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SFUSD and SFPD propose MOU changes after community input; students and advocates call for stronger protections
Summary
District staff presented proposed edits to the SFUSD–SFPD Memorandum of Understanding that clarify when police may be summoned, require dispatch calls rather than direct texting, and add guidance on custody and interviews; community members urged clearer protections for students with disabilities and limits on school‑police interactions.
San Francisco Unified School District staff and San Francisco Police Department representatives presented proposed revisions to their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Nov. 12, describing changes intended to limit unnecessary policing on campus and to clarify procedures for officer entry, arrests and student interviews.
Chief Kevin Truitt (Student, Family & Community Support) and Captain Yolanda Williams (SFPD school resource officer liaison) said the draft adds concrete examples for ‘‘exigent circumstances’’ (for instance a firearm on campus, terrorist threat, or violence causing serious bodily injury),…
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