Transcripts For SFGTV Board Of Education 22316 20160225

Languages. speaking spanish. . speaking foreign language. okay all right. The regular meeting of the board of education the San Francisco Unified School District for tuesday, february 23, 2016, is now called to order. Roll call. Ms. Fewer mr. Haney ms. Mendozamcdonnell dr. Murase ms. Norton mr. Walton ms. Wynns ms. Fewer ms. Chin and mr. Totiano thank you very much. Please join me for the pledge of allegiance. Thank you all for approval of minutes the regular meeting of february 9th can i have a motion . So moved second any corrects roll call please. Ms. Chin mr. Totiano ms. Fewer mr. Haney ms. Mendozamcdonnell plumbi dr. Murase ms. Norton mr. Walton and ms. Wynns 7 is. We want to welcome all of you who are here with us for anyone that wants to address the board of education i know that is many of you, you have to fill alleyway out a yellow card and please give to ms. Casco before the item it called shell accept those and make sure your name is called and be able to speak mr. Superintendent our thoughts for the evening. Thank you planting and a quick note question are capacity in the broad room some of you may be asked to step outside there is monitor youll be able to listen to the befooard meeti if you wanted to exit to give on the opportunity well appreciate that with that said good evening and just two quick announcements you first of all, that we cek february 2nd it through the 6 is parents Conferences Time for the k through 8 to accommodate this their closing one hour earlier many of the skulchools are usin this for the patent consult and survey we hasay had on and on or 4 hundred care gives we take this information very, very seriously we get our february and opinion most of parents conference and the survey are opportunity opportunity to share information about the students and schools pleased 35esh9d and thank you for the famed our critical partners in serving all the students and now ladies and gentlemen, on a more serious topic as superintendent i see how mu how much work to create a thoughtful and thriving scliement in our schools and offices through education reflection and illegally corrective action of with working to eliminate stoops within their community but we must do better events have been think unfolding and allowilowel school those shined the light deep anesthetic problems the country and right here in our own community and in our schools your schools are a microcosm of the nation an offense display was put up during black History Month and that is as indicated lift to talk about ongoing concerns hasome have shared had you how they feel their culture the is unsupported and subject to stoops they shared you are how they hear typical remarks before their qualicultivate and Academic Community im deeply disturbed has this board of education i applaud those students for speaking up about their inheritanexperience clapping. for the past several weeks several conversations about what can, done to change the experience the africanamerican at lowell i assure you the Stanford University and another Lowell High School are listening wear linking listening and agree that is absolutely unacceptable we stand with the students as alli allies. Thank you our students for sharing your recommendations it is absolutely unacceptable youve had to endid your the stoops and permanent sometimes from adults it is absolutely unacceptable that time and time again, you dont hear your race or conflict or history reflected the culture of the School Despite the studies across all the schools make no mistake it is our collective go bajob to make sur, your our students feel safe and to mash are mayke sure that the histories and cultures are wroelg e woolen into the math and science and social studies is it so all of our collective job to create the equitable measures for all the schools and to make sure justice is a this administration and most on definitely this superintendant stand instead fascinating with our students i call on everyone you have my continued commitment that all of us who work in the Public Schools must call out racial bias our task to eliminate any institutional or systemic barriers that make it difficult for any one of the students to reach their graduation vision 2025 id like to commend open a personal note id like to commend and appreciate the students who experienced their Fourth Amendment right to assembly peacefully and bring attention to thirty this issue your demonstration is the civil engagement and standing up i want to personally assure you as the superintendeant of the San Francisco Unified School District your voices are heard and respected and valued thank you for being part of solution clean clapping. recognized and resolutions of companions. Thank you planting we have the honor this evening of honoring two of our distinguished employees and first up with the distinguished Service Award is one of the employees renee that will be honored by clapping. renee honored by the executive director in our student family personnel students family and Community Support division mr. Thomas green. Good evening superintendent and commissioners selfdefense a great honor to be here to celebrate renee vargas a commitment shes the 17 year of providing services to the families and students and staff and all of those years have abobeen the office of services she exemplifies the roar crawvalues provides the best service as possible renee supports the High School Division and never refuses for the Elementary School and others positions she daily goes above and beyond the call of duty and care to discharge her dudes hes shes genuine person as well a dloftd grandmother and there are children from her family that are graduates and Lowell High School respectfully she current has a daughter the 8 grade and James Lick Middle School so it is interpreted to make sure that she shows the support she provides to students and families the bilingual and spanish speaker she provides oral and written interpretations were fortunate to have you renee as take this opportunity to congratulate you and thank you for all your service clapping. thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. clapping. thank you to all the team all my team Pepsi Services we couldnt have done it without you you guys and were there from k through 8 to k through 12 thank you clapping. congratulations vargas and next to present the rave special service to manual young is assist principal at burton holiday. Good evening, everyone manu manually thats what his mother calls him the director the band at the high school shes amazing startled did newly improved band and since then, the john Burton High School has grown to the Largest Program showcasing ensemble and jazz a rock band and others bands a color guard and even a marching band. laughter . On top of creating the only Competitive High School band in San Francisco he collectively operates with like and; however, Mission High School he encourages the students to stay in band burlington and you may ask well, what the students say about him ill tell you they say hes phenomenal quite a few of the students phenomenal a competent individual and hes a teaching seriously and carees bayshorabo the students and should be a counselor one student said a 10 out of 10 and no an 11 out of 10 laughter students go on to is he loves the students hes a good role model and dedicated we maurikes sure that we do our best any educator will feel warm inside if they hear the students remarks mrs. Inspire impressions by helping students find their heightened musk talent the lifetime experience congratulations mr. Young youre making a positive impact on the young people clapping. congratulations. Were going to take a picture. Im really bad at this everybo everything inch accomplished goes to the students of San Francisco San Francisco a blerg to work with them the faculty and the parents are the most supportive this would not have happened so thank you very much clapping. comments from the board congratulations mr. Vargas and mr. Young mrovn ton the student delegate report ms. Chin and mr. Totiano. Thank you parapet and the superintendent tonight is a special night well be voting on 16 and in regards to the vote 16 resolution id like to add in terms of the students goals we as a whole hope to enhance more students to enter prematurity route and as the resolution will also enhance the civic and Leadership Development as within the core values of vision 2025 further we as a whole aim to have democracy by extending the ages to 16 to experience voting and this resolution aims to have a positive voting turnout as San Francisco unfortunately is louis more families that decreases our voting population as for the San Francisco Unified School District is ends by lore the age to a reasonable age as in High School Students are directing getting access to sfpeak up for their thoughts the majority as a San Francisco Unified School District students have located in San Francisco through the introduction of voting for 16 it is relatively to include the Young Community in voting preliminary because youth will be able to vote for the adults that run our Education Program here in San Francisco Unified School District thoolts adults have data for the electriciacon to the district a lack of direct use of youth involvement to making decisions and gaining feedback as a whole incorporating the youth to 16 has ties to have us vote on issues that our district and city related to the lives and ultimately our future moreover well be looking sendi disconnected message to the adult and youth in high school thank you. clapping . Thank you president haney and superintendant look around you there is a lot of kids there is a lot of youth and you see kids those are our vision and this is something we looked forward we are here for one reason for all of us the funny thing we should be doing our homework so thanks but all the students play a role were one equal body vote 16 is history as students 16 to 8 we have a chance to have a stronger voice they want to vote so far the members of the board it should be a privilege and right thank you all for coming here tonight and most of us grew up like teresa we love the city as our home owe grew up here all 17 years of my life we have should have a voice to change we grew up here all our lives and look at the kids many of us striving and going to college and doing youth outreach but all the kids youth forgive youth in this room have imagination and a mind we have ideas many of which are because of who we are of where we are if im not mistaken we were all here phenomenon one reason the future the youth of San Francisco Unified School District the next generations is a vision we want to be a legacy for them as well i want to give proposes to the shirt because of what th they say hash tag to vote thank you clapping. thank you oh, im sorry i also want to mention our s ac submit youth down at Fort Mason Center by the vote our next meeting monday at 5 oclock a Public Council anyone can attend i like to say dinneer is provid for anyone that want to show up if you want to attend or make a preparedne presentation or like a copy please refer yourselves to the coordinator michelle. Thanks. clapping. oh, thank you, commissioner fewer. I want to say to the students im honored to serve on the board and completely are trust you with the vote and also with the future of this world thank you. A big responsibility so that was i think a perfect build out to the next item unless an objection from the colleagues item q out of order for immediate suspension of the board rules may i have a motion and a second for the First Reading in support of political frachlt of 16 and 17 yearold for local action. So moved. Second. Roll call vote. Suspensions ms. Chin mr. Totiano ms. Fewer mr. Haney ms. Mendozamcdonnell dr. Murase ms. Norton planning departme mr. Walton ms. Wynns 6 is. Can i hear a may i have a motion and a second for a formal resolution of the introduction. So moved and second. All right. Well now read the resolution into the record ill start in support of political frachlt of 16 and 17 