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SF Schools Will Begin Phased Reopening Starting April 12

After a contentious few weeks on the subject, San Francisco school officials plan to reopen classrooms for in-person learning next month. Preschoolers and elementary students (through 2nd grade) will return first — though only about a third of SF elementary schools will initially reopen in April.

SF School Board Says It Will Wait to Rename Schools, Get More Community Input

After months of criticism from San Francisco politicians, parents of children in the school district, and Fox News, the San Francisco Board of Education has relented in its push to rename 44 schools for reasons of historical racism associated with their namesakes.

SF School Board Votes to Permanently End Merit-Based Admissions at Lowell High, Citing Equity

San Francisco stepped into a larger national debate about merit-based admissions to public schools late last year when a fight erupted over a proposal to temporarily suspend a merit-based policy the city's elite Lowell High School, and now the change has been made permanent.

SF Teachers Union Says They’ll Return To Classes with Vaccine Shots, Less Restrictive Tier

The union says they’re ready to resume in-person classes if they’re vaccinated and the city is in the red tier, or even unvaccinated if it’s in the orange tier.

San Francisco Is Suing Its Own School District In Escalating War Over Reopening

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is filing a lawsuit Wednesday against the city's school district, arguing that the district is now out of compliance with a state law directing districts to adopt a plan for reopening for in-person classes.

Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, and Dozens of Other Names to Be Stripped From San Francisco Public Schools

The SF Board of Education voted 6 to 1 Tuesday night to rename 44 schools in the district — approving the recommendations of renaming committee that last year sparked controversy when it included Abraham Lincoln among the names to be stripped from local schools.

San Francisco Gets Dragged In National Media Over Committee's Push to Rename Lincoln High School

It remains just a list of recommendations that hasn't been formalized, but a SF school district committee's push to strip Abraham Lincoln's name from a school is drawing national outrage and laughter.

SF School Board Members Suggest Racism Is at Play In Blowup Over Lottery Admissions for Lowell High

A virtual school board committee meeting erupted into chaos Tuesday evening with passionate — and arguably racist — public comments reacting to a recent announcement about a proposed one-year shift away from merit-based admissions at SF's elite Lowell High School.

San Francisco Schools Are Lending Computers to Students In Need

As San Francisco Unified School District tries to navigate the statewide shutdown of schools, it's now going to provide computers to students who don't have their own devices at home to aid in online learning.

SFUSD Offers Free Meals to Schoolkids During Coronavirus Closures

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) announced yesterday that they’ll close all schools Monday for three weeks, the last week being their scheduled spring break. As a result, SFUSD will now supply free student meals during the two-week closure prompted by COVID-19.

Day Around The Bay: Longtime SF Teacher Accused Of Abuse, Harassment

A Santa Cruz restaurant has shut down after public records revealed that its owner donated $500 to a campaign for noted white supremacist David Duke. [CBS 5] N-Judah service to be replaced by

Previously Homeless SF Math Teacher Finds Home

Pretty awful: homeless SF math teacher.https://t.co/cp2TXodKoF— No Politics Retweets (@shabbychef) May 18, 2017 You'll likely recall the Chronicle story from about six weeks back concerning Etoria Cheeks, a teacher

Former SFUSD Staffer Busted For Bayview Sexual Battery

A man who worked at several San Francisco school campuses was arrested earlier this month, following an investigation into an alleged sexual battery at an area middle school. In a press release sent

Right-Wing Hidden-Camera Footage Implicates SF Teachers' Union Rep In Abuse Coverup

San Francisco school officials and labor organizers are investigating a video secretly recorded by a right-wing group called Project Veritas and released online yesterday. The video and audio, which are edited to an

Grown Woman Shows Up At SF School To Assault Teen

Police are seeking a 30-year-old woman after she beat up a teen girl at a San Francisco school. The assault occurred Friday, at a school on the 500 block of Tompkins Avenue, in

SF School Board To Repeal Long Unobserved Rule Segregating Asian Students

The San Francisco Unified School District is using itself as an educational example tonight, ceremonially expunging a racist 1906 rule that's still on the books — though not observed and mostly-but-not-quite-forgotten — that calls for

SF Unified School District Mass-Voicemail Assures Parents It Will Protect Immigrant Students

"We are committed to providing a safe space for learning for each and every one of our students including recent immigrants regardless of immigration status," sounded a voicemail message intended to reassure parents

Local Proposition Results: Tent Ban, Soda Tax Pass, Youth Voting, Public Advocate Fail, And Much, Much More

San Franciscans are reminded this morning that ours is a city in a bubble, and not just the real estate/tech one usually invoked here, but a bubble of the liberal kind we

SF Candidate Races: Ronen Crushes Arce In D9, Other Victories Far Tighter

In a post-election landscape where nearly all local victories has been eclipsed by the results of the presidential election, it might be hard to gin up the energy to care who won San

SF School District Robo Dials Parents To Address 'Clown Rumors'

#CreepyClown seen walking around in #Richmond. More photos: https://t.co/L3ROCJKEbU pic.twitter.com/PKV4RGBHDx— Emily Kirschenheuter (@ekirschenheuter) October 7, 2016 As the rumor of "creepy clowns" has parents and the media

Board Of Ed President Calls To Rename SF Schools That Bear Names Of Slaveholders

After Colin Kaepernick gained national attention for his sustained refusal to stand during the National Anthem before several pre-season football games in protest of police brutality and systemic racism — “I am not going

Former SF High School Teacher Facing Child Porn Allegations

A 15-year veteran of San Francisco's public school system is facing federal felony charges, after he was allegedly found in possession of at least one image of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Recology Intentionally Told Schools To Trash Millions Of Recyclable Trays

Recology instructed San Francisco school officials to not recycle the recyclable plastic trays the district uses daily to serve students food. So reports the Chronicle, which details the policies of the city-contracted waste

SF Unified School District Deems New Email Threat Not Credible, Remains Open

In a message to parents today, the San Francisco Unified School District, responsible fro nearly 60,000 students each year, revealed that it had received a violent threat similar to several across the

Housing Prices Plus Teacher Shortage Equals Bigger Teacher Shortage

When San Francisco public schools open two weeks from Monday, will there be enough teachers for our students? KRON 4 is asking, prompted by the news that there are 51 open positions even