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Students Press SFUSD, City for Faster Action on School Sexual and Gender‑Based Violence
Summary
Student delegates and dozens of public commenters told supervisors the district's Title IX and bullying processes are slow and opaque; city agencies and community providers outlined prevention programs, clinical and forensic services, and requested stronger school‑site supports and clearer reporting pathways.
Hundreds of students, parents and service providers turned out Oct. 27 as the Board's Public Safety committee devoted its special order to rising reports of sexual and gender‑based violence in San Francisco Unified schools. Student delegates described a year of protests and walkouts and called for quicker, more transparent investigations, mandatory consent education starting in elementary grades, and immediate protections for survivors.
"Students shouldn't have to pick between an education or feeling safe at school," student delegate Cal Kenosha said, listing demands that included accessible Title IX information (physical posters and digital links), ready resource lists for survivors, curriculum audits to ensure early consent education, and mandatory training and waivers for student athletes and coaches.
SFUSD officials acknowledged the students'…
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