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She said that comes directly from parents in a working group aimed at addressing truancy.[aside label='Related Articles' tag='sfusd']\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“What we found was Muni, you know, is a huge barrier for a lot of families. Especially post-pandemic, we still have lines that aren’t running at full capacity,” Fisher said.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Many families feel blamed and shamed when the attendance officers are calling home. They’re not saying, ‘How can we help you?’ They’re blaming the families and threatening repercussions.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">One voice at the school board candidate forum stood out for not directly addressing remarks that called the old school board into question: Gabriela López. She was one of the three commissioners whom voters recalled, and is running to regain her seat. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked by the PTA group how SFUSD builds trust with the community after its recent failures — including a payroll fiasco seeing teachers working without timely paychecks\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">—\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Lopez walked a tightrope, seemingly addressing the critiques made by the new board commissioners, while not engaging in a tête-à-tête.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I know that in the last couple of years, there’s also been a lot of pain that has led to more mistrust in our school district. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At back-to-school night last week, parents at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood got some bad news. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are missing science teachers,” said Ricky Li, whose \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">son is a sixth grader at the school\u003c/span>. “So all they do now is just give out handouts. They (are) asking for help from parents. They should have had enough staff. I’m not sure why they are missing teachers.”\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The teacher shortage at MLK Middle School, and staffing challenges in districts across the state, comes at a time when unprecedented state and federal education dollars have been sent to districts to help students recover from pandemic-related learning loss — something noted by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59662/researchers-find-growth-in-number-of-jobs-not-exodus-paints-view-of-teacher-shortages\">researchers studying the phenomenon of teaching-staff shortages nationwide\u003c/a>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever the overall reasons, one thing remains clear: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11924222/teacher-shortages-felt-most-acutely-in-lower-income-school-districts-survey-reveals\">Teacher shortages tend to be worse at schools that serve kids from economically disadvantaged communities.\u003c/a> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> MLK Middle School, where a third of the kids speak English as a second language and 10% are considered unhoused, is one of those schools.[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='teachers']\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maritza Tupul’s son Douglass Mejia is in eighth grade. His classroom is missing a full-time science teacher, but Tupul said she didn’t know this until she checked her son’s grades and found he’s getting an F.\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So I asked him what’s going on,” she said. “And he says, ‘Oh, we don’t have a teacher in the classroom.’ So … how could you have an F (if) you don’t have grades?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tupul’s son told her they hadn’t had teachers for weeks and that the sixth grade teachers were subbing the class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The San Francisco Board of Education has vowed to improve struggling elementary and middle schools in an effort to make school quality more equitable, and\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district officials say they’ve sent three teachers on special assignment to MLK to help staff for now.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eric Lewis, a science content specialist who helped create the district’s curriculum, is one of those teachers. At the start of every year he emails all the district’s science teachers about training opportunities and resources — but a lot of those emails never get read.\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s how I figure out who is not in the district anymore,” Lewis said. “Because I get all these emails bouncing back at me. I mean, this year I had probably 40 emails bouncing back. This was a huge number of teachers that were gone. And it was across the district!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lewis says this year’s eighth graders have already had a rough time.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They have had very inconsistent science education in sixth, seventh and now into eighth grade,” said Lewis. “Their sixth grade was online. Their seventh grade had teachers who left halfway through the year for science.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11926395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11926395\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/017_KQED_MLKMiddleSchoolTeacherShortage_09202022-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A bald white man with a beard and wearing a blue shirt and brown pants sits on steps outside a green building, looking at the camera.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/017_KQED_MLKMiddleSchoolTeacherShortage_09202022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/017_KQED_MLKMiddleSchoolTeacherShortage_09202022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/017_KQED_MLKMiddleSchoolTeacherShortage_09202022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/017_KQED_MLKMiddleSchoolTeacherShortage_09202022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/017_KQED_MLKMiddleSchoolTeacherShortage_09202022.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackson Whittington, a teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School, sits outside the school in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood on Sept. 20, 2022. In a letter written to SFUSD, Whittington described his school’s current condition as being ‘unsafe, inequitable, and in need of immediate attention.’ \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lewis is normally tasked with supporting new teachers so they don’t quit and with helping teachers implement the new science curriculum. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instead, he’s been assigned to fill in on classroom teaching.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was supposed to be another TSA [teacher on special assignment] who came in to teach the other half of the courses,” he explained, “and that teacher didn’t show. They ended up taking a leave from the district.”\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lewis is confident most of his students can rebound. But he also says those with the most needs will have the longest-term impacts, and he predicts they will have major gaps.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The staffing shortage got worse a week ago after a teacher got COVID and another was injured. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jackson Whittington, an art and integrated arts teacher at MLK, says three seventh grade classes were put into the cafeteria.\u003c/span>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Maritza Tupul, parent\"]‘I wish someone could do something. … (If not), I have to do something.’[/pullquote]\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I think you can imagine having three seventh grade classes in a cafeteria is not, like, the best learning space,” said Whittington. “It’s kind of just a management situation.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maritza Tupul has asked for her son to be transferred to another classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wish somebody (could) do something,” she said. “(If not), I have to do something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other parents say they’re taking their kids out of MLK altogether.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a letter written to the San Francisco Unified School District, Whittington decried the current situation as “\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">unsafe, inequitable, and in need of immediate attention,” \u003c/span>saying enrollment at MLK Middle School had dropped by almost 100 students;\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">multiple teachers are giving up prep time; and that staff — including administrative staff — cover classes on a daily basis because “there are \u003c/span>no subs coming here and no full time TSAs covering open positions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">SFUSD, meanwhile, is continuing to recruit, with \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://careers.sfusd.edu/go/Current-Openings/8548000/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">210 certificated teaching positions open\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> online as of Friday. The district had about \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=0634410\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">2,500 full-time-equivalent teachers\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the 2021-22 school year.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ricky Li has sympathy for the district trying to find more teachers, but doesn’t understand why there still isn’t enough staff.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“H\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">elp should be here by now,” he said. “\u003c/span>So hopefully, they’ll find somebody soon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s something everybody can agree on.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Alexander Gonzalez and Attila Pelit contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Adults, from parents to city officials, have weighed in on San Francisco School Board Commissioner Ann Hsu’s comments disparaging Black and brown families as not valuing their children’s education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the voice of students has been glaringly missing from the conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you work for the Board of Education, you shouldn’t be making comments like that,” said Selser Seth, a Black 17-year-old. “And if you’re going to work for the kids, you should work for all of them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, the San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to admonish Hsu for her racist comments. It is also considering an official censure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the board meeting, parents shouted over one another, prompting commissioner Jenny Lam to call for a recess. Black and brown parents yelled “racists!” while Asian parents yelled “support Ann Hsu!”[pullquote size='medium' citation='Briseis Portillo, 16, Salvadoran American']‘It was kind of like a slap in the face.’[/pullquote]Three teenagers who attend San Francisco Unified School District high schools spoke with KQED to share their reactions to Hsu’s comments. Uniformly, the teenagers felt her characterization of Black and Latinx families was simply untrue – especially when it comes to their own families.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What did Hsu say?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As part of a school board candidate survey Hsu filled out for a parent advocacy group ahead of the November 2022 election, \u003ca href=\"https://secureservercdn.net/45.40.152.202/o40.3f1.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FORMATTED-Ann-Hsu-English.pdf\">she wrote that Black and brown families do not adequately support their children’s educations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement came in response to a question about how she would improve outcomes among marginalized students in San Francisco. Hsu wrote:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“From my very limited exposure in the past four months to the challenges of educating marginalized students especially in the black and brown community, I see one of the biggest challenges as being the lack of family support for those students. Unstable family environments caused by housing and food insecurity along with lack of parental encouragement to focus on learning cause children to not be able to focus on or value learning. That makes teachers’ work harder because they have to take care of emotional and behavioral issues of students before they can teach them. That is not fair to the teachers.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AnnforSFboe/status/1549501661609021445?t=xQr6BKHrTlnKUeDceV_Yog&s=19\">Hsu apologized for her comments on Twitter\u003c/a> as soon as they surfaced publicly. At last week’s board meeting, she apologized in person and even voted alongside her colleagues for her own admonishment. More than a dozen organizations and city officials have called on Hsu to resign from office. A growing number of organizations and officials, including Mayor London Breed, have publicly said Hsu should remain in office and use the opportunity to grow and learn from her mistakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Students reflect on Hsu’s comments\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The youth leaders we spoke with work with two organizations: the \u003ca href=\"https://cpasf.org\">Chinese Progressive Association\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://colemanadvocates.org\">Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth\u003c/a>. Neither organization has taken a position on whether Hsu should resign, though Coleman Advocates has issued statements condemning the remarks. The organizations often take their cues from their youth leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each student expressed concerns that harmful stereotypes would influence Hsu’s decision-making on the San Francisco Board of Education, imperiling their peers through bad policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Selser Seth wanted to correct the record — Black families absolutely value learning. Her mother cares a lot about education, she says, and always pushes her for high grades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seth says she enjoys both music and science. She was a DJ spinning tracks for dancers at the Carnaval San Francisco festival in May, and she also shared a story of academic delight — when she recently got to dissect a pregnant shark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had a scalpel, and we had a little tray, and just cut the stomach and cut the tissues,” she said. She enjoyed learning about the baby shark in a hands-on way, although, she admits, “it was pretty messy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seth felt Hsu’s comments not only failed to describe other Black students, but made her feel she had less representation on the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briseis Portillo, a 16-year-old Salvadoran American, felt the Latinx community was unjustly judged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was kind of like a slap in the face,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Portillo says Hsu understands she was wrong, but it still caused harm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think racism should not be tolerated at all,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Portillo said she met Hsu through Coleman Advocates about a week prior to her racist comments surfacing in the public. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 3.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to officially admonish commissioner Ann Hsu, saying a racist statement she made on a recent candidate questionnaire was “hurtful and perpetuates harmful stereotypes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board wrote that Hsu’s comments, “come at a time when the Board is in the process of reforming its behaviors and processes to produce better outcomes for students.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The emotional meeting prompted an outpouring of comments from many Black, Latinx and Asian families, all of whom expressed hurt and pain over the discussion. At one point during public comment, dueling camps of families shouted “Racist! Racist!” and “Support Ann Hsu!” at each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu voted for her own admonishment. Speaking to the crowd, she said systemic biases need to be overcome, “but canceling one another is not the way to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board’s condemnation — which falls short of asking Hsu to step down — comes amid a growing chorus of groups, officials and community leaders calling for her resignation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Hsu’s statement came to light last month, the backlash against her has been swift. But that outcry is also being countered by a significant contingent of voices calling for Hsu to hold on to her job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters argue that Hsu, a leading advocate of the recall campaign that ousted three school-board members in February, has already publicly apologized for the comments and should be allowed to learn from her self-acknowledged biases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED is keeping track of the fast-growing list of organizations and officials standing behind or against Hsu in yet another incident in a long string of recent school-board controversies that has divided this city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Skip to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who-wants-hsu-to-resign\">Who wants Hsu to resign?