yearold for local elections by mr. Haney and ms. Norton and a higher participation it the corner of a healthy democracy and whereas we have a historically low voter turnout the state of california and california is demonstrated by 25 percent the 2015 municipal election and a mere 29 percent in november of 2013 the municipal election and whereas the low rate of Voter Participation is the bold solution and whereas sthey have the lowest turnout and whereas the population of voters disproportionate older and whiter and whereas in San Francisco the average age of an elect our is 45 to reach 47 plus in 2030 and the 16 he 17 yearold voting it instituted in arrest gunmen and austria and brazil and two maryland cities with levels of voter turnout out amongst the 16 and 17 in Scott Sanchez Planning Department 1k507b8d they were extend to the 16 and 17 yearold after an 85 percent the scottish receive drum and 16 and 17 yearold have a higher voter turnout and Research Shows that voting is had been july and they will continue to vote and whereas Research Suggests that the early vote are more likely to be a lifetime voter and age 16 is a better age to beginni ithan 18 t is a difficult time to establish new habits and one in 3 sfusd and 16 and 17 yearold with household in immigrant have a larger influenced on local elections. Whereas the two San Francisco neighborhood with the highest numbers of children under 18 bayview and Visitacion Valley have the largest turnout and 16 and 17 voting will encourage the dialogue between teens and their parents and guardian hoping to bring awareness in families and whereas reach suggests that student voting increases the voter turnout of households and whereas as age 16 young people are vetted in their community of original they care about local issues are enrolled in history and have the opportunity to have conversations at home and school that support informed voting choices and whereas high schools are the best place to have the responsibility associated with the right to vote and whereas leo the voting age gives the students the engagement offend in sfusd high schools and whereas month High School Seniors will not turn 18 in time for the elections and this is an intense transition making it resulting in many young people to vote in their 20s and whereas giving the students a chance to vote frbefore leaving high scho have shift the tide of low participation rates and whereas rea Research Demonstrates that 16 and 17 yearold have reached the level that is needed to vote and whereas 16 and 17 yearold can what abo work with hours and drive cars and pay taxed and use Public Services and are elected by government decisions and whereas 16 and 17 yearold voting is gotten support from the council the Spring Semester and whereas the Assembly Members introduced a state constitutional amendment that allows 16 and 17 yearold voting beginning a conversation about and frachlt of 16 and 17 yearold and whereas effort to include 16 and 17 the municipal elections are underway in berkley additional washington, d. C. And the voting will further warrant the Public Education the enrichment felt engagement and whereas this is an impact of the young lives ought to consider them accountable to their needs and constituents and whereas San Francisco Immigrants Community deserves mull inclusion where t with the rights for the elections and whereas the nonsense from voting policies administrative and economic challenges to the School District goal to vote and whereas increasing the tax on Voting Rights income tax particularly directed to young people and community of color the lore the San Francisco angle is a practical intervention the president pro tem and frachlt and whereas selfSan Francisco has to build on the longstanding commitment for the democracy by the first major u. S. City to expand ritthuman r to 16 and 17 therefore, be it resolved supports the supervisors protection Charter Amendment that so forth the voting to authorize of 16 and 17 yearold to vote in the elections including the elections for the brufksz and therefore, be it resolved that San Francisco condominiums to the reversible and education and precipitation of young voter should the charter be passed and be it therefore resolved that sfusd urges the San Francisco board of education to consider an amendment to charter the amendment to include nonsense 16 and 17 yearold old in municipal electio elections. All right. So now ill call for Public Comment on this item so what ill do ill read all the names on the cards and allocate thirty minutes for this item it is about one minute each considering the number of cards as you may know youill call t names you can come up in any order colleagues, any questions or comments . You can come up in any order. Good evening board of education some of may you knkno the postponed and chair of the committee of the commission growing up in any household played the role and my father is participated in campaigns such as governor jerry brown and Dianne Feinstein and my older siblings have participated in council at s ac c i when i was younger like 16 i would have loved to be able to vote the elections especially reasons im opinionated in my views and the reason he support vote 16 i believe we are that 16 and 17 were smart enough to voice our opinions and allow to be given the chance to vote if we do that well be suable to me a contributions and express our opinions and that is a really great thing that i really want to do ive been part of the 16 since it was first announced in january of 2016 and still intuitively and still going strong thank you. clapping. hello commissioner, i wont repeat all of the amazing factual information why we should support the voting age to 16 i feel confident well pass all the support today, however, i kn i think that is the beginning of the fight in passing a Charter Amendment for the 16 and 17 yearold there are a lot of those adults that is a it is impossible we will not do this but the same people said we wouldnt be able to get free muni and said women shouldnt have the right to vote we wouldnt get equality in remind2016 and women have the biggest poli political voting blocks and lgbt people are more likely to vote than our straight friends i know that together we will pass the lore the voting age to 16 i know that people in San Francisco are the most political and savvy of any age around the country thank you clapping. good evening. Im my name is arian an eight grader and saint ab people didnt listen to what i had to see or my opinion was for the important and even in my family they dont listen to what i have to say im the youngest so i think the 16 and 17 yearold should vote they have a strong opinion and should have a voice that people should listen to so thats why i think that 16 and 17 yearold should burg be able to vote and 16 and 17 yearold can drive they should have the right to vote and they can pay taxes so they should be responsible enough to vote too thats why i think that vote 16 is the right thing clapping. hello my name is the clerk will take the roll lien im a senior in high school you might wonder where the high school is clearly not in the sfusd School District i make the weekly commute from my small town in la festive in east bay you because i believe with voting 16 is one of the biggest moves in San Francisco the area right now and probably within my lifetime the thing is that there is a great disparity in the ability for youth to communicate with the executives in favor of their high school and curriculum there is this to serious and Effective Communication going on between you know the executive director decisions in my School District the high School District im here to voice my support for voting at 16 years old hopefully where our support and with the Unified School District district leading the way we will be able to create a functioning and proper reform with voting at 16 well be able to increase the communication going on between 16 and 17 yearold attending the high schools that adults are creating for us right now, you know, with our support and your guidance so thank you very much clapping. my name is shannon im a sophomore at Academy High School im speaking as an advocate for vote 16 but a year nature ago i thought i wound be here i was diagnosed with lupus it looping us took me away from baseball after two months the hospital i couldnt barley play baseball life in prison without parole us focused me to rethink my purposes i thhad to focus on stem and medication to help others with looping us i had to put my dreams of playing baseball second it was this decision i look back on a huge turning point in my life youth wh can make decisions i felt it myself and for ever youth in this room made a decision big or maul that is important what is preventing us from deciding who makes the decisions for us we are not only capable we deserve a voice in our community 16 for democracy. clapping. hi, thank you for thank you for having me. Im oliver and im a 16yearold youth advocate for vote 16 when i was a freshmen in high school a lot of my friends were seniors that meant when the next election cycle came in 2014 most of them moved across the country and talked with them and are you voting this year oh, we dont know how or oh, none sent us a ballot in 2014 more than half of the measures were effecting youth including the children and family first soda tax and the minimum wage increase amongst others in a year where more than half of the ordinances directly effected the young people the people i thought were the most thoughtful pole apeople and wer to be representing my interests were not voting i realized vewe have to get young people engaged the effective lore the voting age its ability to sixth effect Civic Education the lore voting acknowledge teaches the students how to vote and the science is clear the early the people vote the more theyll voted over their lifetime and a lore voting age includes the families and Community Members the process of learning to vote and increase voting in those groups Public Education was founded the United States in part to teach people how to become effective citizens yet we dont teach h e people how to vote it is important to be a citizen in school the students are more engaged the democracy thats why it is crucial we take the step to lower the voting age to 16 thank you. clapping a my name is sheen im 1yearold i attended accident Leadership High School from the neighborhood of Visitacion Valley and go to school allow me to ask you this as a minor werent there so many things you wish you could have changed a moment differentiate yourselves and put unifies of yourselves in a minors place die think at the age of 16 california grabltd us the right to be he sa to be emancipation proclamati to be emancipated we should be able to vote and as a minor our voices need to be heard but there are so many adults that misuse theyre voting by not voting at all and the United States if the legislative didnt give the minors a chance how do you know how we feel clapping. im 17 from Leadership High School latina girl and a youth i deserve a right to vote 1965 the crow laws to keep people of color not voting africanamerican to stop learning a tradition then and now the equality is in a different phase it was my voice i was brethrorn with a right tok it. Adults you all speak of empowering youth so the way the highest way to give us the highest power for us to use our voice and adults let us speak for ourselves you dont knthink care about what happens ousttsi of my home my friend is shot outside of the home the only way i can find justice for the hospitable police it give my voice to my friends and family for those who are scared to speak out 16 politically for scholarship and some are going to college their that effects my schooling as a whole. So i pay taxes and drive and liable outnumber us and liberals are voting and let us join us by ageism we as a whole can be safer and have a better union as preamble state clapping. good evening my name is mclaren im a sophomore i believe that 16 and 17 yearold should be able to vote because the choice the politicians effect teen