Today is the first day of school for students in the San Francisco Unified School District, so we expect all you responsible parents sent the little rugrats off to school properly with sharp pencils and lunch boxes stocked with wholesome side items and such. (If not, you might want to check lunch menus for August and September.) When the kids get home today, let's not forget to help them absorb all that useful information in the most nurturing ways possible. SFUSD has some handy tips: more ›

A teen is suing the San Francisco Unified School District "who says two schoolmates 'sodomized' him with an umbrella handle at an after-school program." The incidents occurred in 2007 within three days of each other. According to the lurid Chronicle report the alleged sexual assaults happened "while the 13-year-old boy was wearing pants, but was violent enough that the umbrella handle broke off during the second attack." The lawsuit, which is asking for $25,000, was filed against the SFUSD, the bullies, and Aspiranet, who operate the Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center. more ›

535 San Francisco Unified School District teachers will receive layoff notices this morning due to state cuts in education funding. Today's pink slip handouts stem from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget '09, which will see San Francisco schools losing around $40 million. According to CBS 5, Mayor Newsom is doing what he can, even if it's a Band-Aid solution to a longterm problem. more ›