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who-wants-hsu-to-remain\">Who wants her to stay put?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Note: Organizations and officials who weigh in on Hsu will be added to this list as we get wind of them. If you know of a group or person we’re missing, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:jrodriguez@kqed.org\">jrodriguez@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu came under fire for her recently unearthed written remarks that reinforced racist stereotypes about Black and brown families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of a \u003ca href=\"https://secureservercdn.net/45.40.152.202/o40.3f1.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FORMATTED-Ann-Hsu-English.pdf\">school board candidate survey\u003c/a> she filled out for a parent advocacy group, ahead of the November 2022 election, Hsu wrote that Black and brown families do not adequately support their children’s educations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement came in response to a question about how she would improve outcomes among marginalized students in San Francisco. Hsu wrote:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>From my very limited exposure in the past four months to the challenges of educating marginalized students especially in the black and brown community, I see one of the biggest challenges as being the lack of family support for those students. Unstable family environments caused by housing and food insecurity along with lack of parental encouragement to focus on learning cause children to not be able to focus on or value learning. That makes teachers’ work harder because they have to take care of emotional and behavioral issues of students before they can teach them. That is not fair to the teachers.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Hsu \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907806/mayor-breed-appoints-3-sfusd-parents-to-fill-school-board-seats-vacated-after-historic-recall\">was one of three new board members appointed \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907806/mayor-breed-appoints-3-sfusd-parents-to-fill-school-board-seats-vacated-after-historic-recall\">by Mayor London Breed\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907806/mayor-breed-appoints-3-sfusd-parents-to-fill-school-board-seats-vacated-after-historic-recall\"> in March\u003c/a> after San Francisco voters overwhelmingly removed Alison Collins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga from the city’s Board of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Hsu ostensibly still plans to run in November for a full term on the board, that path was called into question Tuesday when her social media accounts appeared to be deleted, and a campaign website for a coalition of candidates she is part of was taken offline. \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2022/07/ann-hsu-laine-motamedi-lisa-weissman-ward-all-in-for-sf-kids/\">Reporting by Mission Local\u003c/a> indicates the change was due to the other candidates seeking to distance themselves from her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu apologized for her remarks shortly after they were revealed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was trying to understand and address a serious problem and seek solutions, and in doing so I said things that perpetuated biases already in the system,” Hsu wrote on Twitter, adding, “I made a mistake, and I am deeply sorry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When KQED reached out for an interview, Hsu shared her previously tweeted statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As public scrutiny of Hsu intensifies, other statements she has made also have recently been questioned as racially insensitive, including one made during a May school board meeting, in which she said her son enjoyed online learning \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BivettB/status/1550894694615306240\">since he didn’t have to deal with “riff-raff.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many, though, the question over whether Hsu should stay or go is complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former supervisor and mayoral candidate Jane Kim told KQED that other Asian immigrants may gain an important perspective from seeing Hsu, as a public official, acknowledge her mistake and learn from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Certainly, for members of the Chinese community that share her perspective, it would be really helpful for them to watch her go through a public process where she grows from this moment,” Kim said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on the other hand, Kim acknowledged that Hsu is an appointed representative who sets policy for children, including Black children, and understands why many want her to step down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"sf-school-board\"]“Once you’re a representative,” Kim said, “we have to have a good sense of what we tolerate as the beginning point for you to represent us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sometime entrepreneur who emigrated from China and worked for 20 years in the tech sector, Hsu now describes herself as a full-time family caregiver who has lived in the Richmond District for more than 30 years. Her twin sons attend Galileo Academy of Science and Technology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an odd twist of fate that it was the successful campaign to recall three school board members that galvanized Hsu’s run for a seat in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins, who is Black, faced backlash from Asian communities for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11867599/censured-sf-school-board-member-alison-collins-sues-district-colleagues-for-constitutional-rights-violations\">series of unearthed tweets\u003c/a> she wrote in 2016 — discovered and publicized by a parent activist who opposed her policies — that disparaged Asian Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins later explained she was trying to broach how people of color can remain divided. But many cited her failure to offer a straightforward apology as a political misstep that contributed to her downfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu, whose political fortunes rose from the ouster of Collins and two other board members, now faces a similar line of fire.\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That comparison has been heavily noted in conversations on social media and in community meetings, as residents question the kind of message it will send if an Asian American school board member who makes disparaging statements against Black and brown people is offered amnesty, even after her Black counterpart was recalled for similarly prejudiced remarks against Asian people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many elected officials in the city, the decision over whether to support Hsu or call for her resignation is a difficult balancing act. That’s particularly true for members of the Board of Supervisors, and their challengers in Districts 4 and 6 — representing South of Market, downtown and the Sunset District — who are on the November ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notably, the Asian electorate in San Francisco is far larger than the Black one, which some political insiders said may affect the political calculus of certain elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who-wants-hsu-to-resign\">\u003c/a>Who wants Hsu to resign?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The SF NAACP\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Sunday, members of the group voted 105-0 in favor of Hsu’s resignation. Yulanda Williams, the group’s third vice president, told KQED that Hsu’s statement shook her in a personal way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For this lady to make these types of comments is insulting. It’s harassment. It’s racist,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement, Williams said, also upended the Black-Asian community-building efforts she had been working on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu’s comments “drive a wedge in the entire process that I have been working on with many strong Asian leaders and avid supporters of unity in our community that we all want,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FitzTheReporter/status/1551378773513097216\">In a statement sent last week\u003c/a>, shortly after meeting with Hsu, the SF NAACP said, “Her comments indicate a profound disconnect between Hsu and the Black community and blame the \u003cem>effects\u003c/em> of systemic racism on the \u003cem>targets\u003c/em> of that racism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hsu’s explanation to us concerning her statements was that she has very limited knowledge of Black people, and that she is a scientist by profession, not a politician. These reasons not only ring hollow but are illogical on their face. Scientists gather empirical evidence to disprove a theory before stating it as fact. Yet she chose to make shockingly false statements about Black students and families while having no meaningful knowledge about them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The SF Latinx Democratic Club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on Twitter, the group said: “Ann Hsu ignores the Latino community, doesn’t even attempt to contact us after racist remarks are made. Hsu herself said she is ‘committed to listening, learning and growing as a person.’ Then why did she ignore the Latino community on outreach? Ann Hsu’s silence and lack of reaching out to specifically brown, Latino families clearly demonstrates her continued biases to the Latino community. The SFLDC, our community leaders and organizations have received no communication, both public and private, on setting up time for discussions to apologize and listen to the Latino community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This unwillingness to even attempt to engage our community demonstrates an even further inability to represent Latino students in SFUSD.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FitzTheReporter/status/1551378773513097216\">Also via Twitter\u003c/a>: “Commissioner Ann Hsu’s racist assertion that Black and Brown families do not ‘focus on or value learning’ is inexcusable, and she must resign. We appreciate her service, apology, and acknowledgment of her own bias and ignorance; and that bias and ignorance is disqualifying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Commissioner Hsu cannot expect the communities she has denigrated to wait for her to unlearn her biases while representing them. She cannot continue to serve a public that has not elected her, and whose trust she has now betrayed. This is yet another damaging distraction for a struggling district. We hope Commissioner Hsu puts students first to do the right thing and resign. If she wishes to serve, she must run and re-earn the trust of the public. She cannot and must not continue in an unelected position.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The San Francisco Democratic Party\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Democratic Party board voted late Wednesday night, July 27, to put the party on record asking Hsu to resign. In the \u003ca href=\"https://app.box.com/s/sawt6229gay1fcw961p60x18w9dmp8ji\">resolution it voted to approve\u003c/a>, the board states, “RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Democratic Party stands firmly with the Black community in ensuring that the San Francisco Board of Education is free of racial bias and animus, and urges Board Member Ann Hsu to resign immediately and withdraw her candidacy for San Francisco Board of Education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Labor Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council represents 100 affiliate unions, including more than 100,000 working people in the city. \u003ca href=\"https://sflaborcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/07-22-22-KTavaglioneStatement-HsuShouldResign.pdf\">On its website\u003c/a>, the group said: “The San Francisco Labor Council is calling upon School Board Member Ann Hsu to step down from her newly appointed position. Fresh off the recall from earlier this year, San Francisco cannot afford to get tied up in another racist scandal in our School District. Hsu, who was a leader in the recall effort, must abide by the same principles that she used against former school board members.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asian and Pacific Islander Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, which represents more than 50 Asian and Pacific Islander organizations in the city, has received some blowback from individual members who didn’t agree with its statement, made via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/api_council/status/1550299213505761281\">Twitter\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Asian and Pacific Islander Council of San Francisco condemns the careless and racist remarks that have surfaced from (Ann Hsu) … as an organization that stands in solidarity with communities of color, these comments are unacceptable and unbecoming of a leader who is in the position of education and influencing the futures of our diverse student population. We acknowledge that an apology has been issued by Commissioner Hsu, but do not believe that it absolves the Commissioner from the harm that has been caused. We respectfully ask Commissioner Hsu to resign from her position as School Board member.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alice is one of two prominent LGBTQ political clubs in San Francisco and a regularly sought-after endorsement in elections. The club’s statement, via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AliceLGBTQDems/status/1550220687570116611\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “Racism, Xenophobia, and other discriminatory language and behavior is simply unacceptable. To have this situation come up again from the governing body overseeing the well-being of San Francisco’s children is appalling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We join the community voices in respectfully asking School Board Commissioner Ann Hsu to step down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We don’t need more examples of harmful behavior and language being accepted in this country, and certainly not in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Enough is enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Black Wallstreet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of its public response, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFBlackWallSt/status/1550292439675445248\">the organization said\u003c/a>: “We believe Hsu’s statements were informed by her inherent racist biases and reflected her true beliefs regarding 36 percent of Black and Brown students attending school in the San Francisco Unified School District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Beliefs like Hsu’s are how slavery and Jim Crow laws that dehumanized Black people and enforced segregation and inequality were able to prevail for over 400 years in America. In the last 50 years, communities of color have experienced astronomical financial and educational gains as a result of the Civil Rights Movement led by the Black Community seeking better access to quality education and living wages. Hsu’s statements were offensive and erased our community’s history of fighting for quality education for our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Black & Asian Alliance Network\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, founded by a person of \u003ca href=\"https://thegrio.com/2021/05/28/megan-thomas-and-johnathan-gibbs-on-being-black-asian-in-2021/?jwsource=cl\">mixed Black and Asian background\u003c/a>, issued its statement via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BAANorg/status/1552068403451543555\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “We recognize the many people who Hsu and her supporters continually erase with conversations that put non-engagement from parents and issues of poverty at the feet of ‘Black and Brown’ students. Operating from a framework that divides ‘Black and Brown’ students from Asian students, many of whom also live in poverty, many of whom also live in environments where there is a lack of parental leadership, is operating directly from the book of the Model Minority Myth and White Supremacy. It is racist, full stop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Young Democrats\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Its statement, via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFYD/status/1550532522471174145\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “We join @SFBlackWallSt, @SFLatinxDems, @api_council, @harveymilkclub, @AliceLGBTQDems, Coleman Advocates, @UESF, @shamannwalton, @conniechansf, @DeanPreston, & community members across SF in strongly condemning BOE Commissioner Ann Hsu’s racist remarks & urging her to resign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>United Educators of San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, UESF President Cassondra Curiel said: “It is sad and stunning that someone who is supposed to represent the interests of all San Francisco public school students responded in a written candidate survey with racist and offensive comments. Ann Hsu has no place in the education of our children and must resign and get out of the school board race.