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SFUSD board approves budget transfers and SRO contract after debate on spending priorities and safety data
Summary
The board approved several budget transfers including Title-funded adjustments and a contract for School Resource Officers (SROs) at selected athletic events. Commissioners pressed staff for clearer reporting on federal fund use, teacher recruitment costs and data showing the need for police presence at events.
The San Francisco Unified School District board approved a slate of budget transfers and a consultant contract providing School Resource Officers at selected school athletic events after extended discussion and requests for more data.
Public commenter Dennis Kelly of United Educators of San Francisco questioned a cluster of budget transfers that moved funds from certificated salaries and substitute days into consultant fees and a new teacher-recruitment project. "I simply don't understand what is going on here and I would appreciate some cogent answer," Kelly told the board, urging clarity about…
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