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Article content Both the Education Ministry and school trustees say preliminary plans for next September are for high schools to look close to normal — the so-called Stage 1, when students are back in classrooms full-time. That, of course, comes with a major caveat. If COVID numbers have not improved by then, it may be necessary for secondary students to continue with this year’s model of sticking to smaller learning cohorts, partly studying online from home, and taking fewer courses at a time. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: It'...

"They’re just having different learning experiences than the ones we currently measure..."

San Francisco's school board is wasting time on ridiculous debates as students remain home FacebookTwitterEmail Seth Brenzel is a gay dad who had volunteered to serve on a parent group that advises the Board of Education. But he was rejected by school board members after they publicly humiliated him for two hours during a meeting.Amy Osborne / Special to The Chronicle A gay dad volunteers for one of eight open slots on a parent committee that advises the school board. All of the 10 current members are straight moms. Three are white. Three are Latina. Two are Black. One is Tongan. They all wan...

Here’s a story for all you school board fans. On Tuesday, a father was turned down by the San Francisco Board of Education for a spot on his local Parent Advisory Council. That, despite his endorsement by sitting council members. A February 9th memorandum from the council to the board offered Part 1 of 2 in the alley-oop: The Parent Advisory Council respectfully requests the commissioners of the Board of Education to appoint one candidate recommended by the PAC for appointment, Seth Brenzel. His term would begin (retroactively) on February 1, 2021 and end on January 31, 2023. … PAC membe...

In yet another controversial decision, the San Francisco Unified School District's Board of Education has rejected a parent volunteer's appointment to the Parent Advisory Council.