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Rose Pak Democratic Club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The club advocates for issues in Asian communities and beyond in San Francisco. Via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosePakDemClub/status/1552076352823562241?s=20&t=JyasMda9tZA6fJ7ksf8cKA\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “In cases like this, RPDC must listen and center our conversation around the groups harmed–Black and Brown communities. They have spoken clearly … A year ago, we wrote in a statement that, “the Chinese community continues to be painted with a single brush stroke by those who refuse to acknowledge the nuances of our existence.” The same can be said about our Black and Brown families. Hsu has regretfully shown herself to be an active participant in this narrative. The Rose Pak Democratic Club has no choice but to formally call on Commissioner Ann Hsu to resign from the San Francisco Board of Education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>African American Parent Advisory Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parent group’s statement, via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BivettB/status/1550272794616688640?s=20&t=EVF7QwXUPcn4fD_zUErZlQ\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “How can we as Black families trust the Board to revise the district’s values and goals with our children in mind when members so boldly spew hateful and harmful ideas about students and families with no response from the rest of the Board? If the Board allows racism within its own ranks to stand with only a Twitter apology as acknowledgment, what message does that send throughout the entire district?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement issued \u003ca href=\"https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/2022_07_21_Statement_on_Commissioner_Ann_Hsu%27s_Remarks.pdf\">at the Board of Supervisors\u003c/a>, Walton said Hsu should resign: “This is flat out wrong and racist to perpetuate harmful stereotypes on Black and Brown students and their families who have been disenfranchised by systemic racism for decades. It is disheartening that someone in a position responsible for making decisions for 50,000 children lead with racism and stereotypical characterizations. There’s no learning curve for how to treat people and respect people of different cultures when you’re in a leadership\u003cbr>\nposition as a Commissioner on the Board of Education. Bottom line, these statements are reflective of how a person really feels and it is evident that anyone with these beliefs should not be responsible for making decisions for our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan, who represents the Richmond District, where Hsu lives, wrote \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/conniechansf/status/1550152832480776192\">on Twitter\u003c/a>: “I am disappointed and disheartened by Commissioner Ann Hsu’s anti-Black and racist statements made and reported in at least two occasions by the media. Her words perpetuate racist stereotypes and further divide communities of color in a time when we need to stand united against hate. I thank Commissioner Hsu for her service and respectfully ask her to step down from her position on the Board of Education so that we can get back on track to ensure all students and their families can receive the quality, equitable public education they deserve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DeanPreston/status/1550520310419492869\">Twitter, Preston said\u003c/a>: “I join my colleagues and many others in unequivocally condemning appointed school board member Ann Hsu’s racist comments. Her written comments suggesting that Black and brown parents do not value learning show prejudice, ignorance, and a lack of fitness to serve the families and students who rely on our public schools. Her apology was an important step in addressing the harm she has caused for the community. However, if this is how she views Black and brown families, it is hard to see how she can be an effective member of our Board of Education. I join my colleagues @shamannwalton and @conniechansf in urging appointee Ann Hsu to resign from the School Board. I further urge her to drop out of the race for School Board in this election cycle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Supervisor Ahsha Safaí\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Ahsha_Safai/status/1550624601780019201\">a statement on Twitter\u003c/a>, Safaí said: “[Ann Hsu] should resign from the SF BOE. Her racist statements about Black and Brown children and their parents perpetuates decades long stereotypes. We need leaders who respect and are willing to learn from all communities. Let us remember – serving on the BOE is a privilege.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART Board Member Bevan Dufty\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BevanDufty/status/1551333825128562689\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “I believe that [Hsu] should resign in the interest of current and future @SFUSD African American & Latino families. Her answer on a campaign questionnaire was deliberate and revealed a deep ignorance that can’t be glossed over by a select handful of staged appearances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Board of Education candidate Alida Fisher\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This local parent is running for SF Board of Education. Her statement, via her website: “The conversation triggered by Commissioner Hsu’s racist statement is taking us backwards to the toxic divisions that we experienced a year ago. The statement showed a lack of understanding of our communities in San Francisco. Racial and ethnic groups are again being pitted against each other. This needs to stop now for the health and wellbeing of our children and youth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Berniecrats\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The local chapter of the national Berniecrats group wrote publicly: “Hsu’s statement perpetuates racist stereotypes of Black and Brown familial situations and values. This reflects a pattern of behavior that Hsu has exhibited, both prior to and during her appointed term on the Board of Education, a deep-seated bias that, we believe in good faith, cannot be unlearned expediently enough to avoid voting on future School Board motions to the detriment of our Black and Brown communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who-wants-hsu-to-remain\">\u003c/a>Who wants Hsu to remain in office?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Chinese Parent Advisory Council\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CPACSF/status/1549971631560224768\">statement on Twitter\u003c/a>, the group said: “CPAC recognizes systemic, social & economic factors that prevent Black & Brown students from achieving education potential. Commissioner Hsu’s wordings were not chosen w care & caused harm. She has shown leadership in her unconditional apology & commitment to repairing that harm. We are confident that she will take this opportunity to leverage her unique perspective & reaffirmed equity focus in fighting for all students in closing the achievement gaps.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayor London Breed\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a number of public statements, Breed has defended Hsu and said this should be a teaching moment. The mayor made the point, publicly and repeatedly, that Hsu made a genuine apology, unlike Collins, and that this should serve as a learning opportunity for the rookie politician.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview with the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/lihanlihan/status/1550527537997963265\">SF Standard\u003c/a>, Breed said: “It was very disappointing and hurtful to the Latino and African American communities, her comments. But what I appreciated about what she did, she immediately, unlike other people who have been in the position and made comments that were hurtful to communities, she came forward and apologized. And apologized for her comments and how it impacted other communities, and she went further than that and said she wants to use this as an opportunity to have a better understanding. What I am hopeful is that we don’t just dismiss this and say ‘she needs to resign.’ How do we come together and make this a teaching moment? How do we prevent this from becoming politically divisive?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a group petition: The Chinese American Democratic Club, Friends of Lowell Foundation, SFCAUSE, United Peace Collaborative, 300+ individual signatories\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A petition supporting Hsu was signed by more than 300 individuals, including former San Francisco Democratic Party chair Mary Jung, former San Francisco supervisor Tony Hall, former redistricting commissioner Lily Ho, and by numerous Asian San Francisco groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That petition reads, “We understand that she made a mistake. She is human. But we also know that she did not do so out of any malice. She has apologized and taken responsibility for her words. She has vowed to make amends by listening, improving her own understanding, and taking critical action at the Board of Education to help all students. Ann has vowed to help bridge the communities within San Francisco. We believe, as Mayor Breed has said, that this can be a ‘teaching moment.’ Ann has already begun the work to make it one. We do not believe that Ann should resign. We do not accept that as an appropriate action.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Guardians\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, now under a new name, played a central role in the February San Francisco Board of Education recall election, moving to oust the commissioners in that election. Via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sfguardians/status/1550644839624019968?s=21&t=NYrrW_-iEavraKjtuhzVqQ\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “We don’t expect our leaders to be perfect but we do expect them to acknowledge, listen & grow when they make mistakes. Ann has demonstrated that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over 96% of SF Guardians voted to support Ann, Lainie & Lisa for the school board. And we’ll be campaigning to elect them this fall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Supervisor Gordon Mar\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mar, who represents the heavily Asian Sunset District and other westside neighborhoods, is running for reelection this November, and is therefore walking a fine line on this issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mar told KQED, by text message: “I spoke with Commissioner Hsu this weekend and believe that she is sincere in her apology, to learn from her mistakes and to repair the harm her insensitive and racist comments have had on African American and Latinx families. In several months, voters will decide whether she’s qualified to continue serving in this important role, so I’m calling for her to proactively follow through on her commitments to African American and Latinx families rather than for her resignation at this time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Board of Supervisors candidate Leanna Louie\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Louie was a central figure in pushing for last year’s recall of three San Francisco school board members. She also helped drive the recall of former District Attorney Chesa Boudin, arguing he did not make the Asian community safe. Now she’s channeling that political energy to run for District 4 supervisor against incumbent Gordon Mar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Louie told KQED, by text message: “Ann Hsu should not resign. She was speaking based on the statistics of academics reports provided by the SFUSD. There was NO intent to hurt anyone. There is too much spin and not enough understanding from the people who are calling her to resign. Ann is genuinely working hard to find solutions for better education for every student. Let’s work together, not against each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When KQED asked Louie if she believed Hsu’s comments were rooted in fact, she replied, “Yes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Board of Supervisors candidate Honey Mahogany\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahogany, a former legislative aide to now-Assemblymember Matt Haney, is also running in November’s election to represent San Francisco’s District 6, which includes South of Market, downtown and Treasure Island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahogany told KQED, via text message: “While I am hurt and upset by Ann Hsu’s words, I also think we all need time to process this and figure out a way to bring our communities together. Too many times I have seen our divisions exploited and made worse instead of doing the work to bring us together. I think there is a teachable moment here and a restorative justice approach that can be taken. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Entertainment Commissioner Cyn Wang\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cynyurita/status/1549859525649244161\">Twitter\u003c/a>, Wang said: “[Ann Hsu’s] answer to @SFParents questionnaire perpetuated racist stereotypes & deserves scrutiny. I’m encouraged by her apology + acknowledgment of systemic racism & cmmitmt to learning, but she must re-earn trust & demonstrate how she will show up for black & brown families. I also want to acknowledge that [Hsu] and her colleagues have made tremendous progress in centering student outcomes and improving governance over the last few months. I believe she’s earned the opportunity to re-earn that trust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 3.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to officially admonish commissioner Ann Hsu, saying a racist statement she made on a recent candidate questionnaire was “hurtful and perpetuates harmful stereotypes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board wrote that Hsu’s comments, “come at a time when the Board is in the process of reforming its behaviors and processes to produce better outcomes for students.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The emotional meeting prompted an outpouring of comments from many Black, Latinx and Asian families, all of whom expressed hurt and pain over the discussion. At one point during public comment, dueling camps of families shouted “Racist! Racist!” and “Support Ann Hsu!” at each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu voted for her own admonishment. Speaking to the crowd, she said systemic biases need to be overcome, “but canceling one another is not the way to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board’s condemnation — which falls short of asking Hsu to step down — comes amid a growing chorus of groups, officials and community leaders calling for her resignation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since Hsu’s statement came to light last month, the backlash against her has been swift. But that outcry is also being countered by a significant contingent of voices calling for Hsu to hold on to her job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters argue that Hsu, a leading advocate of the recall campaign that ousted three school-board members in February, has already publicly apologized for the comments and should be allowed to learn from her self-acknowledged biases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED is keeping track of the fast-growing list of organizations and officials standing behind or against Hsu in yet another incident in a long string of recent school-board controversies that has divided this city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Skip to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who-wants-hsu-to-resign\">Who wants Hsu to resign?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who-wants-hsu-to-remain\">Who wants her to stay put?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Note: Organizations and officials who weigh in on Hsu will be added to this list as we get wind of them. If you know of a group or person we’re missing, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:jrodriguez@kqed.org\">jrodriguez@kqed.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu came under fire for her recently unearthed written remarks that reinforced racist stereotypes about Black and brown families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of a \u003ca href=\"https://secureservercdn.net/45.40.152.202/o40.3f1.