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San Francisco parents and students press school board over seven-week teacher vacancy at Sunnyside Elementary
Summary
Dozens of Sunnyside parents, students and community members told the San Francisco Board of Education on Sept. 27 they have endured seven weeks and multiple substitutes in one fifth-grade classroom and demanded a permanent credentialed teacher and clearer district timelines.
Dozens of parents, students and community members told the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Sept. 27 that one Sunnyside Elementary fifth-grade class has gone without a permanent teacher for roughly seven weeks.
"My son still does not have a teacher, and there's no clear direction when we'll get one," parent Aragorn Healy said during public comment, describing a rotating roster of substitutes and a substitute who was only scheduled for a two-week assignment. "At this point, we're at least at the seventh different sub that has been in the classroom." (Aragorn Healy)
Multiple speakers painted a consistent picture: inconsistent curriculum, lost instructional time, unmet IEP…
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