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SFUSD board updates immunization policy; public corrects reported kindergarten compliance
Summary
The Board adopted updated immunization policy 51.41.31 (revising a policy not updated since 1980). Public commenter Carl Pascal challenged a staff-cited kindergarten vaccination compliance figure and questioned use of CSBA model language; the Board approved the policy by roll call 7–0.
General Counsel Danielle Hoke read the requested action to adopt board policy 51.41.31, an update to SFUSD’s immunization rules that Hoke said had not been revised since 1980.
During public comment Carl Pascal told the Board staff had misstated kindergarten vaccination compliance: "They said that kindergarten vaccination compliance rate was 96 percent this year. They were wrong. It's 92.5 percent," he said, and he urged the Board to consider language that would prioritize a student’s educational access "in the absence of a health emergency" and to clarify exemptions and exclusion policies.
After public comment the Board held a roll-call vote; the clerk recorded seven ayes and the policy was adopted. No amendments were recorded at the dais during the vote.
The action updates the district’s immunization policy to conform with state law, according to the materials read into the record. The Board did not take additional clarifying action at the meeting on the specific compliance figures raised by the public speaker.
The adoption closes a long-delayed policy update process and the district said it will make additional information available as needed to clarify implementation for schools and families.