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FORMATTED-Ann-Hsu-English.pdf\">school board candidate survey\u003c/a> she filled out for a parent advocacy group, ahead of the November 2022 election, Hsu wrote that Black and brown families do not adequately support their children’s educations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement came in response to a question about how she would improve outcomes among marginalized students in San Francisco. Hsu wrote:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>From my very limited exposure in the past four months to the challenges of educating marginalized students especially in the black and brown community, I see one of the biggest challenges as being the lack of family support for those students. Unstable family environments caused by housing and food insecurity along with lack of parental encouragement to focus on learning cause children to not be able to focus on or value learning. That makes teachers’ work harder because they have to take care of emotional and behavioral issues of students before they can teach them. That is not fair to the teachers.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Hsu \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907806/mayor-breed-appoints-3-sfusd-parents-to-fill-school-board-seats-vacated-after-historic-recall\">was one of three new board members appointed \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907806/mayor-breed-appoints-3-sfusd-parents-to-fill-school-board-seats-vacated-after-historic-recall\">by Mayor London Breed\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907806/mayor-breed-appoints-3-sfusd-parents-to-fill-school-board-seats-vacated-after-historic-recall\"> in March\u003c/a> after San Francisco voters overwhelmingly removed Alison Collins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga from the city’s Board of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Hsu ostensibly still plans to run in November for a full term on the board, that path was called into question Tuesday when her social media accounts appeared to be deleted, and a campaign website for a coalition of candidates she is part of was taken offline. \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2022/07/ann-hsu-laine-motamedi-lisa-weissman-ward-all-in-for-sf-kids/\">Reporting by Mission Local\u003c/a> indicates the change was due to the other candidates seeking to distance themselves from her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu apologized for her remarks shortly after they were revealed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was trying to understand and address a serious problem and seek solutions, and in doing so I said things that perpetuated biases already in the system,” Hsu wrote on Twitter, adding, “I made a mistake, and I am deeply sorry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When KQED reached out for an interview, Hsu shared her previously tweeted statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As public scrutiny of Hsu intensifies, other statements she has made also have recently been questioned as racially insensitive, including one made during a May school board meeting, in which she said her son enjoyed online learning \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BivettB/status/1550894694615306240\">since he didn’t have to deal with “riff-raff.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many, though, the question over whether Hsu should stay or go is complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former supervisor and mayoral candidate Jane Kim told KQED that other Asian immigrants may gain an important perspective from seeing Hsu, as a public official, acknowledge her mistake and learn from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Certainly, for members of the Chinese community that share her perspective, it would be really helpful for them to watch her go through a public process where she grows from this moment,” Kim said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on the other hand, Kim acknowledged that Hsu is an appointed representative who sets policy for children, including Black children, and understands why many want her to step down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Once you’re a representative,” Kim said, “we have to have a good sense of what we tolerate as the beginning point for you to represent us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sometime entrepreneur who emigrated from China and worked for 20 years in the tech sector, Hsu now describes herself as a full-time family caregiver who has lived in the Richmond District for more than 30 years. Her twin sons attend Galileo Academy of Science and Technology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an odd twist of fate that it was the successful campaign to recall three school board members that galvanized Hsu’s run for a seat in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins, who is Black, faced backlash from Asian communities for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11867599/censured-sf-school-board-member-alison-collins-sues-district-colleagues-for-constitutional-rights-violations\">series of unearthed tweets\u003c/a> she wrote in 2016 — discovered and publicized by a parent activist who opposed her policies — that disparaged Asian Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins later explained she was trying to broach how people of color can remain divided. But many cited her failure to offer a straightforward apology as a political misstep that contributed to her downfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu, whose political fortunes rose from the ouster of Collins and two other board members, now faces a similar line of fire.\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That comparison has been heavily noted in conversations on social media and in community meetings, as residents question the kind of message it will send if an Asian American school board member who makes disparaging statements against Black and brown people is offered amnesty, even after her Black counterpart was recalled for similarly prejudiced remarks against Asian people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many elected officials in the city, the decision over whether to support Hsu or call for her resignation is a difficult balancing act. That’s particularly true for members of the Board of Supervisors, and their challengers in Districts 4 and 6 — representing South of Market, downtown and the Sunset District — who are on the November ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notably, the Asian electorate in San Francisco is far larger than the Black one, which some political insiders said may affect the political calculus of certain elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who-wants-hsu-to-resign\">\u003c/a>Who wants Hsu to resign?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The SF NAACP\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Sunday, members of the group voted 105-0 in favor of Hsu’s resignation. Yulanda Williams, the group’s third vice president, told KQED that Hsu’s statement shook her in a personal way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For this lady to make these types of comments is insulting. It’s harassment. It’s racist,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement, Williams said, also upended the Black-Asian community-building efforts she had been working on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu’s comments “drive a wedge in the entire process that I have been working on with many strong Asian leaders and avid supporters of unity in our community that we all want,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FitzTheReporter/status/1551378773513097216\">In a statement sent last week\u003c/a>, shortly after meeting with Hsu, the SF NAACP said, “Her comments indicate a profound disconnect between Hsu and the Black community and blame the \u003cem>effects\u003c/em> of systemic racism on the \u003cem>targets\u003c/em> of that racism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hsu’s explanation to us concerning her statements was that she has very limited knowledge of Black people, and that she is a scientist by profession, not a politician. These reasons not only ring hollow but are illogical on their face. Scientists gather empirical evidence to disprove a theory before stating it as fact. Yet she chose to make shockingly false statements about Black students and families while having no meaningful knowledge about them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The SF Latinx Democratic Club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on Twitter, the group said: “Ann Hsu ignores the Latino community, doesn’t even attempt to contact us after racist remarks are made. Hsu herself said she is ‘committed to listening, learning and growing as a person.’ Then why did she ignore the Latino community on outreach? Ann Hsu’s silence and lack of reaching out to specifically brown, Latino families clearly demonstrates her continued biases to the Latino community. The SFLDC, our community leaders and organizations have received no communication, both public and private, on setting up time for discussions to apologize and listen to the Latino community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This unwillingness to even attempt to engage our community demonstrates an even further inability to represent Latino students in SFUSD.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FitzTheReporter/status/1551378773513097216\">Also via Twitter\u003c/a>: “Commissioner Ann Hsu’s racist assertion that Black and Brown families do not ‘focus on or value learning’ is inexcusable, and she must resign. We appreciate her service, apology, and acknowledgment of her own bias and ignorance; and that bias and ignorance is disqualifying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Commissioner Hsu cannot expect the communities she has denigrated to wait for her to unlearn her biases while representing them. She cannot continue to serve a public that has not elected her, and whose trust she has now betrayed. This is yet another damaging distraction for a struggling district. We hope Commissioner Hsu puts students first to do the right thing and resign. If she wishes to serve, she must run and re-earn the trust of the public. She cannot and must not continue in an unelected position.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The San Francisco Democratic Party\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Democratic Party board voted late Wednesday night, July 27, to put the party on record asking Hsu to resign. In the \u003ca href=\"https://app.box.com/s/sawt6229gay1fcw961p60x18w9dmp8ji\">resolution it voted to approve\u003c/a>, the board states, “RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Democratic Party stands firmly with the Black community in ensuring that the San Francisco Board of Education is free of racial bias and animus, and urges Board Member Ann Hsu to resign immediately and withdraw her candidacy for San Francisco Board of Education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Labor Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The council represents 100 affiliate unions, including more than 100,000 working people in the city. \u003ca href=\"https://sflaborcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/07-22-22-KTavaglioneStatement-HsuShouldResign.pdf\">On its website\u003c/a>, the group said: “The San Francisco Labor Council is calling upon School Board Member Ann Hsu to step down from her newly appointed position. Fresh off the recall from earlier this year, San Francisco cannot afford to get tied up in another racist scandal in our School District. Hsu, who was a leader in the recall effort, must abide by the same principles that she used against former school board members.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asian and Pacific Islander Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, which represents more than 50 Asian and Pacific Islander organizations in the city, has received some blowback from individual members who didn’t agree with its statement, made via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/api_council/status/1550299213505761281\">Twitter\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Asian and Pacific Islander Council of San Francisco condemns the careless and racist remarks that have surfaced from (Ann Hsu) … as an organization that stands in solidarity with communities of color, these comments are unacceptable and unbecoming of a leader who is in the position of education and influencing the futures of our diverse student population. We acknowledge that an apology has been issued by Commissioner Hsu, but do not believe that it absolves the Commissioner from the harm that has been caused. We respectfully ask Commissioner Hsu to resign from her position as School Board member.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alice is one of two prominent LGBTQ political clubs in San Francisco and a regularly sought-after endorsement in elections. The club’s statement, via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AliceLGBTQDems/status/1550220687570116611\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “Racism, Xenophobia, and other discriminatory language and behavior is simply unacceptable. To have this situation come up again from the governing body overseeing the well-being of San Francisco’s children is appalling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We join the community voices in respectfully asking School Board Commissioner Ann Hsu to step down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We don’t need more examples of harmful behavior and language being accepted in this country, and certainly not in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Enough is enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Black Wallstreet\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of its public response, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFBlackWallSt/status/1550292439675445248\">the organization said\u003c/a>: “We believe Hsu’s statements were informed by her inherent racist biases and reflected her true beliefs regarding 36 percent of Black and Brown students attending school in the San Francisco Unified School District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Beliefs like Hsu’s are how slavery and Jim Crow laws that dehumanized Black people and enforced segregation and inequality were able to prevail for over 400 years in America. In the last 50 years, communities of color have experienced astronomical financial and educational gains as a result of the Civil Rights Movement led by the Black Community seeking better access to quality education and living wages. Hsu’s statements were offensive and erased our community’s history of fighting for quality education for our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Black & Asian Alliance Network\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, founded by a person of \u003ca href=\"https://thegrio.com/2021/05/28/megan-thomas-and-johnathan-gibbs-on-being-black-asian-in-2021/?jwsource=cl\">mixed Black and Asian background\u003c/a>, issued its statement via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BAANorg/status/1552068403451543555\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “We recognize the many people who Hsu and her supporters continually erase with conversations that put non-engagement from parents and issues of poverty at the feet of ‘Black and Brown’ students. Operating from a framework that divides ‘Black and Brown’ students from Asian students, many of whom also live in poverty, many of whom also live in environments where there is a lack of parental leadership, is operating directly from the book of the Model Minority Myth and White Supremacy. It is racist, full stop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Young Democrats\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Its statement, via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFYD/status/1550532522471174145\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “We join @SFBlackWallSt, @SFLatinxDems, @api_council, @harveymilkclub, @AliceLGBTQDems, Coleman Advocates, @UESF, @shamannwalton, @conniechansf, @DeanPreston, & community members across SF in strongly condemning BOE Commissioner Ann Hsu’s racist remarks & urging her to resign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>United Educators of San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, UESF President Cassondra Curiel said: “It is sad and stunning that someone who is supposed to represent the interests of all San Francisco public school students responded in a written candidate survey with racist and offensive comments. Ann Hsu has no place in the education of our children and must resign and get out of the school board race.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Rose Pak Democratic Club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The club advocates for issues in Asian communities and beyond in San Francisco. Via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RosePakDemClub/status/1552076352823562241?s=20&t=JyasMda9tZA6fJ7ksf8cKA\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “In cases like this, RPDC must listen and center our conversation around the groups harmed–Black and Brown communities. They have spoken clearly … A year ago, we wrote in a statement that, “the Chinese community continues to be painted with a single brush stroke by those who refuse to acknowledge the nuances of our existence.” The same can be said about our Black and Brown families. Hsu has regretfully shown herself to be an active participant in this narrative. The Rose Pak Democratic Club has no choice but to formally call on Commissioner Ann Hsu to resign from the San Francisco Board of Education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>African American Parent Advisory Council\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parent group’s statement, via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BivettB/status/1550272794616688640?s=20&t=EVF7QwXUPcn4fD_zUErZlQ\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “How can we as Black families trust the Board to revise the district’s values and goals with our children in mind when members so boldly spew hateful and harmful ideas about students and families with no response from the rest of the Board? If the Board allows racism within its own ranks to stand with only a Twitter apology as acknowledgment, what message does that send throughout the entire district?