were pca income taxes and should are a say 0 how our money is spent. I go to school of the arts i believe that 16 and 17 yearold should vote and also, because people of color are unrecommended in the voter turn outs come to Visitacion Valley i want to represent my community and represent the children of color. My name is montana i go to Lowell High School a year ago i knew nothing about Youth Employment and my first gateway into the government one first, i knew the name and the cause and knew what they were stewardshanr i truly support voter 16 is gives us a reason to care look at the turnout through is so many that truly care about the cause as teenagers were given responsibility and we understand yet not have the chance for our voice to be heard and be able to achieve our dreams or change the world were not given the vote thats exactly why i support voter 16 clapping. hello my name is d on a year at john Burton High School i believe that 16yearold should vote for the topless as voting to a 16 and 17 yearold i assure you, you theyll vote they have a say in the Government Affairs and one more thing we all support vote 16 clapping. good evening my name is jerry it the snophomore at International High school the reason he support voted 16 and a Youth Commission on the San Francisco Youth Commission being on the Youth Commission gives me an interesting view on San Francisco personally i was a very ignorant shellchild knew ng about San Francisco but having the chance to be on the commission i know how our City Government works and the mrobz and things like that and i think that lore the voting age to 16 brings more people into the loop they wont be as ignorant this is important because as youth there are decisions our government makes affects us and having more nonprofin depth kno will better will be more educated yeah thats why i support vote 16 clapping. hi my name is alien a teacher at Mission High School i have to tell you when i heard about the vote 16 movement i was skeptical and sometime, i see kids at in their worse but more engaged and empowered that was hard not to jumps on board i think that is important we increase the Civic Engagement have people the voting movement as early as possible and make sure our Public Officials are accountable to young people he urge your support clapping. hi, im not im 14 he go to foster Mission High School im sure most of you know me laughter i have a lot of ideas and it kinds of annoys me ill not share them this is what really counts two years if vote 16 passes ill be the year it came into effect and you know thats something that really matters i want to choose who represent me at board of supervisors i think that is important possible could get past i feel left tuaround p we me and my friends talk politics at school thank you. Vote 16. clapping. good evening my name is jerry have on aim a senior at lowell holiday as a child i accompany my father to all the polls it ignited a desire to cast a ballot of my hone opposing in the School District we have no voice in the shaping the Public Education and you as a member of the board of education i feel confident you should trust our students in making informed and well educated decision ill be 18 the upcoming election we can benefit into the impact in our community for this reason it is important to me the rejectinext generatio greater say not only the government but in the election of government officials thank you. clapping . Hello, i go im a proud senior as Mission High School and on the Youth Commission and you know San Francisco has a very High Percentage of a lot of people that are immigrant and they come to San Francisco and they get to become nationaliz nationalizedsons e citizens and their essential the second language their language they dont know the convenient last year of how to voor the laws bue which were that you know go to the schools and understand the text more than them so the students were allowed to vote theyll be more involved in you know in the processes of voting and help out the participated and more voter turn around that will overall help the body of San Francisco because you know the voting is the strongest thing to do changing something you have to vote and if youre worried 16 and 17 yearold voting i think you should be more troubled are the voting for donald trump thats a real problem clapping. all right. Hi, im irs a sophomore at Lowell High School and a counselor at the school and i care about politics a lot i feel ive spoken to you and i spend ever opportunities discussing oversee issues i contribute to the Political Community and the decision in San Francisco im not alone and not special im with only one of thousands of students that care about the city we deserve the franchise we deserve the ability to contribute to the community and help our Community Leadership for the myriad of problems we care and want to vote thank you. clapping a hello, im james the treasurer of the Student Council in burdening hollywood i go to burld the myong leigh. What i love about San Francisco the diversity the acceptance of the community this does also ties into voting pr the diversity and acceptance 83 and the community but i represent my school in several organizations programs and thats because i want people to know that john burton burden Something Special and voicing the opinions for the high school from the Bayview District i go around the city and california ive been to conferences in sacramento and its awesome but i meet spoke up and adults that see me as a regular High School Student and want to show im more than that not our regular gentleman in high school but my voice as vote 16 we can express our voices to the city and county of San Francisco questwe should make sure the youth are not underrepresented starting now gives us more room thank you. clapping . We have one win minute. Two minutes. Oh, 250i8 talk about myself im a debateer. 7 minutes left and more speakers so speed up it up. Hello, im a junior at Mission High School and excuseme. The Public Relation officer the pros and cons all to address as a student of color excuse me. The vote 16 as stated by mayor ed lee in the 2009 letter our africanamerican citizens face gaps those social factors left to a disturbing fact quotas stated by mayor ed lee the africanamerican communities are suffering greatly we need the youth to beggar to take robot foreign their parents nowadays people are kicked out for gentrification for police prult and not find a great job lets be an agent of taking charge give us the opportunity to do what is needed thank you. clapping . Good evening board of education in the second place A Wilson Wong a senior in abraham including but not limited Lincoln High School in october i realized something very important about myself i had depression and it was something that really effected any everyday life in San Francisco Psychological School and now coming to face the problems in how i live throughout the school with this medical problem i came to think what if someone else also has to condition like me and not have the resources i did so i wouldnt like to be able to vote for more sorry. clapping. youre good. Youre good clapping. more outreach against this topic obama said recently that in the 99 percent of people voted for elections for president ial campaig candidat candidates it wont matter how the one percent matters why shouldnt we be able to vote in the system we live in thank you. clapping . Good evening my name is a liam im a senior at Mission High School and president of the Student Advisory Committee tonight like others im no support of voting 16 by now youve heard the pros and cons of supporting voting 16 but i want to spresz stress some points by allowing the 16 additional 17 achlgz we can prepare them for voting in federal elections this frachlt will per up until conversations within the apartment and guardian and information about what is on the ballot for example, last november we picked a day to look at the propositions on the booklet that night i went home and had deep conversations unfortunately, even though i was wellinformed no voice the election so this alongside educating students will be on the ballot will bring an increase of voting in the city 16 will increase engagement all to personally thank the commission for the incredible work on vote 16 and the coordinator for the support for the commission thank you for your time clapping. hi, im a 9 grade i am here saying my parents do trust me to make the right choices i can prove to my parents you can make the right decisions please make the right decision clapping. good evening. Im a representative from project one and sits on the youth Advisory Committee the city of San Francisco for the funding to be here today im posture laughte powerful. Being able to vote onto the age of 16 and 17 would have helped me that effects my everyday for instance im originally from San Francisco i couldnt vote in time to be able to save my apartment therefore im homeless at the age of 17 staying with friends and family to continue to go to school and delay my education if i had an opportunity to vote i probably could have built up the racial billboauild ups im but we stand together we move in unison were here im here i matter we matter. We stand together always thank you. clapping . Hi good evening my name is lalia im 16 and im a youth advocate of the project the overview is a projegram that rae variance of having a parent incarcerated and policies that effect us as children of incarcerated parents so growing up i was not allowed to visited the my dad my mom without the possibility of parole take me two years away from being independent and one thing stopping me a policy saying i could n cant visit my dad by myself so its been 12 years im growing into my own person with 4 dogs and paying rent this voting movement to vote at 16 and 17 will be a powerful impact on me to take part in a City Movement to change what is happening and i love you. clapping . Hello, everybody my name is montana 17 years old an youth recognize of project one i moved to the city last year after living in a small town my entire life i like being involved in the city as a incarcerated child i lived with my mother and love to vote for important tops like incarcerated adult being allowed to apply for food stamps on a limited amount 0 of resources so m many allolaws effecting the incarcerated adults they effect the children i should be able to vote please vote yes, an vote 16. Hello ami jeff adachi 18 yearold im a senior another Lowell High School i come from immigrant praerntd he grew up in an environment i had to make decisions for my parents i still do theyre not able to do theyre going to doctor appoint and such were the future we should have a say in the future how do you expect us to take advantage of our future we have cultivate changes and prohibited from sweet spot out on the policies i believe that age is more than a leg right to vote. clapping . High am joshua a freshmen at Lowell High School and part of San Francisco vote 16 Empowerment Academy i was part of 3406789 after participated in generation that is a Nonprofit Organization that focuses on promoting u. S. Democracy and in groups it taught me Community Values for what im passionate about im surely fighting for this and i didnt have a vote but a conversation with district 4 superintendant katie tang i thought the youth lacked voices the city he disagreed i am that most youth dont know there is resources and give us a voice i believe that society as a whole we have had a voice and today, i want to give us a voice the city i want to give us that effects the city and brings different perspectives create a better place and environmentalist for youth to thrive and live the movement is not just about my city but the nation and the climbing percentage of adults and boosting the influence of the government this movement will give you the government the full prospective on what the voters truly want and allows us as youth youth hato have an impt on the things that effect our lives we urge you to support this decision thank you. clapping. good evening board of education