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Students and parents from Guadalupe and Rosa Parks urge SFUSD to restore summer literacy, Spanish TK and special-education staff
Summary
Students and parents from Guadalupe Elementary and Rosa Parks Elementary told the school board that cuts to a springboard summer literacy program, removal of bilingual TK and reductions to special-education staffing are harming students and asked the district to restore services and stop bussing neighborhood children away.
Students and parents from Guadalupe Elementary and community members from Rosa Parks Elementary used public comment time to press the San Francisco Unified School District board to restore local programs and staffing they said have helped literacy and student stability.
At the start of public comment several students identified themselves and asked the board to reinstate Guadalupe’s springboard summer program and a Spanish transitional kindergarten. ‘‘This program helps many students continue learning and reading during the summer,’’ said Valeria, a fifth grader who identified herself from Guadalupe Elementary. Sequoia, another student, told the…
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