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SFUSD board opens meeting with memorials for two teachers
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District board opened its Aug. 24 meeting with condolences for two educators — Mission High School English teacher Kathleen Cecil and Everett Middle School teacher Cassandra Roberts — and principals invited the community to memorial events.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education opened its Aug. 24 meeting by observing the pledge of allegiance and offering condolences for two recently deceased educators.
Superintendent Garcia and school leaders paid tribute to Kathleen Cecil, an English teacher at Mission High School who died this week after suffering a brain aneurysm. Principal Eric Gutherts (first identified on the record as Eric Gutherts, principal of Mission High School) read a memorial statement describing Cecil as "a loving force of nature" and announced a community memorial to be held Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Mission High School's auditorium.
Board members also recognized the passing of Cassandra Roberts, a longtime language-arts teacher at Everett Middle School who joined SFUSD in 1997 and received the Cesar Chavez Peace Award during her tenure. The board extended condolences to Roberts—family and the Everett school community.
The meeting then moved to routine business, with those memorials noted as the opening observance. No formal actions were taken regarding these tributes; staff provided logistical details for the public memorial and outreach to families.
