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Parents and teachers press SFUSD board to stop cuts as special‑education vacancies grow

San Francisco Board of Education · December 10, 2024
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Dozens of public commenters — parents, special‑education teachers and union leaders — urged the San Francisco Board of Education to halt proposed staff cuts, fill long‑running special‑education vacancies, and provide transparent budgeting for special‑education spending.

At a packed meeting, parents, teachers and union representatives told the San Francisco Board of Education that proposed staff reductions would worsen long‑running vacancies and harm students who rely on special‑education services.

Speakers including Theresa Dolalas, a former parent with SomCan, and special‑education staff from Bryant, Yick Wo and other schools described classrooms that have gone months with substitutes instead of permanent teachers and paras. "No more cuts," Theresa Dolalas told…

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