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement issued \u003ca href=\"https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/2022_07_21_Statement_on_Commissioner_Ann_Hsu%27s_Remarks.pdf\">at the Board of Supervisors\u003c/a>, Walton said Hsu should resign: “This is flat out wrong and racist to perpetuate harmful stereotypes on Black and Brown students and their families who have been disenfranchised by systemic racism for decades. It is disheartening that someone in a position responsible for making decisions for 50,000 children lead with racism and stereotypical characterizations. There’s no learning curve for how to treat people and respect people of different cultures when you’re in a leadership\u003cbr>\nposition as a Commissioner on the Board of Education. Bottom line, these statements are reflective of how a person really feels and it is evident that anyone with these beliefs should not be responsible for making decisions for our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chan, who represents the Richmond District, where Hsu lives, wrote \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/conniechansf/status/1550152832480776192\">on Twitter\u003c/a>: “I am disappointed and disheartened by Commissioner Ann Hsu’s anti-Black and racist statements made and reported in at least two occasions by the media. Her words perpetuate racist stereotypes and further divide communities of color in a time when we need to stand united against hate. I thank Commissioner Hsu for her service and respectfully ask her to step down from her position on the Board of Education so that we can get back on track to ensure all students and their families can receive the quality, equitable public education they deserve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DeanPreston/status/1550520310419492869\">Twitter, Preston said\u003c/a>: “I join my colleagues and many others in unequivocally condemning appointed school board member Ann Hsu’s racist comments. Her written comments suggesting that Black and brown parents do not value learning show prejudice, ignorance, and a lack of fitness to serve the families and students who rely on our public schools. Her apology was an important step in addressing the harm she has caused for the community. However, if this is how she views Black and brown families, it is hard to see how she can be an effective member of our Board of Education. I join my colleagues @shamannwalton and @conniechansf in urging appointee Ann Hsu to resign from the School Board. I further urge her to drop out of the race for School Board in this election cycle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Supervisor Ahsha Safaí\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Ahsha_Safai/status/1550624601780019201\">a statement on Twitter\u003c/a>, Safaí said: “[Ann Hsu] should resign from the SF BOE. Her racist statements about Black and Brown children and their parents perpetuates decades long stereotypes. We need leaders who respect and are willing to learn from all communities. Let us remember – serving on the BOE is a privilege.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART Board Member Bevan Dufty\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BevanDufty/status/1551333825128562689\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “I believe that [Hsu] should resign in the interest of current and future @SFUSD African American & Latino families. Her answer on a campaign questionnaire was deliberate and revealed a deep ignorance that can’t be glossed over by a select handful of staged appearances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Board of Education candidate Alida Fisher\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This local parent is running for SF Board of Education. Her statement, via her website: “The conversation triggered by Commissioner Hsu’s racist statement is taking us backwards to the toxic divisions that we experienced a year ago. The statement showed a lack of understanding of our communities in San Francisco. Racial and ethnic groups are again being pitted against each other. This needs to stop now for the health and wellbeing of our children and youth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Berniecrats\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The local chapter of the national Berniecrats group wrote publicly: “Hsu’s statement perpetuates racist stereotypes of Black and Brown familial situations and values. This reflects a pattern of behavior that Hsu has exhibited, both prior to and during her appointed term on the Board of Education, a deep-seated bias that, we believe in good faith, cannot be unlearned expediently enough to avoid voting on future School Board motions to the detriment of our Black and Brown communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who-wants-hsu-to-remain\">\u003c/a>Who wants Hsu to remain in office?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Chinese Parent Advisory Council\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CPACSF/status/1549971631560224768\">statement on Twitter\u003c/a>, the group said: “CPAC recognizes systemic, social & economic factors that prevent Black & Brown students from achieving education potential. Commissioner Hsu’s wordings were not chosen w care & caused harm. She has shown leadership in her unconditional apology & commitment to repairing that harm. We are confident that she will take this opportunity to leverage her unique perspective & reaffirmed equity focus in fighting for all students in closing the achievement gaps.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mayor London Breed\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a number of public statements, Breed has defended Hsu and said this should be a teaching moment. The mayor made the point, publicly and repeatedly, that Hsu made a genuine apology, unlike Collins, and that this should serve as a learning opportunity for the rookie politician.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview with the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/lihanlihan/status/1550527537997963265\">SF Standard\u003c/a>, Breed said: “It was very disappointing and hurtful to the Latino and African American communities, her comments. But what I appreciated about what she did, she immediately, unlike other people who have been in the position and made comments that were hurtful to communities, she came forward and apologized. And apologized for her comments and how it impacted other communities, and she went further than that and said she wants to use this as an opportunity to have a better understanding. What I am hopeful is that we don’t just dismiss this and say ‘she needs to resign.’ How do we come together and make this a teaching moment? How do we prevent this from becoming politically divisive?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In a group petition: The Chinese American Democratic Club, Friends of Lowell Foundation, SFCAUSE, United Peace Collaborative, 300+ individual signatories\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A petition supporting Hsu was signed by more than 300 individuals, including former San Francisco Democratic Party chair Mary Jung, former San Francisco supervisor Tony Hall, former redistricting commissioner Lily Ho, and by numerous Asian San Francisco groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That petition reads, “We understand that she made a mistake. She is human. But we also know that she did not do so out of any malice. She has apologized and taken responsibility for her words. She has vowed to make amends by listening, improving her own understanding, and taking critical action at the Board of Education to help all students. Ann has vowed to help bridge the communities within San Francisco. We believe, as Mayor Breed has said, that this can be a ‘teaching moment.’ Ann has already begun the work to make it one. We do not believe that Ann should resign. We do not accept that as an appropriate action.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Guardians\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group, now under a new name, played a central role in the February San Francisco Board of Education recall election, moving to oust the commissioners in that election. Via \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sfguardians/status/1550644839624019968?s=21&t=NYrrW_-iEavraKjtuhzVqQ\">Twitter\u003c/a>: “We don’t expect our leaders to be perfect but we do expect them to acknowledge, listen & grow when they make mistakes. Ann has demonstrated that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over 96% of SF Guardians voted to support Ann, Lainie & Lisa for the school board. And we’ll be campaigning to elect them this fall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Supervisor Gordon Mar\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mar, who represents the heavily Asian Sunset District and other westside neighborhoods, is running for reelection this November, and is therefore walking a fine line on this issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mar told KQED, by text message: “I spoke with Commissioner Hsu this weekend and believe that she is sincere in her apology, to learn from her mistakes and to repair the harm her insensitive and racist comments have had on African American and Latinx families. In several months, voters will decide whether she’s qualified to continue serving in this important role, so I’m calling for her to proactively follow through on her commitments to African American and Latinx families rather than for her resignation at this time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Board of Supervisors candidate Leanna Louie\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Louie was a central figure in pushing for last year’s recall of three San Francisco school board members. She also helped drive the recall of former District Attorney Chesa Boudin, arguing he did not make the Asian community safe. Now she’s channeling that political energy to run for District 4 supervisor against incumbent Gordon Mar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Louie told KQED, by text message: “Ann Hsu should not resign. She was speaking based on the statistics of academics reports provided by the SFUSD. There was NO intent to hurt anyone. There is too much spin and not enough understanding from the people who are calling her to resign. Ann is genuinely working hard to find solutions for better education for every student. Let’s work together, not against each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When KQED asked Louie if she believed Hsu’s comments were rooted in fact, she replied, “Yes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Board of Supervisors candidate Honey Mahogany\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahogany, a former legislative aide to now-Assemblymember Matt Haney, is also running in November’s election to represent San Francisco’s District 6, which includes South of Market, downtown and Treasure Island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahogany told KQED, via text message: “While I am hurt and upset by Ann Hsu’s words, I also think we all need time to process this and figure out a way to bring our communities together. Too many times I have seen our divisions exploited and made worse instead of doing the work to bring us together. I think there is a teachable moment here and a restorative justice approach that can be taken. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Entertainment Commissioner Cyn Wang\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cynyurita/status/1549859525649244161\">Twitter\u003c/a>, Wang said: “[Ann Hsu’s] answer to @SFParents questionnaire perpetuated racist stereotypes & deserves scrutiny. I’m encouraged by her apology + acknowledgment of systemic racism & cmmitmt to learning, but she must re-earn trust & demonstrate how she will show up for black & brown families. I also want to acknowledge that [Hsu] and her colleagues have made tremendous progress in centering student outcomes and improving governance over the last few months. I believe she’s earned the opportunity to re-earn that trust.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Matt Wayne just finished his first week on the job as the new superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, where he replaces Vincent Matthews, who retired last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wayne, who led Hayward schools for the last five years, now heads up one of the largest school districts in the state during a particularly turbulent time. SFUSD faces a slew of challenges, including (but certainly not limited to) a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-school-board-cuts-school-administrative-16702890.php#:~:text=Hoping%20to%20prevent%20a%20state,support%20services%2C%20operations%20and%20administration.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$125 million budget deficit\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/SFUSD-enrollment-plummets-this-year-doubling-17073854.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declining enrollment\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858202/lowells-black-students-and-alumni-push-elite-sf-school-to-confront-history-of-racism\">racial equity issues\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908606/sf-teachers-end-4-day-protest-after-union-district-agree-on-quick-fix-to-major-payroll-errors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ongoing teacher payroll problems\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858457/as-battle-over-reopening-san-francisco-schools-turns-ugly-equity-emerges-as-fault-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lingering frustration\u003c/a> from parents over how long it took the district to reopen its schools during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED's Adhiti Bandlamudi spoke to Wayne on Friday about how he plans to hit the ground running and address some of those issues head-on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>ADHITI BANDLAMUDI: What's the biggest challenge you see as you move into this new position?\u003c/strong>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Matt Wayne, SFUSD superintendent\"]'I think I'm coming in understanding there needs to be some time and space for healing and coming together as a community.'[/pullquote]\u003cstrong>MATT WAYNE:\u003c/strong> I think the biggest challenge is what many districts face in education, and particularly in San Francisco: just the need to reset and recover from two-plus years of a pandemic, and what has been the most challenging time for me in my education career and I think for educators everywhere. And then on top of that, some of the specific challenges San Francisco has faced, I think I'm coming in understanding there needs to be some time and space for healing and coming together as a community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When you joined Hayward Unified several years ago, that district was also going through a turbulent time. Your predecessor had been fired for misusing public funds and had a reputation for a bad temper. Do you feel like that experience prepared you in some way for what you're coming into now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Definitely. I feel like I understand what it means to lead during these challenging times. And so yes, that was another situation where it was important to come in and listen and learn and help bring the community together. And I definitely felt like I was able to make connections with the city and with the parents and with families. And we were able to focus on what matters, which is student outcomes and serving our students and families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I know everybody in San Francisco wants the best for our students, wants the best for our district. And again, there needs to be that time and space to come together and say, \"What are we going to focus on then to achieve our goals?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Back in March, the district transitioned to a new employee payroll system that caused massive issues. Some teachers still aren't getting paid or seeing their benefits calculated correctly. What's the solution there?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAs I said, I'm coming in to listen and learn. But I do know there are issues that need to be addressed right away. So this is my first week and I'll be having my third meeting on EmPower [the payroll system] this week just to really understand the problems and know what we need to do moving forward.