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Board splits contentious PE/JROTC resolution after hours of debate; issues of credentialing and funding remain
Summary
After lengthy public testimony from hundreds of JROTC students and supporters and extended debate over credentialing, equity and central funding, the SFUSD Board voted 6-1 to divide a combined PE/JROTC resolution into two separate motions for further work.
The boarddeliberated for more than two hours May 10 on a broad resolution intended to revise SFUSDphysical education (PE) policy and clarify when programs such as JROTC can earn PE credit.
Authors summarized the proposal as an effort to align board policy with recent state guidance and to eliminate conflicting provisions. The draft would rescind older PE exemption language, incorporate AB language (as cited in the draft as "AB 13 91"), and explicitly permit JROTC students to receive PE credit if instructors hold a specified credential, or in alternative arrangements such as independent study supervised by appropriately credentialed staff.
Public comment proved decisive in shaping the conversation. More than two dozen JROTC cadets and alumni described leadership, improved GPAs and the programsocial supports they derive from the unit. Cadet speakers and community supporters…
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