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Board approves Lowell admissions change to include Willie Brown band-3 qualifiers after heated public debate
Summary
On Oct. 9, 2018 the San Francisco Board of Education approved policies (P5101 and P5120.1) to allow Willie Brown Middle School eighth-graders who meet band-3 criteria to qualify for Lowell High School; the vote followed hours of public comment that split alumni groups and civil-rights advocates.
The San Francisco Board of Education on Oct. 9 approved a change to student assignment and Lowell High School admissions policy that allows eighth-graders from Willie Brown Middle School who meet the district’s band-3 thresholds to qualify for admission to Lowell.
Supporters argued the policy corrects longstanding inequities at one of the city’s most selective high schools. "For too long, SFUSD has allowed Lowell to operate as an exclusionary island separate and apart from the other schools in our city," civil-rights attorney Annie Lee told the board in public comment. "If the board truly wants to provide equitable access to…
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