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Parents and Sheridan staff urge SFUSD board to halt midyear teacher consolidations
Summary
Dozens of parents, teachers and students urged the San Francisco Board of Education during public comment to stop planned consolidations at Sheridan Elementary, saying reassignments harm vulnerable students, increase trauma and worsen teacher retention.
Dozens of parents, teachers and students told the San Francisco Board of Education that midyear consolidations at Sheridan Elementary are harming students and prompting staff to leave the district.
At the board’s Aug. 23 meeting, multiple speakers described the loss or reassignment of a reading-intervention teacher who, they said, provided essential classroom instruction and wraparound supports including transportation and food assistance. Naomi Perlman, a speech pathologist who identified herself as part of Sheridan’s special education team, said removing teachers “disrupts their learning and…
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