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Board hears hundreds urge end to SFPD memorandum of understanding; discussion but no vote
Summary
Hundreds of callers — students, teachers, parents and community groups — urged the San Francisco Board of Education to end its memorandum of understanding with the San Francisco Police Department and remove school resource officers. Staff said edits to the MOU were sent to SFPD in April; the board directed staff to return with options rather than taking immediate action.
President Mark Sanchez opened the June 9 virtual meeting with a moment of silence for George Floyd and moved a high-interest item — the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between San Francisco Unified School District and the San Francisco Police Department — up in the agenda for early public comment and discussion.
Superintendent Vincent Matthews told the board that the district has been negotiating an updated MOU that “outlines our shared expectations and agreements related to police presence in our schools,” and that district staff have not reached agreement with SFPD. Chief of Student, Family and Community Support Mele Lau Smith said the current draft stems from a community review tied to a 2014 MOU, that edits were finalized and sent to SFPD and the City Attorney’s Office in April, and that the district does not exchange money with…
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