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Board amends policy to allow legally permitted redactions of supporting documents after heated debate

Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District · January 27, 2026
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Summary

After a long debate about transparency and recruiting high-level staff, the SFUSD Board approved an amendment to Board Policy 9322 clarifying that legally permitted redactions to supporting documents may be used and that redacted content will be unredacted at the point of board consideration. Commissioners split 4-3 over whether the language is too broad.

The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education voted 4—3 to approve amendments to Board Policy 9322 that clarify when legally permitted redactions may be applied to supporting documents for board agendas and when those redactions must be lifted for public consideration.

Supporters argued the policy brings the board's practices in line with state law and protects the district's ability to recruit high-level executive…

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