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Parents, students and NAACP demand action over alleged racism and SOTA personnel decisions
Summary
Public comment at the May 14 SFUSD board meeting focused on alleged anti-Black incidents, calls for personnel changes at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, and pleas for greater transparency and accountability; NAACP representatives and families demanded action and some called for recall.
A steady stream of public comment dominated the May 14 San Francisco Board of Education meeting, with dozens of parents, students and community leaders raising urgent concerns about alleged racial harassment and personnel decisions at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA) and Lakeshore Elementary.
Students and parents described what they called a "crisis" at SOTA after the district placed two long-serving arts teachers on administrative leave. "These decisions are followed by other unfair actions that have negatively affected the students at our school," parent Cassandra Sweet told the board, urging a meeting with district…
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