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SF school board meeting turns to racial harm and calls for restorative process after resurfaced tweets

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · March 23, 2021
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Summary

Board members and more than a thousand public commenters spent much of the meeting responding to resurfaced 2016 tweets by Commissioner Allison Collins; students, community groups and elected officials debated whether resignation or restorative justice is the right next step.

President Lopez opened the meeting by denouncing anti-Asian discrimination and announcing dedicated restorative spaces for the district to confront racial harm.

The board then spent a lengthy portion of its meeting on calls from students, parents and community leaders demanding accountability for resurfaced tweets by Commissioner Allison Collins. Student speakers told the board they felt hurt and unrepresented; one student delegate said: "I have never felt seen in my…

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