ill try to keep this short and sweet i two to two letters from the citywide Advisory Committee that endorsed and. Im julian a 17 years old one of few students in pie graduating class that will not be able to rotate the president ial election this letter made we wonder abowhat i was about being 18 considered an adult for someone that was born three weeks more likely be to vote more educated than my own im constantly skururrounded by youth to make changes from the youth and the Advisory Committee and the Youth Organization like project what the 3 Student Survey of 80 percent will absolutely or most definitely vote in i have segiven the chanl this passion and drive and across the country to make changes polls continuing show a low young voter turnout a friend of mine said youth are intentionally told our opinions dont matter were not educated and knowledgeable enough to vote and by psa a law that allolaws allows the 16 and 17 yearold to vote that we matter our voices matter we have a say we are able to make changes the community more than just organizations we participant in but a governmental level so i encourage and i ask the board of education to support this resolution to purport 16 and take the first step forward in giving the 16 and 17 yearold years old a voice the city tatoui clapping. thank y hi good eveni, good evening. I from Lowell High School im also a filipino immigrant and i was studies i read about the filipinos the creountry as well as the city stfsz my first time in learning about the driven society we live in this sparked my interest in getting involved in my community excelsior and gentrification and eviction is happening at a high rate on average the voting population is an adult from 20 years old and up given the youth the opportunity to vote increases the diversity and the voting population as most say the future depends on the youth it is critical for us to learn about politics at a young age for more knowledge about voting we believe that am shouldnt burg burg unable us to voice our opinions and building that we should motivate youth to care about politics and education thank you clapping. hi, im laurel a snor at lowell how much time have you asked our kids or teenagers how to work your computer or something related to the internet well, i see the 16 and 17 yearold have a state your first name grasp on the internet and know how to get information and assess information our 16 years old and individuals we can hell email and text and other social media i have an application on hourly on my phone im very aware of what is going on and know how politics work and what is going on around me so i strongly believe that 16 and 17yearolds are well for the record a informed and know what is going on in their community thank you. clapping . Good evening, commissioners im adele the grocery stodirect commission and im to keyed my minute to the chair. With good afternoon. Im lee the chair of the San Francisco Youth Commission i stand here to ask for your support for vote 16 and let you know some of the reasons this is an important issue and why you guys should support speit im s you know, we pay taxes by a state law their you know mandated to attend school by the age of 16 fairly shocking but it is shocking that 16 and 17yearolds is being charged as as an adult that is scary we hold a 16yearold as a 25yearold if we tell you youre going to 850 for more than a decade and why not make an informed decision with the facts obviously and this is right and this is what is wrong clapping. you know im sure the strategies one in 3 students have an immigrant parented he was one of those when i attend Lowell High School and my little brother is now he was lucky he was able to be born in the United States and enjoys a special privilege that is able to vote if vote 16 were to get passed and actually be implemented hell be voting as soon as next year or this year a lot of us on that the 168 is too young to vote perhaps not the Life Experience do the research the Research Shows that we have the same knowledge as a 21yearold as a 22yearold i found that shocking but seeing the passion it is vain indicate i hope you guys see that as you consider that to the members that have joined assemblyman david which you and senator leno and for those who are declini deliberating and considering please listen to the voiyouth na dou doubt in my mind may very well sit in the seat youre sitting in your parents and lovend ones want the ability to say what the right and train them to, wellinformed citizens that will inherit the United States thank you. clapping . High on a hill it calls to me hi i teach eight grade im a Research Teacher were here because we believe the power of our students voices our students at 13 have experienced and more informed opinions than a lot of the adults and deserve to advocate for the community and as an everyone patteacher i see what the issues are and the 7 grader that wrote letters 7 years are patient voter and thinot wonder why they cant vote ill in. Of students that spoke he absolutely want their voices to shape and i support vote 16 when i look at our classrooms i see the people people are effected by the decision and your decisions were at a that i h e haveal time and the vote and voice we need to keep us ground and thats our sf students and the opportunity to realize their dreams thank you. clapping . Ladies and gentlemen, of board im paul line the c copresident of the latino San Francisco and the Vice President for the Harvey Milk Club im going to read part of this they wrote and go ahead and do it we write to you today in a strong support and solidarity of the vote 16 support before the board of education many Important Initiative if simply divorlower voting age but for the political processes for 16 and 17 yearolds because this is their city two harvey milk it takes more compromise no politic deal to give People Freedom voting is a right of citizens and support informative this Resolution Says that more san franciscans have a voice we strorlg encourage you to add your voice to the improvement board of supervisors and california safety legislative and others members are in support of this Charter Amendment we recognize it is important for the Political Engagement the youth as early as possible and expanding those Voting Rights for 16 and 17yearolds will have more voting over the long term rank to allow the young voter to vote before leaving high school will make your democracy for resilient San Francisco is a wellknown leader in parliamentary democracy we have the right is a right not a privilege and at a time when states across the country are passing legislation to curtail the Voting Rights by the identification laws protecting and lgbtq and black and brorown community this guess a time to stand in solidarity and in support of expansion to an elect try that is effected by the decision of the elected leader and for these and many reasons the members of the Harvey Milk Club strongly endorse this to amend the charter and expand the local ages for voting to 16 and 17 signed the Harvey Milk Club lgbt. How are we on time. Im clark david im a little bit confused to pick up condoms from the district is that wrong sorry to talk about the vote 16 laughter i just wanted to say i am fully supportive and i think that this is all about creating good habit at a young age were talking about when i look back i thought about when i was 18 and going to college i dont remember if i voted or absentee i was off to college and so i think that you know all the studies show the elder people vote that the more engaged they are and this is just simply about creating great habit at a young am i highly encourage everyone to support that we want as many engaged in San Francisco as the country as possible so thank you. clapping . Good evening im here with my colleague it together we represent dozen o that serving the youth and come out to support this Initiative Im not david and some of the youth have come we teach the youth how to take objection on its good lives and as tonight was not the perfect example of what Community Engagement looked like we work with over one thousand students and many the bay area and new students represents thousands of students that care and through burdening when you give the students the opportunity to engage they bring out the best in the community and show what positive change can look like i cant say that better than the youth said it so thank you. Thank you my name is patty i represent the Youth Institute it believes in the power of young people and adults coming together to have change and the leveraging of the experience both youth and adults to become a part of a process that shapes the process and building in activating youth and look forward to those youths creating the voter guidelines guides and well learn from many years to come i want to say vote 16 and stand with us today. clapping. thats it all right. Well, thank you all for your comments ill open it up for the board for your comments and questions. Scomploern. Thank you i want to thank all the youth for coming out im honored to have cochairsponsored this resolution with commissioner president haney and commissioner fewer commissioner fewer im moved by all the testimony from the youth you are why i do what i do the students of San Francisco just never seized to amount me and how committed to make the world a better place as Something Else said im in awe of you i think that if i hadnt been committed this would have convinced me, you absolutely deserve a voice in the important decisio decisions were making the city everyday im pleased to support this and pleased to vosupportiv the 16 Charter Amendment clapping. mr. Chin. Yes. Id like to add on to that and thank you to all the speakers all to give a small shout out and recognize to public residents officer Advisory Committee demars she was a resident for a speech the competition at a university of bloeshg id like to give a short introduction it was at the last meeting. Vice president walton. Thank you parapet first of all, i just want to thank all the students that come oame out took the time to exercise oh, exerci exercise your civic right i also want to say no other city in this world that has a more informed and more Intelligent Group of 16 and 17 yearold and so you should be commend for that clapping. you know i spent the last couple of months meanwhile with a lot of young people a lot of adult allies for youth 16 and with the Youth Commission and quite frankly it has taken me time to get to the point i was willing to support that not because i dont have faith in the 16 and 17 yearold the city but my parental instick out ive raised a 24 and 23yearold it is hard to envision those same people laughter at times teach say we see them at their best and worst but when i hear stores of 16 years old that cant go see their parents carted or immigrant families dont have a voice this is a vehicle to exercise their vote and be part of system that effects their daily lives this changes me and effects me, im in full support of this and i think thank you you that that one that will be important for all of us to Work Together the education aspects that councwom with t with this as we adults get informed so tutor your hard work and rallying around some is that is important im excited to see that and make sure you exercise this vote when we make that happen the city thank you. clapping . Commissioner wynns. Thank you. I want to thank everyone for coming out tonight, you know, it is i agree with sxhoefrn but really important that all of us who are supportive of this really important for us to be able to hear from the students all the time but particularly so many thoughtful comments about aspects we might not have cared im completely in support im going to make one others person i think im the only person sitting at the table maybe with possible one on that couldnt vote until she was 21 i think that those who might agrugust me the same arguments but sadly is americans that are 18 can go to war in vietname but didnt votei listened to sllife and a hal f the things it concerned me ages 18 to 24 have the lottery vote