SFUSD board approves plan to reopen San Francisco schools after year of distance learning FacebookTwitterEmail Jennifer Butterfoss, officer Campaign for Better San Francisco Public Schools, holds the camera on a laptop over the work of her son, James, 5, as he attends distance learning at Alvarado Elementary School.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle San Francisco public schools are expected to begin in-person learning for preschool through fifth graders, special education students and vulnerable older groups starting April 12, after the school board unanimously approved a reopening plan Thursday. But even as the plans move forward, frustration and bickering continue to plague the process.