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Parents and students urge SFUSD to preserve bilingual pathways and after‑school OST programs
Summary
Dozens of parents, students and teachers told the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on April 23 that planned changes to pathway assignments and closures of Out‑of‑School Time (OST) classrooms would disrupt bilingual education and critical childcare supports, particularly for working and special‑needs families.
Dozens of parents, students and educators urged the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education to reverse or pause recent assignment and program changes that they say threaten bilingual pathway continuity and vital after‑school services.
At the start of public comment, parent Lynn Muscat told the board the Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program (JBVP) pathway is a generational program and said families are “frustrated that my daughter wasn't assigned JBVP at Presidio” despite listing it as a top choice. Fifth‑grader Amiko Muscat addressed the board directly, saying she wanted to continue studying Japanese at Presidio but “I did not get into the…
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