Håfa Adai,

The Tiyan High School campus failed its health inspection due to the larger population that GDOE did not ensure the school was prepared for, and now the Guam Department of Education must decide what happens next. The decision they make will affect every public high school student on Guam, not just Tiyan and Simon Sanchez.

There are three options:

Plan A. Asynchronous Learning: Students learn online or through paper packets until the campus reopens. 

• Pros:
  • Students stay connected to their school.
  • Students can easily return to campus once it is reopened.
• Cons
  • Students lose valuable face-to-face learning.
  • Online learning is harder for many students, especially those with limited internet access or disabilities.

Plan B. Redistricting: All high school students from Tiyan, Simon Sanchez, George Washington, Okkodo, Southern, and John F. Kennedy will be redistricted to fit into GWHS, OHS, SHS, and JFKHS campuses with 1900 students per school. This calculation has been made prior to any actual physical inspection of these campuses.

• Pros
  • May avoid double-session.
• Cons
  • Disrupts every public high school on Guam.
  • Students could lose teachers, classmates, sports teams, clubs, career programs, and other opportunities.
  • Suddenly forcing student populations together will affect student safety.
  • Longer commutes and transportation challenges.
  • Families must adjust to new schools in the middle of the year.
  • Uniforms
  • Students may lose the support systems that help them succeed.
  • Once the Tiyan campus is fixed, students must be redistricted again, further disrupting their education and all school operations.

Plan C. Double Session: Tiyan and Simon Sanchez students temporarily share another campus in separate morning and afternoon schedules until repairs are finished.

• Pros
  • Students stay with their teachers, classmates, and school community.
  • In-person learning continues.
  • The plan ends once the Tiyan campus is repaired.
• Cons
  • Different daily schedules.
  • Longer commutes and transportation adjustments.

Why Double-Session Is the Best Choice

No option is perfect. But double-session causes the least disruption while keeping students in school and connected to the people and programs that matter most.

Redistricting would affect thousands of students across Guam—not just Tiyan and Simon Sanchez. It would force schools to reshuffle students, teachers, classes, athletics, clubs, and career programs in the middle of the school year. The effects would be felt by families at every public high school.

Double-session is temporary. It keeps students learning in person, preserves their school communities, and allows everyone to return to normal once repairs are complete.

Please sign this petition to support the option that protects the greatest number of students and causes the least disruption: temporary double-session until the Tiyan High School campus is repaired.

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