[aside postID=news_11900721 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/recall1.png']Our team has laid out some critical areas where we need to invest to make sure we're addressing these issues that come up. We need to invest in having the appropriate staffing, reviewing our payroll to make sure we're keeping people whole and then just making sure that the system works for us. And so I'm learning what that will take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then I'm definitely here to support the team to make sure that we start the school year and that during this school year we're working together to address all those concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I mean, what it did is it revealed that we have a system that really for 20 years hadn't had any investment. And we need to now make sure that we're addressing those issues and setting up a system that's going to work for us for the next 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Unified faces a budget crisis with a projected deficit of over $125 million per year, and its financial management is under scrutiny from the state. How do you plan to bridge that gap?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWell, fortunately the budget for 2022-23 brings good news for education. It's a record education budget that is definitely going to help us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then, what I'm excited about in starting my superintendency is the board has committed to a process where we're going to go through to update our vision and values and, most importantly, set goals for student outcomes. Because, yes, we have a budget issue, but a budget is really about — what are our priorities? And so by going through this process, we'll make sure we're identifying our priorities around student outcomes and then can organize our resources around that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board and the district did a good job of making sure we can meet our fiscal obligations for the 2022-23 school year. And so we have time this year to understand our priorities and then align the budget according to those priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Some people have raised concerns that the district is top heavy, with too many highly paid employees at the district office level. Would you do an audit and possible reorganization to address those concerns?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAs I'm coming in, there's a lot of transitions at the district level. I'm definitely going to be looking at everything in the organization. We'll be going through a process to assess how we're organized. There's an opportunity to do an audit and then determine how we can meet the needs of our schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if we're going to have district-wide student goals for student outcomes, we need to have a district office that's supporting that. But how can it be organized so it's efficient and effective and where our resources are supporting our students and our schools?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The district has \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Big-votes-on-Lowell-and-Washington-mural-before-17259285.php\">restored merit-based admissions at Lowell High School\u003c/a>, but some have suggested that it might be violating state law by doing so. What approach are you planning to take in that debate on the school status as an elite academic institution and racial equity?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Matt Wayne, SFUSD superintendent\"]'It's such a vibrant city and vibrant district and vibrant community that it's really neat to come in and know how invested people are in the schools and the school district and wanting this district to thrive and do well.'[/pullquote]What I'm pleased about is that the board, in their resolution, committed to a process of coming together as a community to really reenvision our high school design overall, as well as what we're doing with our selective high schools, such as Lowell and Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. And I think there does need to be that time to talk through what are our values and how do we make sure our schools and the opportunities provided to our high school students reflect those values.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I greatly value educational equity and want to make sure that our systems and structures are not replicating inequities. And I also want to make sure that we're providing an excellent education to our students, so that families feel confident when they send their students to high school that they are going to have a rigorous academic experience and be prepared for college or a career when they leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Enrollment has declined about 5% this year. That's about 2,500 students who won't be attending SFUSD schools. This is partially because some parents have turned to private schools. Others have opted to homeschool their kids, and some have just left the city. How do you plan to bring those students back to the district? Will you need to consider closing some schools?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So again, this is part of the listening and learning to understand the why behind the enrollment drop. You named a few reasons, but I think this really needs to be examined and assessed. Most districts in California are experiencing declining enrollment. And so, the question becomes what's within our control — such as, if families aren't feeling that the programs we're providing are serving them. And then, what's not within our control — like, when we're talking about families not being able to afford to live in the city or to live in the Bay Area and moving to other areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think we need to examine this, identify those areas that are within our control and then think through, what do we do to either bring the students back or organize our schools so that they're meeting the community needs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What was the most daunting aspect about taking this job? And now that you're a week into it, has that perspective changed at all?\u003c/strong>[aside label=\"More SFUSD coverage\" tag=\"sfusd\"]What is both daunting and exciting about joining SF Unified is that it's such a vibrant city and vibrant district and vibrant community that it's really neat to come in and know how invested people are in the schools and the school district and wanting this district to thrive and do well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think what's daunting is everybody wants the school district to thrive and do well. And there's so many ideas for how to do that, that how are we going to take those in and, again, focus on a few things that really matter to improve student outcomes?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because that's what we need to be about as a district. We're here to ensure that our students are learning and achieving and leaving prepared for the 21st century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are there other concerns you're thinking about as you enter this new role? 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"content": "\u003cp>Nikki Santiago paused on the steps of the San Francisco Unified School District headquarters in early June, fumbling for her notes, before taking the microphone. In front of her, a small crowd of parents and young children held colorful handmade signs that read, “Save Filipino Language Program at Longfellow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This program has really helped my child blossom into the person that she is,” Santiago told the crowd, referring to her older daughter, who had just graduated from the program.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Nikki Santiago, SFUSD parent and organizer\"]‘This program has really helped my child blossom into the person that she is. She used to be very, very reserved and now she’s not just a proud American, but she’s a proud Filipino.’[/pullquote]“She used to be very, very reserved and now she’s not just a proud American, but she’s a proud Filipino,” Santiago added. “And that is really important for an immigrant like myself — to be able to represent my Filipino-ness outside my country and be proud and stand tall in a city that eats us up in the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks earlier, the families here had learned the district was planning to significantly downsize the Filipino language program at Longfellow Elementary School by combining its kindergarten and first grade classes, reducing the number of spots available by roughly half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Located in San Francisco’s Excelsior neighborhood, the school hosts a large Filipino student body. 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Because there is no equivalent program in Fremont, she was able to apply for an interdistrict transfer to SFUSD so her daughter could attend Longfellow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To be in limbo now for my younger child and not know whether or not she’ll be afforded the same opportunity?” Santiago told the crowd. “As a parent, you just fight for what’s best for your kids, for what’s right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santiago emigrated here from the Philippines when she was 18. She says growing up as a first-generation immigrant without the validation of her culture affected her self-confidence and made it harder for her to succeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The language program, she says, offers that validation, while also helping to strengthen the bond between children and their Filipino-born parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11918622\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11918622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"A teacher wearing a mask speaks with young students outside. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Longfellow Elementary School teacher Jeffrey Lapitan speaks with students at the school on June 23, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You have to be able to also show the kids that you can be proud as an American, but you can also be proud as a Filipino in the United States. Because a lot of my identity crisis came from the fact that I felt very disconnected to my homeland, growing up in the Philippines and coming to the United States,” she told KQED. “And a lot of my logic still stems from the culture, the tradition, the history that I experienced as a Filipino in the Philippines.”[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_10666155,news_11823900,news_11883382\"]It’s one thing for parents to emphasize this at home, says Santiago, but when your kid’s public school honors your heritage, it sends a powerful message that you, too, belong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s not just Filipino students who benefit from the program, says Laurie Hughes, a humanities teacher whose two grandsons attend. “What my grandson has learned in kindergarten, first, second and third grade totally makes sense for ethnic studies and high school. None of his background is Filipino. It doesn’t make any difference. They’re learning this amazing language and culture and history that is part of San Francisco in the district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many other school districts, San Francisco Unified is scrambling to figure out how to deal with \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/San-Francisco-lost-about-7-of-its-public-school-17134833.php#:~:text=Enrollment%20at%20San%20Francisco%20public,7%25%20since%20before%20the%20pandemic.\">a significant drop in student enrollment\u003c/a> — one fueled in large part by the pandemic — that ultimately translates to less state funding. The district lost roughly 3,600 students, or 7% of its student body, in the 2019-2020 and 2021-22 school years, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ad/enrolldowndata.asp\">state education data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outgoing SFUSD Superintendent Vincent Matthews, who attended the rally, told demonstrators the district is going through “huge budget issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the pushes from the state has been that we have to align our resources to the number of students,” he said, noting that the district was condensing the Longfellow language program because only about 20 students had signed up for it for next year — roughly half its capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11918623\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11918623\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"A teacher sits on a desk in his classroom\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Longfellow Elementary School Filipino-language program teacher Jeffrey Lapitan poses for a portrait at the school on June 23, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>District officials note that under-enrollment is not unique to this program — there were almost 1,700 unfilled elementary school language pathway spaces in the district in 2021-22. The district says it is trying to maintain existing pathway programs by combining classes, with the option of expanding them in the future if and when more students apply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But advocates of the Longfellow program argue it has been consistently at capacity for much of its 10-year existence — up until the pandemic hit — and soon will be so again. They’ve recently reached out to families to encourage more students to enroll, and hundreds of people have signed a petition urging the district to lift the new enrollment cap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Filipinos have contributed to this community for years and decades. And it’s very personal to me,” said Santiago, who is helping lead the organizing effort. “It’s really, really backwards of the district to do it, kind of like hush-hush. They didn’t even give a warning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers in the program mobilized first, alerting parents. Jeffrey Lapitan, who teaches kindergarten in the program, says parents activated quickly, using the remote networks they had formed during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They made it a real big point for them to organize themselves through email, through texting. They have their own little text thread group for organizing playdates and things like that,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11918624\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11918624\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands in front of an elementary school.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikki Santiago poses for a portrait outside Longfellow Elementary School in San Francisco on June 23, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of those teachers and students volunteered to make the buttons everyone wore to the rally, Lapitan says. “So really, just using those personal connections.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parents also contacted \u003ca href=\"http://www.pepsf.org/pep-at-longfellow.html\">Pin@y Educational Partnerships\u003c/a>, part of a larger network of Filipino ethnic studies classes at local colleges and several high schools that was founded by San Francisco State students. And they notified the Filipino Community Center, created out of a Filipino workers rights’ movement in 2005, which had the line to Supervisor Ahsha Safaí, who represents the Excelsior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santiago says she was a community organizer in college but hadn’t taken to the streets in protest since having children. Now she was coming up with slogans for the signs and joining committees in planning the rally and the social media push.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That organizing instinct, she says, is deeply rooted in a long history of Filipino activism in San Francisco and California. It’s a history she can recite easily, from the trailblazing Filipino organizers who helped \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10666155/50-years-later-the-forgotten-origins-of-the-historic-delano-grape-strike\">lead the fight for farmworkers rights\u003c/a> in the 1960s, to the movement, the next decade, to save the \u003ca href=\"https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Battle_for_the_International_Hotel\">International Hotel\u003c/a>, a low-income apartment building in the heart of San Francisco’s Manilatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re scrappers. We’re used to being in front of the fight,” she said. “So to say that this fight is over, I think that’s neglecting the history of how Filipinos are just relentless.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In late June, Santiago finally learned her daughter had been accepted at Longfellow. But some other families she knows were not as fortunate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is separating our communities,” she said. “And we are going to continue speaking up on this issue until it’s righted.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A professional chef, Santiago recently moved with her children to Fremont, but says she is willing to make the commute. Because there is no equivalent program in Fremont, she was able to apply for an interdistrict transfer to SFUSD so her daughter could attend Longfellow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To be in limbo now for my younger child and not know whether or not she’ll be afforded the same opportunity?” Santiago told the crowd. “As a parent, you just fight for what’s best for your kids, for what’s right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santiago emigrated here from the Philippines when she was 18. She says growing up as a first-generation immigrant without the validation of her culture affected her self-confidence and made it harder for her to succeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The language program, she says, offers that validation, while also helping to strengthen the bond between children and their Filipino-born parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11918622\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11918622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"A teacher wearing a mask speaks with young students outside. