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Debate over Lowell admissions returns to SFUSD board as parents, students clash over merit vs. lottery
Summary
Multiple speakers urged the board either to reinstate merit-based admissions at Lowell High School or to maintain lottery-based assignment; concerns cited student readiness, equity, and potential litigation related to prior court findings.
Longstanding debate over Lowell High School’s admissions system surfaced again during public comment at the June 14 San Francisco Board of Education meeting, with several parents and students urging return of merit-based admissions and others warning that merit-only policies are racially exclusionary and legally fraught.
What speakers said: A string of in-person and virtual callers framed the issue differently. Anna Wong called a proposed year of lottery admissions “unlawful” and warned of political consequences for…
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