the country 20 percent of those eligible that vote and so i actually think we have a responsibility not only to support this but also to be better do better at what we do at Civic Education and about making exercising our responsibility to educate students about the importance of theyre voting what had maples and they actually can do id like to actually pursue right now whether or not we this passes which i did surely will pass tonight by whether it is able to stand up to not legal action by those who are prep and have worried about that but whether it dont are not one of the things we ought to do pursue the idea we have learned from candidates that counties have the right to pass the ordinance or regulation things we need to pursue so that now students who are 17 can register and whether or not whether or not they are going to be 18 as weve heard in the next election you can register within a certain amount of time if youll be able to vote in the next election but an actual fact if the Elections Department or the board of supervisors or whatever to get it done made 24 rule moof anyone that register will be valid when their 8 weve talked about that when we interviewed the candidates i dont think we a or anyone else pursued that i also think we should be talking to i mean this ought to give us the opportunity to review our American Government and see what we can do better about voter regist registration ill ask the administration to pursue that and possible schedule a time to discuss that but reiterate my support for this but also ask whether we can have all the cosponsoring on thcosponsors this legislation. Commissioner president murase clapping. thank you. I want to thank everyone for coming out and my colleagues for bringing this forward i want to be very honest i hawa on the fenced when i was i wanted to wait to hear the argument that folks brought forward tonight theyre coming pell argument my resolution see on the fact i have a 16 at home but also voting pattern are preliminarily predicted by parents voting habit so if youre a parent with a Political Party take oyour children are o same Political Party the testimony weve heard they will looked at the issue that by the care about im happy to be supporting tonights resolution and i also want to acknowledge any conversations with the suspect student delegate report ms. Chin and tloimemr. Totiano this arissue and their advocacyn it as well just one point i want to emphasize what ms. Wynns has said we can right now preregister folks in advance of them turning 18 and hang onto the registration cards until they turn 18 and theyll already be recommended ai hope we look t that circling and again thanks to everyone for coming out tonight. clapping. commissioner norton quickly. I want to clarify for the First Reading we might have not yielded gotten to it but commissioner wynns and i are introducing that that does exactly what youve redd requested we have the power today to 6 years old have the power to preregister to vote according to the elections the california elections code so the resolution weve introduced in the First Reading would allow the Unified School District and the superintendant to make sure that that students are aware of their right to reregister to vote and hope the vote 16 will pass youll have soul Voting Rights but you still ca caprice register at 16 youre ready to go the day you turn 18 and evidence in several states that have done this that improves the voting registration. Commissioner mendozamcdonnell. Thank you so wow, i have some many comments after all of the testimony and is how incredible proud and impressed i am with all you that came out that was great to hear such a Different Group of kids talking about what they believe in not only was i impressed with the age group but the vast of schools public and private so thank you for coming out you know, some which of what becomes habit is trained from how your raised my kids who are 18 and 20 came with me every time i went to the poodles well have those long conversations in a long time and the poodles over multip multiple propositions they dont say an interest i know secreting we do and dont like to talk with me about it but funny kevin twut and i were talking about this your generation is aware of what is happening and needs to happen in order to make sure that you know we as a society continue and continue to be a more Healthy Society whether the issues you talk about around race issues around sustainability and climatic change, issues around education and its value those are all things you are so much more conscious of and advocating for i appreciate that you know makes me feel better your generation as coming to its own were going to be in much better hands this conversation tonight reminded me of that covet the flip that happened pat home over the last couple of years whethre i came home and the conversations last year around politicians were detainee issues around this society ill have with my shoon have been dense and many more than these well stale up to two or three hours of the morning debating things that was a rifrmd of just how deep oyoure thinking is that w almost take for granted in terms of now that youre not taking for granted but taking for grand youre not thinking deeply it is in my face a lot latestly and i fact were not supporting the same desk pointiresident i but l like hell vote his mind and what is effecting him what is expected to happen Going Forward it is not something i expected to see so quickly when my daughter had an opportunity to vote her very first time was the last election i was in she doesnt vote for her own mother because is hshe 80 so moving away to go to college all that that got kind of pumped up so turning in her registration to vote was no the high priority one of the points youve made which didnt hit me until tonight was as you prepare for that in a time where it is not a transitional perhaps youll think about this more differently one of the best endorsement processes i went through was the pullman advocates the reason why was because as we sat talking about why you the youth should support me as a board member was purely youth focused to there was not one question about what i would do for you as a adult but as a young person and i loved going to pullmans conversation that was a reminder we sit up here anyway that is because we because of the youth that we represent and the youth focus we have now with that said, all that i have some concerns and you know ive met with many of you around those and i think that at the end of the day my concerns were more in reflection of more about what i was thinking about when i was seeing and doing what i was 16 than who you are as 16 years old are these so that made me cautious but the simmer component is critical for me and thats getting addressed as the resolution my colleagues are putting forward im feeling better and having discussions around the budget impacts we will absolutely have to evaluate the education and support to the young people as this unfold i was concerned about this being a vulnerable age and the pressure that gets put on you not by your peers but those running for office i have those concerns you know, i expect you to be mindful this is a new constituency youll be responsible for i hope those of us that run for office will be mindful of the needs youll be representing i also had concerns similar to commissioner walton as a parents yes. You can drive and pay takes or taxed and do a visitor of things but as a parent we also you know pay for the insurance oftentimes and you know youre living in our home there is there was this covet this tug and pull around what you can do as 16yearold and what we as parents are still responsible for and the kinds of things you get yourselves into i feel fully probabresponsible fo kids and 18 and 20 years old and a gunmeneral question around th house we would be able to do that with the dumped undocumented and 16 and 17 yearold thats not what we got past in the past my big message is this this is extremely serious and i think your testimonies tonight deemed just how serious you are about this this is a huge responsibility i mean, we have people the nation that are going to the threat of not been able to vote theyll be able to so i want to thank louis and anna as the Youth Commission for being wholly condominium and putting forward they met with me until late last in any event they supported their responses and were great and adele sitting to make sure theyre talking about the concerns i wanted to acknowledge sally you know ive known sally since shes little she represents what happened when you group in a home and trust you and allow you to think freely she went through the Public Schools and went though the college and organizing the community i couldnt be more proud of sal you cant i didnt because the turnout was tremendous and the variety of testimony really turned a page for me we have lunch and end up not talking about the youth so i was not fully satisfied but tonight you guys won me over im so glad to be post and i was icon my other colleagues i dont know, you guys this seems par fetched but honestly your maturity and your passion tonight, you have to go out and you have so spread what it is you said to us tonight, im to be holding you acknowledge for the 16 and 17yearolds youve advocating we want this to work and happen but you have to show up so, please as you have convinced me take this out and act on it as youve passionately shared youre going to do thank you. clapping . So thank you president haney and i just want to see wow. What great testimony and great youth in San Francisco what a cool place to raise children San Francisco San Francisco nationally were trying to set up barriers tore people tonight we seek to make voting for assessable for the 16 and 17yearolds i want to really thank the Youth Commission for putting this forward and thank you to the departments and getting the voices out there so, yes great fabulous extraordinarily were proud of the usf graduates and adele and others establishing the adults that establish the voices of youth this is great this make sense i want to when the commission came to me it is because ive had 16 years old ive of, 3, 16 years old very opinionated and engaged i want to have them have a voice this could have had a voice at 16 it would would have been a voice of truth and honest so when this passes and i believe that will i am going to urge to vote but also ask our friends to vote this is a world and myself we are counting on you to bring this truth that honest it rightness and that sense of humanity to the vote and the world and we entrust you with the vote to change this world i think that also when 16 years old have the right to i mean, you, wave the right to retain silent why wouldnt they vote i trust you quite frankly when th this came forward my fellow commissioners we wanted an opportunity im humbled and im in. And i completely honored to be an author of this resolution thank you. Delegates santiago. Thank you for all the students that came out i recogniz recognized that students were students not only from San Francisco but students if i know daily center the u. S. Bancoeast little cousins came out from daily city im proud to see sis shes here to vote for vote 16 i dont know howled she is but, yeah that cousins right oh, my gosh but im proud to say im proud of that body helping to support vote 16 i know if i could see my little brother to come up and vote last night we were arguing about donald trump but arresting the same thing lets get that clear laughter so jubut, yes im happy to say m part of the body. Thank you guys for coming out, i know if you were in the position i would definitely be voting i hope ill be able to vote as well as my partner thank you. clapping. im going to Say Something go ahead. Thank you president haney i just want to offer a very tiny amendment to clarify the meaning of the last therefore, be it resolved currently it reads to consider an amendment to Charter Amendment to include nonsense 16 and 17yearolds we mean n nonsense 16 and older the election to be clear were not only talking