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Parents, students and bus drivers press SFUSD on transport RFP and student safety at Denman
Summary
Public commenters urged the board to keep the transportation contract whole to protect drivers— wages and raised an incident at James Denman Middle School where students said staff forced them to delete photos and threatened discipline after a student displayed a costume resembling a KKK outfit.
Speakers at the public-comment portion of the San Francisco Unified School District board meeting on Aug. 27 pressed the district on two sharply contrasting issues: proposed changes to the transportation contract and an alleged student-safety incident at James Denman Middle School.
Jim Charis, who identified himself and said he has worked with the district for more than 20 years, criticized a newly issued request-for-proposals that would split the district—s transportation contract into three parts. He warned the structure…
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