Horace Mann community presses SFUSD for answers after Prop 39 co‑location with Metro

Dozens of Horace Mann parents, teachers and students addressed the San Francisco Unified School District board June 22 to protest a decision to co‑locate Metro High School at the Horace Mann campus under the Prop 39 process.

Multiple speakers told the board they first learned of the proposal informally — some from other parents or community members — and said school families, staff and students were not given adequate notice or opportunity for meaningful input. Parents raised safety concerns about sharing campus space with high‑school students (including older teens and recent drop‑ins), described confusion about classroom allocations and asked why Metro students were aware of plans before Horace Mann families.

Teachers and the Horace Mann principal said established plans for next year now require urgent revision. Teacher speakers noted the school’s balanced‑scorecard commitments to sustained parent communication and called the roll‑out a breach of trust.

Legal counsel Maribel Medina told the board that under California’s Prop 39 a district must provide reasonably equivalent facilities upon a charter’s written request; she said a staff representative had made a written offer and Metro accepted, creating a legally binding offer and acceptance. Medina and the superintendent acknowledged communication gaps and said the board would agendize the matter for the upcoming Monday meeting so staff (including facilities and charter‑office representatives) could present the chronology and proposed classroom allocations.

The board agreed to agendize the Horace Mann/Metro co‑location for additional public discussion and staff response.