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Parents, NAACP and Montessori advocates clash at SF school board over William Cobb site
Summary
At a Dec. 8 school board meeting, hours of public comments focused on a contested plan to place a public Montessori program at William Cobb Elementary. Montessori parents urged protection of seats and program fidelity; many Cobb families and NAACP leaders opposed changes they said would displace neighborhood students.
The San Francisco Board of Education spent a large portion of its Dec. 8 meeting hearing passionate public comment about the future of William Cobb Elementary School and a proposal to host a public Montessori program there.
Montessori parents told the board they want certainty and protection for children currently enrolled in the program. Sandra Herman, who identified herself as a Montessori parent, asked the board to “end this uncertainty and decide to either continue with Montessori at Cobb or find the Montessori program a new home,” saying parents had prepared information packets for board members. Yvonne Karimas, another parent, said the…
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