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Parents and students press SFUSD over troubled opening at Willie Brown Middle School
Summary
An extended public-comment period at the Sept. 29 board meeting featured students and dozens of parents describing safety problems, staff shortages and broken promises at newly opened Willie Brown Middle School. District staff pledged to prioritize corrective action.
Students and parents filled the board meeting on Sept. 29 to describe what they called an unsafe and poorly supported opening at Willie Brown Middle School in the Bayview.
Multiple student speakers described bullying, frequent fighting and an atmosphere that makes learning difficult. Sixth-grade students urged the district to add more adults on campus, citing incidents in which peers were physically harmed or left without timely adult support. "We need more adults that care," one student said during public comment.
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