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Monroe parents tell San Francisco school board overcrowded immersion class lacks certified teachers
Summary
Parents and community advocates told the board that Monroe Elementary’s fifth‑grade Spanish immersion class started the year with about 40–41 students and no permanent certified bilingual teacher; speakers requested immediate hiring of two bilingual teachers and additional support.
Parents from Monroe Elementary appealed directly to the San Francisco Board of Education on Aug. 28, saying a fifth‑grade Spanish immersion class began the school year with roughly 40–41 students and only substitute teachers. Multiple parents and community organizers said the class had cycled through several substitute teachers during the first week and that some families had already transferred children out of the school.
Parent Melissa Rosenberg told the board the cohort has been operating without a…
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