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Parents tell SFUSD board a New Traditions teacher has left children 'afraid,' request removal
Summary
At the Sept. 11 San Francisco Board of Education meeting, multiple parents from New Traditions Elementary alleged that a recently hired teacher in the 3–4 split class uses punitive lists, discourages students from telling parents, and fails to provide instruction; the superintendent offered staff follow-up rather than immediate board action.
Multiple parents of students at New Traditions Elementary told the San Francisco Board of Education on Sept. 11 that a recently hired teacher in the school’s combined third–fourth-grade class has created a classroom environment they described as chaotic, punitive and emotionally harmful.
Johanna Hague, whose daughter is in fourth grade, said her child “burst into tears” on the drive to school and told her, “I’m not learning anything, and I’m afraid I’m going to flunk fourth grade.” Kristen…
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