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Native American parents and Indian Education PAC press SFUSD for curriculum changes, mural review
Summary
Parents, Indian Education PAC members and community presenters urged SFUSD to remove offensive murals at Washington High School, adopt an accurate California‑specific Native American fourth‑grade unit and start language pathways. The board described a four‑meeting mural review process co‑facilitated with the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center.
Members of the Indian Education Parent Advisory Council (Indian Ed PAC) and many public commenters told the Board of Education on Dec. 11 that district history curriculum contains inaccuracies about Native Americans, and urged immediate steps to replace problematic materials and murals.
Indian Ed PAC priorities: Paloma Flores and council members described program successes — increased Native teacher representation, a partnership with Google on indigenous mapping, and cultural nights — and asked the…
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