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Parents at Harvey Milk school demand turnaround plan, cite teacher turnover and PTA friction
Summary
A group of parents representing more than 100 signees urged the board to intervene at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, citing high teacher turnover, substitute shortages, declining enrollment and resistance to forming a PTA; they requested a district turnaround plan and immediate support.
Parents and community members from Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy addressed the board Nov. 18 with a petition and multiple speakers outlining persistent problems at their school: chronic teacher turnover in upper grades, lack of substitutes, declining local enrollment and repeated faculty votes against forming a PTA.
Parents described the practical effects on students: long stretches without permanent…
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