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Supervisors hear anguished testimony over Balboa High response; SFPD and SFUSD agree to follow up on MOU revisions
Summary
A Nov. 28 committee hearing on SFPD and SFUSD protocols after a gun discharge at Balboa High School drew extensive family and youth testimony alleging privacy violations, delays in parental access and public exposure of a detained student; SFPD described restraint and pledged follow‑up with the family and youth commission.
At a Nov. 28 hearing called by Vice Chair Supervisor Ronan, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee examined police and school district procedures after a gun discharge at Balboa High School and the subsequent detention and release of several students.
The hearing produced emotional testimony from students, family members and youth commissioners alleging that SFPD officers handcuffed a 16‑year‑old, escorted him past members of the media and that parents were not allowed immediate access at Ingleside Station. Vice Chair Ronan read a written statement from the detained student describing being handcuffed, paraded past cameras and held at the station before his father was allowed to be with him.
“Parents need to be with their children in these moments,” Ronan said, apologizing to the Pena family and promising follow‑up. Members of the youth commission and community advocates urged changes to the…
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