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Communities Demand Reprieve From School Closures
An energetic mass of over 100 students, teachers, parents and elected officials jammed the steps of City Hall yesterday, calling for a delay in the current plan to shut down 19 schools across San Francisco. Spearheaded by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and a grassroots coalition of community members, the rally called attention to the disproportionate affect the closures will have on people of color, as well as the lack of public engagement in creating the plan to shutter schools. Speakers demanded school district officials and Mayor Gavin Newsom immediately halt the closures to allow time for more community input and the development of creative alternatives to the current plan, which the School Board will vote on tonight.
An energetic mass of over 100 students, teachers, parents and elected officials jammed the steps of City Hall yesterday, calling for a delay in the current plan to shut down 19 schools across San Francisco. Spearheaded by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and a grassroots coalition of community members, the rally called attention to the disproportionate affect the closures will have on people of color, as well as the lack of public engagement in creating the plan to shutter schools. Speakers demanded school district officials and Mayor Gavin Newsom immediately halt the closures to allow time for more community input and the development of creative alternatives to the current plan, which the School Board will vote on tonight.
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