about all 16 and 17yearolds but all nonsense. So were basically encourage to do do noncitizen voting for the policy thank you. Do we need to vote on that. We need a second. Second. Okay sure. Do you know who downtown have a voice the black students and being an alumni in Lowell High School ive experienced the same racism they did and love all the students and for them voting but some of the students are going to be students voting i dont know if theyll vote in my favor im speaking for black students and Lowell High School it is about to be over i have heard this only one time we want to discuss in that a very large issue they dont have a voice and ive not seen them have an opportunity to speak you, you guys sorry to interrupt. Ill call on them next and give everyone an opportunity to speak so thank you. Ill quickly thank you to everyone that came out we agree youve heard from the board speak not 92 just 2, 3, 4 support but how proud we are of you for bringing it forward and your leadership to the Youth Commission and generations citizens i think that i hope i i know there were a lot of cameras here and people had their phones out i hope you were filming with the students were talking and any questions under the supply whether or not youth in the city are prepared to vote they only have to watch the young people here doughnut this is a question that completely simple for me on this board and our responsibility and what we work toward but hopefully the questions all of the voter the city that dont say do have a right to vote ask themselves and their faced with this question do i believe that the brilliance the genius, the leadership and experienced we saw tonight dough building they have an equal right with the people the ballot box i hope this is what we see in San Francisco someone spoke to how brientd our young people are and in San Francisco and how that speaks to why this is something we need to hear and San Franciscos has a long history of doing things before others or taking the stand and being the champion that blaze the trail i hope that we do that here but mou another reason this is something well hear when we call the next item and thats there are things happening the city there is displacement, there is decisions that are effecting families and children and young people are going being scothut out if we say that change will come to at pace and the way that that is young people who are bearing the brunt you should be the ones that have a voice how it happens and who it happens inform 40 for i hope were taking and a a stand and the young people we didnt write this it was written by the young people that are speaking and authored open thigh on behalf of im if in sloorld and ask my colleagues to vote i couldnt be more proud some people are afraid of giving the young people the right to vote im afraid if we dont so lets monarch to the next thing and take the roll call vote. Thank you mriven mr. Totiano ms. Fewer mr. Haney ms. Mendozamcdonnell dr. Murase ms. Norton mr. Walton ms. Wynns we have unanimous. Well take Public Comment on general matters item j. If we could lasclear out wl move to item j and have comment on general comment well do much like the last session if we could listen up the audience well move to item j Public Comment on general matters a good number of speakers so well offer thirty minutes for everyone to speak ill read out the speakers and line up thirty minutes to talk about what is on your mind. calling names s calling names . I cant leave well lose quorum. Theyre trying to get you the photo. Are the students able to speak they want to make sure all the people who are part. Thats exactly why im waiting i havent called you up all right. So if we can get schedule well start with comments thank you for waiting we appreciate it okay sorry hi so hi, im one of the c copresident at Lowell High School as you may know bs u and month minority participate in a walk out of our school clapping. so right now im going to go into the reason why we did it and other things like that so im standing housekeeper in front of you because the Africanamerican Community at lowell is tired we are generously tired of discretion and racism we face to be routine by the planning commission, and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote an day to day basis for years weve tried to staff and those other dulls about our experiences we were basically told it is life and we have to deal with that patthats the wa things are the city haschool an district have newcomers opportunities to fix this but no action taken we as a communities have decided were no longer going to wait until the school does something about that were taking action into our own hands clapping. sorry so recently at lowell we had a big incident took place a lot of people were upset about it i want to make it clear today, were not doing this because of this evident we have been i feeling this way a long time he current students and alumni clapping. and parents this incident was the straw that broke the camp he lives baels b this incident was posted and reposted over and over again on social media once that went viable coming in the school want to make changes sorry. Okay. So now the bs u w is the school generously cares the question why did it take this long why does something tremendous controversial hsa have to happen to involve the Africanamerican Community in their community how many students at different high schools have to deal 24 before you the district decided to change my members and i will be looking forward for the district speaking to us perching regarding the changes theyll implement to make sure that every africanamerican student feels save and welcome the jurisdiction i understand that some days adults with told we have a voice but building they will think that so keep us silent the district will not try to silence us and whatever voice when dealing with the situation hangs bewill be made we also kn that any changes that will be made will be beneficial to the long term not temporary changes i do have 0 hope that our district will uplift our voices to the point we hear our own that is the district will sorry sorry said that sorry i do hope that our district will compla care not respond to the voice of the opposed i have some bs u members that would like to share thsome personal experienc and a list of demand you guys hopefully, will take into consideration and speak to us about thank you. clapping . Hello, everyone ami a across the city chris im Vice President and the senior at Lowell High School one of the experiences are you think took a toll on me earl i was talking to some of the staff at lowell and one of their advisors for me to change the way i act so i can, like others 0 but others kids are open armed when i get to lowell i dont feel appreciated are feel like i make a difference at my school so why dont do havi have to change th way i am when you accept them the way they are beyond that and recently, i know that senior pot polls there was a category i was nominated and im not branched i told my mom she was very, very upset with the school on how a interrogatory term would be you would hold this is not something positive and should be addressed at my school reachwrachd is a teamstterm for blocking black im black and a woman and beautiful too so you kn clapping. any mom set back a long letter to the principal with no response i want you guys to know what the incident with the pictures like your president said we are fed up and hsa all this is happening at our very own school is sad today but you know it is screw this is coming up and it is a lot of and thank you. clapping . Hi, im a junior at Lowell High School one of the my personal exercises me and my friends who is black were walking with a friend in the hallway hallway i said youre making me look greater weigaffi him him how he said because we are black women but i didnt understand why he said he made us feel like hthat we are. Not loud or jumping around only walk to the graclass thank you. clapping . Hi, im a junior at Lowell High School high experience another lowell about this whole situation that went crazy it is like how people came to us and said whey you, you guys so emotional and sensitive how would you act and another thing that is done but okay. Im also like during school so im not going intoxicate labeled and called s to know the majority of High School Like others like caucasian and white and asian but this is my history book i dont feel like we only have one session based on jays and the slavery part that everyone knows thats all i got to say right now clapping. hi, im a junior and my personal experience is like the lack of teachers support at lowell like i dont feel supported by the teachers at all like especially, when you sit the class and youre the only africanamerican student in the class you should feel support by the teacher when we have like Group Projects that is hard because none wants to be the group with you because your africanamerican so this is hard you know the teacher i think they need to be more supportive of the United States so clapping and sorry one more thing im a senior when the incident occurred we have posted it on social media with the pictures the whole everything the delay display and respectseptember to parents it was spraepd on social media and all of a sudden this big enermergency Assembly Like hours and sitting there and most of all the bs u members were sitting together we thought our principal was going to go into the details of what happened he didnt and the kids are piers buildi able didnt know why they were there and sitting in the crowd not knowing what happened and oh, this happened oh, and that was it you know the only thing because we get a free period didnt have to go to class noneers about what we say you are principal had the assembly and no ones cares and also at the meeting the assembly most of students like i dont want to go to this i have a test or the teacher are like oh, this is interrupting my class time not that period one of my piers is not doing much are you serious like that is so big and none understands that at lowell thank you. clapping . So as my minority attending Lowell High School were out enunciat numbered and struggling to revi science so have racism unacceptable who do we hold accountable here are our demands all right. Demand number one diversify and assists anyone africanamerican teachers and staff clapping. we want to be a part of a system that represents us the city hsc wants us to feel safe we understand the issue is deeper than hiring africanamerican staff the percentages of africanamerican in San Francisco is at the 6 percent the minimal amount of money to improving live here is too high our families are keep in miicke were simply cant afford to keep the homes were raised in we demand the city haschool hir africanamerican stiaff and the bs u representative will be present present present during the hiring process thank you. Bwe want to commissioner tang the School Curriculum the reason why those are not respectful 0 cultural the teaching of the other cultures should be a mandatory like the european history the problem is not just with the students teachers are uneducated and at lowell africanAmerican Students are your honor, comfortable the classroom and africanamerican are repeated facts faced with aggression we want the teachers to attend the culture sensitivity training and the teachers that are not respect of cultures should be held responsible another demand a fulltime africanamerican recruitment officer that has experience with the culture recruitment and bs u a person that we can trust that attend all meetings as a representative of all you all africanAmerican Students with a designat designated designated number of hours and a welcome, welcome day for a africanAmerican Students that should be focusing on what the school is going in support of Minority Community at lowell holid high school another demand that we want open Africanamerican Community center at Lowell High School the Africanamerican Community constantly deals with micro aggression that will be a place where our freedom of