education welcomes 2 students as board members

Daphne Milich and Sophia Nguyen didn't waste any time getting involved in Wednesday's board meeting. Milich is a senior at Monte Vista High School in Danville. Milich said,"As an emancipated minor and a former homeless youth, I believe that I can have a perspective that may not be broadly shared by the community but it's also a community that people sometimes assume that it doesn't exist.

Nguyen said,"I have always had to manage a lot on my plate. Managing a job to support my family and pay medical bills. It just comes with practice in time." Board president Consuelo Lara said,"They're the ones at the schools and they can use their voice. And they are also in touch with their peers and so that was a very important piece of this."

The county had a lot of qualified applicants, but they found two students who are committed to making an impact now and in the future.

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