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Parents and students urge SF school board to halt closures and question hires; demands for transparency grow
Summary
Hundreds of San Francisco residents—students, parents and community organizers—urged the board to stop proposed school closures (notably Spring Valley and Yick Wo), criticized recent leadership decisions and severance payouts, and demanded transparent community-driven processes for superintendent selection and staffing.
Dozens of parents, students and community organizers used the Board of Education public-comment period to press the district to pause any school closures, press for greater transparency in hiring and budget decisions, and call for accountability over recent leadership moves.
Students opened public comments with short pleas. ‘‘Please don't close my school,’’ third-grader Leah Grace Tan told the board, joined by other young speakers who said Spring Valley is their neighborhood school. Parents described increased transportation costs, raised concerns about after‑school fees that would burden low-income families, and warned that moving special-day classes could…
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