expression is not at risk some students attend our meetings wednesday afternoon in addition to the black schedule this will be a place to subcontract with other africanAmerican Students and stay update what is discussed at our meeting okay clapping. where are we on time . I want to make sure that everyone is up to speak. Sorry i dont shave a forml conclusio climax it is really bad to the point we here today, we just hope you guys take into consideration what weve said and we really hope you guys place yourselves in our shoes and understand when youre in a situation moyoure not welcomed where you belong we want to be successful and weve hard work to be at Lowell High School if so not easy were the remaining few that decided to stay it is a problem with africanamerican wi are not accepted we have so look at why they leave and change pa what is happening clapping. can you request that the students if you have your demands on paper printed out or could you email those to us e. Or give them to the board square foot secretary so we ha we have copy. Hello, im the black student president at memorial day i along with the black union 3 of them officer of communications and the Vice President and the Mary Dell Howard that is the secretary we hawould have been selfish an not come here honestly a lot of the things that lowell has mission already has a space for africanamerican and recruitment for eight graders to come to Mission High School that that is because a lot of them black itsekids go do Mission High School but we couldnt sleep with ourselves know o bros are committdiscrimi against as we know were in full support of Lowell Justice anyone is a threat to justice everywhere clapping. and hello, im here representing the last percentage of black San Francisco a fourth bayview native this is rare the city today, im here today is breaks my heart when i hear them speaking of their micro aggression and pride because i feel their trauma and their pain and i think that our students are not being taken care of the way they should be from the adults that are there with them 7 hours and day and should be a team put together to address the trauma those students are addressing i went to lowell in the san jose and t 70s but a l black student population and a smaller black student population those incidents are blownup even bigger and i can only think of little rock 9 when i hear the speakers speak i dont know if you know about little rock 9 and is segregatiintegration of the n arkansas you can watch the conner in a connrona those students at lowell to be told their sensitive it a direct attack on their black bodies and experience and you know ive been working with students since i was 16 i was a senior when i was 16 and ive been working with students im passionate about the future generations i was well aware that nick and organizations like inspect are responsible for leading and making changes during the civil rights improvememovement it wil leadership that makes the changes and San Francisco is a rac racht city not a k k but with a lack of accountability into from sfusd and from Lowell Administration itself it is unacceptable that is unacceptable and it is important you guys make clear promises to those students of what your do and create a task force on experts there are plenty of experts out there if you look at the center for youth wellness and how trauma effects Youth Development doctor by the gavin newsom e name of dr. Horn talks about the trauma of growing up black and San Francisco is one of the few so there is plenty of reaching out there experts the bay area be a community with sfusd and stanford and usf i think that instead of throwing a bandaid you create a team of experts to deal with this issue and not just through some rookies on this issue but look at the experts you have available and create a pathway to address the issues thank you. clapping a you want to run through this fast. Im a parent of the sierra dunn she just spoke my issues are she comes home crying a lot a i know omg the teaches need to be trained on sensitivity for culture and im a little bit nervous but i accepted her to school for an education not to be humiliated as soon as she walks through the for it thereshould addressed eye i havent heard anything the staff how theyll address the issue i dont know what of the outgoing was i didnt get any information sit up except from the skrl school could have emailed me or a phone call or something paw that was humiliating and it was wrong they made a joke out of that and our black students they were never degrade another culture like that that was horrible and back to the teachers situations im an alumni of lowell and the things i went through i see shes going through the same thing same thing my a dad had to go up there my teachers told him i cheated open a test with straight a i had to sit and take the test over i repeated the same a plus on the test but thanks like thne like that got stop got to stop clapping. hello, i want to thank everyone for coming out that came the crowd the parents and the community and everyone that shows support for the students they really, really need it i got revolved with the incident because of the facebook posts but im appalled by the levels that this has gone into the teachers the faculties and administration and children who trying to cover yup the racism felt disrespected by issued stating those photos and imaginimages were hectic the pictures of black culture i was offended when those issues were addressed with the principal via phone call from alumni all the way from if florida and defibrillator and San Francisco that was ignored and mutton the concerned Community Members they were take into account him expecting i am to do his job to protect the students clapping. hearing the students that the assembly which that he claimed to be sponsored to be restored to justice to random reprimand that brought up to the students and being paumgd off to the community that was that is unacceptable following that the student continued to put vulgar to the Lowell Community via twitter knowing the as to tothe students were blul th bullying them the students went to the administration showed them photos and screen shots of what the student was posting yet the administration continues to tell the community this student as remorseful i have the captions ill show the board he posted porn graphic pictures it is d disgust it made we cry to think about those children are going to this and going to the mefkts asking for help and theyre being told youre too sensitive im doing this i sat in the students bs c meeting they were told that whatever they said was invalidated they were trying to explain to us the photo were not up for twentyfour hours as the effects publishes and defend that was up for a week and the student reposted and added more pictures to the Bulletin Board and yet where is the faculty oversight and the counselors where is the principal we keep hearing about diversity and that we dont tolerant racism but obviously you do you have to this ere no way an adult can say to a child como you and saying im hurt those students are blullying me their mistreating me and the staff is saying to those students trucht my time to teach where is the yes, maam pact for children those are not adults their childr question had an alumni group page there was teachers that were posted in the alumni thread making illicit semi tiic and bl commentries the head of Alumni Association that was liking the post how do you like a racism post so when you come to meetings and then say oh, i want probation offic want to happen the black unity doesnt utility cabincommunity acceptable so im asking the board to create some kind of policy where through is zero tolerance to students of any minority ethic background or race to be tarjd not on behalf of the black students but the latino students that are facing those issues at Lowell High School and othany at race the latino and policy 10 and whites i dont care who you are None Services deserves to be treated that way as a child clapping. question have 5 minutes left but i want to make sure that everyone has a chance to speak but reverend brown keep our comments to one minute please. Mr. Vice president members of the school board and mr. Superintendent and laendies and gentlemen, i am very, very disturbed im hurt im upset that two years ago i stood at this podium and advanced the notion that School System we needed to have and ethic heritage month in which all of us will sit down and listen to each other i contend that because of the culture of benign neglect on the part of leadership we are again been effected by what conna lisa religious saying says about racism i appealed to the board unanimously to take leadership and go for the with encourage, compassiona compassion and character to make sure that we give the appropriated treatment that is needed to deal with that defect as it rears hisly head in Lowell High School named for a person that led a Great Institution is a disgrace to the name and it defamous all that one claims to be about who went to lowell and that is at difficult thinking and discrepancy and leadership and social responsibility just a few days ago the San Francisco chronicle there was a significant article on the incidents of alzheimers in this region not written by a black person but by a black a scholar scientist doctor and one of the could have that alzheimers the black community 65 percent and one of the finding was that was because of environmental racism and 20 number two because of a lack of a sense of place the black students at lowell from the testimony ive heard when i came in that door basically suggests they dont have a sense of place and belonging so lets us make sure that every student that going to that school feels they been belong their respected, regardiregarded and honored by right now we look mighty mighty ugly before the World Community we are living a lie that is San Francisco is a progressive liabkely city clapping. so what do i recommend beginning with the president of the board i know that mr. Superintendent will be with you, we need to have a come to jesus meeting with Lowell High School and any school in the city that doesnt know how to get along and respect each other i say when we take relationshleadership and b responsible we create a Better Community and climate and live as civil humans who need each other and people say im black and proud im brown and sound im yellow and im mellow im red but not dead im white all right. Im gay but d godly im sick but assessable im female but wise that is what we need to happen in our culture and schools our city and throughout the world do the right thing we dont need anything repeated such that very toxic, evil, mad altitu attitude of that man whose name begins with the name donald clapping. all right. Well extend enough for everyone but one minute and let the folks know what theyre up so expand one more minute. Ill try to speak fast im a graduate of allowing class of 1980. clapping. thank you. And im here to let you know that basically the most recent incident is no the an incident that is foreign to those who attended lowell this is incident is actually amongst a vast incident that happened for years i can personally office space speak to them my mother and parents started their black parents in 1945 the reason they did that becau because Lowell Community decided students they wanted to include in associate and academic concludes me decided those students didnt have a voice and not have a voice like be seen and not heard my sister was qualified to sdob part of society and applied twice and denied twice not until the parents demand tdemand the africanamerican parents demanded membership and basically in 1978 i have was told not to be a cheerleader by the way, because i didnt loth not tradition to have an africanamerican as cheerleader not 1938, 48, 58 i was told i didnt look like a cheerleader not actually, it group tell them if they want to deal what the naacp and the usf i was going to be on the squard the band leade quit doss because he didnt want black students on the field we all have an equal