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Parents and staff raise safety and personnel concerns at Martin Luther King Middle School; board asked to investigate
Summary
More than a dozen speakers, including students, teachers and union representatives, told the board Feb. 14 that administrative changes at Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School have led to a deteriorating school climate, alleged punitive non-reelections of teachers and increased suspensions; speakers asked the board to review personnel decisions and restore staff.
A broad coalition of parents, students, teachers and union representatives urged the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Feb. 14 to investigate alleged management, safety and personnel problems at Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School (MLK).
Speakers testified to a pattern they described as increased suspensions, inconsistent discipline enforcement, unexplained non-reelection notices for teachers with prior strong evaluations, and what some called an unsafe or toxic school climate. UESF and other speakers asked the board to review non-reelection decisions, citing cases where teachers had previously received highly satisfactory or outstanding evaluations.
Parents and staff described staff injuries, fights and the apparent removal of programs (such as music) and resources. Several speakers asked the board to intervene and to consider whether the evaluation process and administrative actions were serving the school's students and community. Board members requested follow-up information and said staff would provide an update.
The meeting recorded many individual testimonials over the course of the public-comment period; the transcript shows the board agreed to follow up with staff to get more information about the claims raised.