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56780_006_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Longfellow Elementary School teacher Jeffrey Lapitan speaks with students at the school on June 23, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You have to be able to also show the kids that you can be proud as an American, but you can also be proud as a Filipino in the United States. Because a lot of my identity crisis came from the fact that I felt very disconnected to my homeland, growing up in the Philippines and coming to the United States,” she told KQED. “And a lot of my logic still stems from the culture, the tradition, the history that I experienced as a Filipino in the Philippines.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>It’s one thing for parents to emphasize this at home, says Santiago, but when your kid’s public school honors your heritage, it sends a powerful message that you, too, belong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s not just Filipino students who benefit from the program, says Laurie Hughes, a humanities teacher whose two grandsons attend. “What my grandson has learned in kindergarten, first, second and third grade totally makes sense for ethnic studies and high school. None of his background is Filipino. It doesn’t make any difference. They’re learning this amazing language and culture and history that is part of San Francisco in the district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many other school districts, San Francisco Unified is scrambling to figure out how to deal with \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/San-Francisco-lost-about-7-of-its-public-school-17134833.php#:~:text=Enrollment%20at%20San%20Francisco%20public,7%25%20since%20before%20the%20pandemic.\">a significant drop in student enrollment\u003c/a> — one fueled in large part by the pandemic — that ultimately translates to less state funding. The district lost roughly 3,600 students, or 7% of its student body, in the 2019-2020 and 2021-22 school years, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ad/enrolldowndata.asp\">state education data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outgoing SFUSD Superintendent Vincent Matthews, who attended the rally, told demonstrators the district is going through “huge budget issues.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the pushes from the state has been that we have to align our resources to the number of students,” he said, noting that the district was condensing the Longfellow language program because only about 20 students had signed up for it for next year — roughly half its capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11918623\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11918623\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"A teacher sits on a desk in his classroom\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56775_002_KQED_JeffreyLapitanLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Longfellow Elementary School Filipino-language program teacher Jeffrey Lapitan poses for a portrait at the school on June 23, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>District officials note that under-enrollment is not unique to this program — there were almost 1,700 unfilled elementary school language pathway spaces in the district in 2021-22. The district says it is trying to maintain existing pathway programs by combining classes, with the option of expanding them in the future if and when more students apply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But advocates of the Longfellow program argue it has been consistently at capacity for much of its 10-year existence — up until the pandemic hit — and soon will be so again. They’ve recently reached out to families to encourage more students to enroll, and hundreds of people have signed a petition urging the district to lift the new enrollment cap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Filipinos have contributed to this community for years and decades. And it’s very personal to me,” said Santiago, who is helping lead the organizing effort. “It’s really, really backwards of the district to do it, kind of like hush-hush. They didn’t even give a warning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers in the program mobilized first, alerting parents. Jeffrey Lapitan, who teaches kindergarten in the program, says parents activated quickly, using the remote networks they had formed during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They made it a real big point for them to organize themselves through email, through texting. They have their own little text thread group for organizing playdates and things like that,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11918624\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11918624\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands in front of an elementary school.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/RS56787_007_KQED_NikkiSantiagoLongfellowElem_06232022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikki Santiago poses for a portrait outside Longfellow Elementary School in San Francisco on June 23, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of those teachers and students volunteered to make the buttons everyone wore to the rally, Lapitan says. “So really, just using those personal connections.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parents also contacted \u003ca href=\"http://www.pepsf.org/pep-at-longfellow.html\">Pin@y Educational Partnerships\u003c/a>, part of a larger network of Filipino ethnic studies classes at local colleges and several high schools that was founded by San Francisco State students. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>About 20 San Francisco Unified School District teachers and staff camped out with sleeping bags in district offices Monday night, demanding administrators fix payroll system glitches that have caused major paycheck delays for hundreds of educators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have exhausted our patience,” said Cassondra Curiel, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, the union representing district teachers. “Folks like to say teachers are heroes and angels. We are people. We are parents. We are renters. We are roommates and we are workers. We are professionals. And we must be paid.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11908199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11908199 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/025_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022.jpg\" alt=\"UESF President Cassondra Curiel brings a box of complaints to SFUSD Superintendent Vincent Matthews\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/025_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/025_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/025_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/025_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/025_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">United Educators of San Francisco President Cassondra Curiel with a box of complaint letters, which she delivered to SFUSD Superintendent Vincent Matthews, on March 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Following a larger rally outside the district’s Franklin Street headquarters, Curiel led the small group into the building and delivered a box of letters from teachers to Superintendent Vincent Matthews, excoriating the district’s handling of the payroll issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As many as 1,500 educators in the San Francisco school district \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907979/sf-school-district-apologizes-for-not-paying-underpaying-hundreds-of-teachers-but-the-problem-persists\">may not have received their full paychecks\u003c/a> or haven’t been paid at all over the last month, according to the union, which represents some 6,500 educators. The problem stems from the district switching to a new accounting system, but may also speak to deeper troubles in its finance department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11908251\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS54339_034_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11908251\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS54339_034_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Several people put down sleeping bags on the floor of an office.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS54339_034_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS54339_034_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS54339_034_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS54339_034_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS54339_034_KQED_SFUSDProtest_03142022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco teachers lay out sleeping bags on the floor of the district’s headquarters on March 14, 2022, to protest a botched payroll system that left many staff underpaid. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The turmoil comes as the district and school board leadership are under intense scrutiny for their inability to successfully manage finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Hector Pineda arrived for an all-staff meeting last Monday at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood, he found colleagues on their phones, frantically checking their bank accounts. Word was spreading fast that there was something wrong with their paychecks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pineda, a seventh grade social studies teacher in the sixth year of his career, quickly discovered he was missing a large chunk of money. “I moved money from savings into my checking account to cover my rent,” Pineda said. “Fortunately I had that and a supportive partner, or I would have been in trouble.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district owes another teacher, Kyle Prince, $4,500. Prince teaches ethnic studies at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School, also in the Portola, and was still getting paid for that work. But he also depends on income from teaching at the district’s online school and night school. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Elisa Romero, SFUSD school counselor\"]'I will be wiping out a lot of savings to pay this and it feels like a punch in the stomach. I owe a lot of money because the district screwed up.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just as he was about to pay for his wedding, Prince found he was being shortchanged. “Graciously, I have family to support me, so I turned to them. And my fiancée, we had a little bit in savings,” Prince said. He has so far recovered just $1,200 of the $4,500 he has calculated he is missing, months after he reported the errors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love my job and I love teaching, but it's been really tough working the extra hours and, all of a sudden, not knowing how your paycheck is supposed to be,” Prince said. “And no one has been able to tell me anything concrete. It seems like they're building a boat as it's afloat. I've gotten conflicting information from even the higher-ups, you know, from the principals and the coordinators.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As many as 1,500 educators in the San Francisco school district may not be receiving their full paychecks or haven’t been paid at all in the last month, according to United Educators of San Francisco, the teachers union, which represents some 6,500 educators in the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problem stems from the district switching to a new accounting system, but may also speak to deeper troubles in its finance department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turmoil comes as the district and school board leadership are under intense scrutiny for their inability to successfully manage finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Laura Dudnick, a spokesperson for the district, issued a statement saying the district apologizes, takes full responsibility and is trying to fix the issue, blaming problems on the transition from an antiquated payroll system to EMPowerSF, the new system that cost the district $9.5 million to install.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is inexcusable and should not have happened,” Dudnick said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district says the vast majority of its 10,000 employees have been properly paid through the new system, even as a growing number of teachers are reporting irregularities on their monthly paychecks — issues that first emerged two months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district has since moved 10 administrative staff from other duties to support payroll, a district spokesperson said in a statement, adding that staff are “working to figure out any error patterns caused by the new process or system configuration so that corrections are made for subsequent pay periods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11908039\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1196px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Kyle-Prince-SFUSD-teacher-e1647281348822.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11908039\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Kyle-Prince-SFUSD-teacher-e1647281348822.jpg\" alt=\"A man sits in a room, smiling, wearing a yellow jacket, perched on the armrest of a sofa.\" width=\"1196\" height=\"996\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Kyle-Prince-SFUSD-teacher-e1647281348822.jpg 1196w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Kyle-Prince-SFUSD-teacher-e1647281348822-800x666.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Kyle-Prince-SFUSD-teacher-e1647281348822-1020x849.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Kyle-Prince-SFUSD-teacher-e1647281348822-160x133.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyle Prince, who teaches ethnic studies at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco, says he has been waiting three months for his missing pay from the district. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Kyle Prince)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like Prince, most of the educators affected are those who have additional jobs outside their main teaching positions — including those working extra hours as paraeducators, substitute teachers or Saturday school instructors.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some teachers, including those on leave, also have reported issues with benefits and withholdings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elisa Romero, a counselor with the district, got a call from her accountant last week. “My accountant was shocked. He told me I owed $8,000 between federal and state [taxes]. I usually owe about $2,000 every year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Romero told the district it had under-withheld her taxes in 2021, she said the district told her to go and change her withholding for the current year. But that won’t fix this year's problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I will be wiping out a lot of savings to pay this and it feels like a punch in the stomach. I owe a lot of money because the district screwed up,” she said. “It's a bitter pill to swallow. It's very hard to come up with $8,000 by April 18, and I am considering selling my mutual funds to cover it. It just really brought me to tears.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond the initial cost of installing the new payroll system, the school board last year approved two more payments for transition costs, totaling an additional $4.2 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They said the additional money was needed for more transitional time and prep,” said school board commissioner Matt Alexander, noting his frustration. “They wanted all that money to make for a smooth rollout, but all the stuff that they were trying to prevent is happening. It is anything but smooth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than a hundred educators had to take time off teaching and parent-teacher conferences last week to attend a district pop-up clinic to try to fix their paychecks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the district has made out 861 new checks to educators, according to the teachers union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district says it has set up a support-ticketing system to help accurately track and follow up on every issue of nonpayment or underpayment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Linh Gee, an English teacher at Burton High, said she filed several tickets since realizing the district underpaid her roughly $4,500 — and was told a payroll specialist would assist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That's the third time that I've submitted the ticket, and so far no one has reached out to me,” said Gee, who also teaches online and night classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11908038\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11908038\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman smiling.