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Community debate over AROC MOU dominates public comment; consent calendar moves forward with exceptions
Summary
Dozens of public speakers for and against a proposed MOU with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) urged the San Francisco Board of Education to either approve or reject the partnership. Supporters cited years of mentoring work in schools; opponents cited public statements by AROC leaders they called hateful. The consent calendar passed with recorded exceptions.
Dozens of residents, teachers and students pressed the San Francisco Board of Education on a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) during the board’s May 22 meeting.
Opponents — including parents, a representative of the Jewish Community Relations Council and other community members — urged the board not to formalize a district partnership, saying they had found public statements by an AROC leader that they described as “hate speech” and politically…
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