The San Francisco Unified Board of Education voted 6-1 to change a third of its school names for their associations with racism, oppression and colonization.
Breed said the failure of schools to come up with an adequate reopening plan while devoting resources to name changes has been “infuriating.”
“I know this is a drastic step,” Breed said Wednesday, announcing the lawsuit, “but I feel we are out of options at this point.”
Advertisement Breed has complained about the effort to rename more than 40 schools at a time when they are closed.
“In the midst of this once-in-a-century challenge, to hear that the district is focusing energy and resources on renaming schools schools that they haven’t even opened is offensive,” Breed said in October.
San Francisco is suing its own schools after not reopening for almost a year
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A pedestrian walks below a sign for Dianne Feinstein Elementary School in San Francisco.Jeff Chiu/Associated Press
San Francisco officials will sue their own school district for its failure to reopen schools, nearly a year after the pandemic shuttered in-person education.
The San Francisco Chronicle, which first broke the news, reported that City Attorney Dennis Herrera will sue both the district and the Board of Education the latter of which Mayor London Breed has roundly criticized over its handling of renaming schools.
Per a release obtained by SFGATE, the suit is being filed in San Francisco Superior Court.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against its own school district in an effort to reopen in-person instruction.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera, with the backing of Mayor London Breed, announced he had sued the San Francisco Board of Education and the San Francisco Unified School District in a statement and discussed it at a news conference. It s a shame it has come to this. The Board of Education and the school district have had more than 10 months to roll out a concrete plan to get these kids back in school. So far, they have earned an F. Having a plan to make a plan doesn t cut it, said City Attorney Dennis Herrera in a statement.
“Not a single San Francisco public school student has set foot in their classroom in 347 days,” Herrera said at a news conference, calling it shameful and unlawful. “More than 54,000 San Francisco schoolchildren are suffering. They are being turned into Zoom-bies by online school. Enough is enough.” The city of San Francisco took a dramatic step Wednesday in its effort to get children back into public school classrooms, suing its own school district to try to force open the doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Christie Smith reports.
The lawsuit highlights the growing tension and infighting nationwide between politicians who insist it is safe to return to schools with proper safety precautions and teachers who are on the front lines and have not been able to get vaccinated yet.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The city of San Francisco took a dramatic step Wednesday in its effort to get children back into public school classrooms, suing its own school district to try to force open the doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The lawsuit was the first of its kind in California and possibly the country, as school systems come under increasing pressure from parents and politicians to end virtual learning. Teachers unions in many large school districts, including San Francisco, say they won’t go back to classrooms until they are vaccinated.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera, with support from Mayor London Breed, said he sued the San Francisco Unified School District and Board of Education as a last resort to salvage what’s left of the academic year. They say it’s safe to reopen schools and keeping them closed was hurting kids well-being.