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burton High teacher Linh Gee says she has filed multiple help tickets with the district to recoup the nearly $4,500 the district owes her. She is still waiting. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Linh Gee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I mean, this year has been really rough to begin with already. So to do your job to help kids who are not your regular day-to-day, do this and then to not get paid,” Gee said. “I have been very patient, but it's infuriating. Like you're not respecting the work that we're doing,”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gee said she got an email from the district Friday morning telling her to check her bank account, and found it had deposited just $130 of the $4,500 she's owed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s demoralizing,” she said.[aside tag=\"education\" label=\"More education coverage\"]Gee said she and other teachers are now spending time outside of their workdays trying to troubleshoot accounting problems created by the district’s poor rollout of the new system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Check your bank account, check your bank account! We keep telling everyone,” said Nathalie Hrizi, a middle school librarian who is taking a leave of absence this year to work with the teachers union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first, she didn’t know she had to fill out a timesheet, so she didn’t get paid last month, she said. When she reported it, the district sent her a check, but it bounced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I saw that, I called the bank. They told me that it was probably due to a lack of funds on the other banking institution, that's usually what happens. 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He told me I owed $8,000 between federal and state [taxes]. I usually owe about $2,000 every year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Romero told the district it had under-withheld her taxes in 2021, she said the district told her to go and change her withholding for the current year. But that won’t fix this year's problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I will be wiping out a lot of savings to pay this and it feels like a punch in the stomach. I owe a lot of money because the district screwed up,” she said. “It's a bitter pill to swallow. It's very hard to come up with $8,000 by April 18, and I am considering selling my mutual funds to cover it. It just really brought me to tears.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond the initial cost of installing the new payroll system, the school board last year approved two more payments for transition costs, totaling an additional $4.2 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They said the additional money was needed for more transitional time and prep,” said school board commissioner Matt Alexander, noting his frustration. “They wanted all that money to make for a smooth rollout, but all the stuff that they were trying to prevent is happening. It is anything but smooth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than a hundred educators had to take time off teaching and parent-teacher conferences last week to attend a district pop-up clinic to try to fix their paychecks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, the district has made out 861 new checks to educators, according to the teachers union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district says it has set up a support-ticketing system to help accurately track and follow up on every issue of nonpayment or underpayment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Linh Gee, an English teacher at Burton High, said she filed several tickets since realizing the district underpaid her roughly $4,500 — and was told a payroll specialist would assist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That's the third time that I've submitted the ticket, and so far no one has reached out to me,” said Gee, who also teaches online and night classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11908038\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11908038\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman smiling.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Linh-Gee-SFUSD-teacher-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burton High teacher Linh Gee says she has filed multiple help tickets with the district to recoup the nearly $4,500 the district owes her. She is still waiting. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Linh Gee)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I mean, this year has been really rough to begin with already. So to do your job to help kids who are not your regular day-to-day, do this and then to not get paid,” Gee said. “I have been very patient, but it's infuriating. Like you're not respecting the work that we're doing,”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gee said she got an email from the district Friday morning telling her to check her bank account, and found it had deposited just $130 of the $4,500 she's owed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s demoralizing,” she said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In a highly anticipated move, San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday appointed three new members to the San Francisco school board Friday, filling seats that were vacated after last month’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904879/sf-school-board-recall-results-alison-collins-gabriela-lopez-and-faauuga-moliga-headed-for-recall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">landslide recall election\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a ceremony at Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, Breed’s alma mater, the mayor swore in Ann Hsu, Lainie Motamedi and Lisa Weissman-Ward, who will join the seven-member Board of Education. All three women are parents of students currently in the district and, like Breed, have called for greater fiscal responsibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m so happy and I’m so proud that we have three amazing women who all have kids in our public school system, who all had a common theme of service,” said Breed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They replace Alison Collins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga, who were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101887882/san-francisco-votes-out-three-school-members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ousted in a citywide recall vote\u003c/a> on Feb. 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three new commissioners will complete the remaining terms of their ousted predecessors, which end this year. All three face reelection campaigns in November, should they wish to keep their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed, who supported the recall, said her pick decisions came after what she described as weeks of meetings with parents and candidate interviews.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve really agonized over this decision,” Breed said. “This is probably the hardest decision that I’ve ever had to make as mayor because it’s about the future of our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The newly composed board will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11905617/the-sf-school-board-recall-won-in-a-landslide-now-what\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">immediately face a complex set of issues\u003c/a> and, potentially, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11905363/with-the-school-board-recall-finally-over-whats-next-for-education-politics-in-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">freshly energized parent base closely watching over their shoulders\u003c/a>. Vincent Matthews, the district’s current superintendent, has said he is stepping down in June, so the new board will be charged with hiring his successor. Many parents who supported the recall said they wanted a more competent board to select the district’s next leader.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hsu, the president of Galileo’s Parent Teacher Student Association, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904873/political-ads-in-sf-school-board-recall-election-target-chinese-speaking-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeared in pro-recall advertisements\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11901813/sf-school-board-recall-drives-more-non-citizen-voters-to-register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">worked to register Asian American voters\u003c/a> ahead of the special election. She also serves on the SFUSD Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee.[aside label=\"Related Coverage\" tag=\"sf-school-board-recall\"]“Being a first-generation immigrant, I also want to lift up the concerns and interests of the significant immigrant parents community in SFUSD,” said Hsu, who lives in the Richmond District, and started her own business after emigrating from China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Motamedi, from the city’s Inner Sunset neighborhood, also has firsthand experience working with San Francisco’s school district, where she helped to oversee school spending as a co-chair of the district’s Public Education Enrichment Fund committee. She\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also served as a member of its \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfusd.edu/lcap-task-force\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local Control and Accountability Plan task force\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My focus is to bring my experience and our collective experience to help all families and children in this city to get the support they need as we do the really, really challenging work to get our district back on track,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weissman-Ward, Breed’s third appointee, lives in the Mission District and is associate director of the Stanford Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic. Joining the board after years of contentious meetings that have at times erupted in bitter clashes among members, parents and students, she underscored the “importance of process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve learned the value and importance of investing time into building rapport in order to better find common ground,” she said. “Because if even at the outset we don’t agree, when we engage in a process that’s thoughtful, that’s transparent and that’s fair, we’ll be in a better position to move things forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new superintendent and board will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11905363/with-the-school-board-recall-finally-over-whats-next-for-education-politics-in-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">be tasked with long-standing issues\u003c/a>, such as falling enrollment and racial gaps in academic achievement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district also is currently trying to solve problems with a new payroll operating system it began using in January. The transition to the new program has left some 200 educators \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/education/sfusd-employees-feel-disrespected-after-missing-full-or-partial-paychecks/\">either underpaid or without checks at all\u003c/a>, and is causing problems for nearly 1,000 more, according to the United Educators of San Francisco, which is threatening a class-action lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also looming large are the final budget cuts that need approval to solve the district’s $125 million budget deficit. The outgoing board approved all but $3.8 million in cuts, refusing to lay off some 47 paraeducator positions. Instead, it asked the district to cut more management positions, and delayed delivery of its second interim budget report to the state — which it now must submit by March 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As we fight for the schools our students deserve, we look forward to working with the 3 BOE appointees,” the city’s teachers union said in a statement. “Educators know our students deserve stable, staffed & funded schools to thrive and hope the BOE is prepared to work with educators, families & our communities to achieve this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite waning COVID-19 case levels in the city, the pandemic continues to pose challenges to how schools are run. Beginning on March 14, indoor masking will be optional for the district’s middle and high school students, with elementary schools following suit on April 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, some parents of children who are immunocompromised continue to speak out against the policy change, and the new board will certainly be managing how the district responds to any future variants. Frustration over the district’s decision to delay reopening schools during the pandemic was a major factor fueling the recall movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the most politically fraught issue facing the new board members, however, is the admissions policy at the city’s elite Lowell High School. It remains to be seen whether the new board will bow to intense pressure from some parents and alumni to reinstate the school’s merit-based admissions policy, or keep in place the new lottery system, which has helped significantly increase the number of Black and Latino students in this year’s freshman class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/why-californias-education-code-does-not-prohibit-academic-admissions-at-lowell-high-school/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arguments from the Lowell Alumni Association\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sfusd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=C9CSB26EC44E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">district has maintained\u003c/a> that a return to admissions based on academic performance would violate state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to questionnaires from the supporters of the recall campaign, \u003ca href=\"https://www.recallsfschoolboard.org/candidates/ann-hsu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hsu\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.recallsfschoolboard.org/candidates/lainie-motamedi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Motamedi\u003c/a> both said they would support reinstating Lowell’s merit-based admissions process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weissman-Ward stopped short of saying where she stood on the issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a general matter I’ll say I support equity, I support access and I support academically rigorous programs and I think as many people that can be a part of that is what I support,” she said on Friday. “And we probably need to be lifting up and having more schools that are able to allow students to have these academically rigorous programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next regularly scheduled board meeting is March 22, 2022.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Being a first-generation immigrant, I also want to lift up the concerns and interests of the significant immigrant parents community in SFUSD,” said Hsu, who lives in the Richmond District, and started her own business after emigrating from China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Motamedi, from the city’s Inner Sunset neighborhood, also has firsthand experience working with San Francisco’s school district, where she helped to oversee school spending as a co-chair of the district’s Public Education Enrichment Fund committee. She\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also served as a member of its \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfusd.edu/lcap-task-force\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local Control and Accountability Plan task force\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My focus is to bring my experience and our collective experience to help all families and children in this city to get the support they need as we do the really, really challenging work to get our district back on track,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Weissman-Ward, Breed’s third appointee, lives in the Mission District and is associate director of the Stanford Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic. Joining the board after years of contentious meetings that have at times erupted in bitter clashes among members, parents and students, she underscored the “importance of process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve learned the value and importance of investing time into building rapport in order to better find common ground,” she said. “Because if even at the outset we don’t agree, when we engage in a process that’s thoughtful, that’s transparent and that’s fair, we’ll be in a better position to move things forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new superintendent and board will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11905363/with-the-school-board-recall-finally-over-whats-next-for-education-politics-in-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">be tasked with long-standing issues\u003c/a>, such as falling enrollment and racial gaps in academic achievement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district also is currently trying to solve problems with a new payroll operating system it began using in January. 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