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San Francisco supervisors press school district for 3‑month plan after grand jury warns of 2,500 chronically truant elementary students
Summary
Supervisors continued a civil grand jury hearing on truancy and asked the Unified School District to produce a comprehensive plan within three months after the grand jury and community speakers raised concerns about 2,500 chronically truant elementary students and disproportionate impacts on Black neighborhoods.
The Board of Supervisors’ Government Audit & Oversight Committee pressed the San Francisco Unified School District on its response to a civil grand jury report about chronic truancy, asking the district to present a comprehensive plan within three months.
At a continuation of a grand jury hearing, Associate Superintendent Trish Bascom told supervisors the district has made attendance a top goal for 2009–10 and reorganized student support services into three areas—prevention and intervention, counseling and social services, and family/out‑of‑school time—to coordinate anti‑truancy work. “The curriculum must be relevant and engaging for students,” Bascom said, describing the district’s approach to improve school climate and student engagement.
District staff provided program details…
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