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Teachers, students and advocates urge SFUSD to protect space at San Francisco International High School

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · January 15, 2019
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Summary

Teachers, staff and community groups told the SFUSD board that proposed reallocation of classrooms to a new school would harm newcomer instruction and supports at San Francisco International High School, which serves recent immigrant English learners.

Staff and community members from San Francisco International High School told the Board of Education on Jan. 15 they oppose reallocating classrooms at the school to make space for another school, saying that would undermine programs for recently arrived immigrant students.

Paul McCarthy, an 11th-grade teacher at San Francisco International High School, said the campus is a model for newcomer instruction and warned that losing space would "really impact our…

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