membership at 4r0u8 high. clapping. thank you. Im terry mason a alumni from city college of San Francisco and San Francisco state of a alumni lowell of 1979 a 8 year veteran teacher we know there is racism and we know teachers with racist i were the hallways they didnt want to take with me you know we all know it exists and the first i deal with that everyday the teachers with first aid find africanAmerican Students ive been a teacher for 18 years we have an example two students are fighting and they have to i tell my students get up and move stop fighting we know that racism exists on the campus and there are racist teachers theyve been there since i was born we need to realize that blac black lives matter and that is a nice we hear statement attelle time we know that the teachers are racist we know the black students are sdremendiscriminat against im a teacher for 18 years we know that exist is not a new subject we know the teachers are racist and the students are sdriementd this is happening on the School Ground okay. So what with r are we going to do. clapping . Good evening president haney and superintendent carranza and commissioners my name is sophia im a student at yes and no burger elementary my studeistert early can i have her time i want to speak about of the fact people are thinking about reinventing tracking that is bad if kids are separated into groups consisting of the alerted pla class they may feel sad and some maybe the subject of blullying and kids that are taught at the other class lovely will stay at that level and alerted to another level theyll go to that level when students are spirlitp they dislike school that interferes with the leaping those reigns the tracking is bad i hope that conspiracies you to not reinstate tracking in schools. May i read a poem sophie has a hopoem she want to read look at me look at my hair, it is different the face but im not you and youre not me look at any skin do you think that as sin were all different we are i didnt know and yank look at me what do you see evil or so hope that i see in you to make a new life begin oh, cant you see the world would be different if people would look at me and see me for what i am thank you. clapping . Hi ill go quickly thats my daughter sophia okay. Ive been thinking about this essay by James Baldwin writtwin written in 1965 my father was the first black american hes the First Teacher there it is in him to know black those essay states a great shock your birth place has not in its whole testimony stiystem of reality evolves in plays for you for fewer and inaugurating has helped you to skype the trap nothing you have done and nothing you can do will save your son over and over daughter from the same disaster and from coming to the same end until the moment comes we the americans can accept the fact that my anterion terrors we neeh other dynamic a ward of american or an object of missiony charity but built this country until that moment comes that is scarcely any peophope for the American Dream it pains me were still talking about that i hope we can do something in any generation so my children dont have to come back and talk about this again, thank you. clapping. im dee dee horn the cooperations director its Lowell High School i came to support any students and work with the adults which is a big part of the experience that your sharing to make the change at lowell i want to give the rest of my time to michelle the bs c wanting. Im a teacher at willie l. Brown middle school and the reason im experienced ill not say this in joo 1 you know dont do math i was the president of Lowell High School i found an article doing a writeup of a teacher and blag students that was causing a lot of drama at lowell to that point i came to the board by e when i was 17 and now look at if ten or 11 or 12 years later still with the problems and so forget by my experiences i want you to to listen to the beautiful young women that spoke the truth theyre the people entrenched in this now and as great as the old people are im part of the old people making sure the kids that present at lowell are happy to walk across the stage to represent 101 eucalyptus drive. I appreciate no matter how old michelle is i was here teacher im in support of condolences o comes okay for 10 and 11 years old i saw people stand how many of the sfusd students spoke passionately will you but not here to speak to sloorld i was a teacher and student at lowell i was never told to be proud of d i got in math that was a good grade for my people i was told and complained about 10 or 13 years ago to our administration at the time they 15 years later and the same institutional and interpersonal racism and brown and black parents were asking what she should encourage their kids and still asking the question i hope you use the power to dismantle to change what everyone for decades have been saying talked about talk as much as you want lowell will never change clean sf clapping. im and parents at the middle school im here to speak about tracking whether i daughter went into 6 grade i have not placeed in honors but honors turn out out not academic or challenge than the general kwhitcraft drnpa. Org they thought it created a class system and the honors kids didnt engage it deprived of everyone to get to know kids different from them mrs. Stay the course and resist tracking thank you. clapping. hello my name is rachel im here to speak on behalf of the im the proud mother of a lowell student i have known her for 4 years this is a person that is exclusive a person that responds to phone calls and message we want to remind everybody be or westbou lowell is extensive if we are going to look to push and more i dont know what latino ace blacks wiare going to lose it i going to be taken an exam we are going to lose believe me and i think that we have to look at these i dont like listen to say this about my parents didn speak spanish as a first language im speaking stowaway in my language about meds you have to study. Work hard it comes against my concepts of the United States when i see it is because of correspond creates a difficulty hire more teachers that is about their teachers that are ethnicity ai dont want to be hispanic necessarily this is my message bye. Bye. Actually i dont think that is about ethics but im a senior at Lowell High School in a black communities i stand in solidarity with the black studen students. clapping. this administration has not been accountable for the sensitivity training that is the governance of school cant gone for many students dont care it didnt effect them but neutral you have children that are opposed we can not stapled for the anti black and racism is real and have conversations and ask the computer utter system i support the folks being the api student i need to make others account aable for the issues wi you thank you. clapping . To president and. And commissioners and ladies and gentlemen, im ms. Marshall the president of the alliance of black School Educators im sad and happy to stand before you i am happy i want watched what took place a bs u to walk into the club im proud of bs u at Lowell High School throughout my life ive gained that this because the young people led did Civil Rights Movement therapy not front yard of the dog and paragraphafraid killed i can live whatever he want and have the education and went to college i can get a job whatever to b suctis u high schu rock thank you very much. Im sad today because for generations weve exonerate that law scho lowell has rational issues i was standing with the young people and they shared things that happened to them thirty and 40 years this is happening tour our young people and the confirmatio commissioners im sad i want the young people to know that the naacp stand with you and the young people to know that the black educators stand with you and the i want to let you know that the Africanamerican Community and also want the young people to know that that board led and commissioner president haney and commissioner Shamann Walton will do things to make adjustment i want this superintendent carranza will do things thirty to make a difference in your lives after youve marched we met point principal and educators he said to the principal you have an yes, maam pelvic heart i watched you for several years but we need to clone our heart for the staff so things can see the clamors they have empirical hearing teachers so some of the things can be done right away mr. Commissioners and superintendent ii went to see the first africanamerican sworn into President Office they want to theyll be sitting where our sitting i know that one day the chair there will be a black principal at lowell so thank you, thank you, thank you and young people keep the improvememovement going. clapping . Good evening. Im kevin the director of the policy for advocates so far the children and youth i want to say that the advocates are here to support the advocates at lowell and the black students throughout the district i want to say a lot of the issues that the lowell brought up should have been addressed by the city halls the revolution or to expand the ethic studies throughout the district we have to examine and correct that i guess utilized to say on behalf of the people that didnt get the chance to go to lowell im a graduate of supposed to be lowell too but black students all over the city are facing the issues that law school lowell is facing not with the Bulletin Board but not just students and families and Community Members very a School District not supportive of black individuals to be successful theres a report coming later today about the prelims of the schools resolution that highlight the struggles lets implement some of the policies in place and make sure that the black students are my calike th asian and wit counterpart as well thank you clapping. how you doing ill darrell washington i was other through with the students wanted to give them a round of applause fogs those who are staill here when i got to Lowell High School this more than the practicincips on forefront street doing an interview and when the interview wrapped up i patient waited i had to ask him real questions for the interview for the cameras to look good, he basically got up and said he stood in solidarity with the student and then he asked him is this not the first time this only the first time youre hearing again something going on the high school he quibble rushed me out of the interview and said to talk to me the office before that i wanted to make sure the media was there so they understood the questions and not water down milk questions at that time, i was rushed into the office and this man tells me a bunch of things hes done the past i dont care what is today, today matters those children today what is going on today matters if you have basically not gave a damn about those students this is a problem and then brought in othsome other person a black i dont know if he is a teacher or whatever but a lot of time you know he said to tell me how many black teachers and what programs hes trying to set up and done arrested and a lot of time i said when people do that im surprised with white people have been black friend i dont care if you can count how many friends that are black you have a problem on your hands he brought this man and talking about all the things i sat down and listened to him, i cut him off i dont want to hear that he can be written up well in history or balanced in history not doing anything this is a pedestal in San Francisco i actually personally have experience with racism all my life from being a black man, i know people the audience white may not have experienced the same thing as black people that maybe harder to understand and the before folks definitely im not talking about you all laughter so i it is hard when iuoe you hear people stand up and say certain thanks offense ive heard that they think that black people in Lowell High School have gotten there by affirmative action or some other forms im sure the students hathey have deny go at Mission High School i want to make sure my point is im hoping and praying that what happened today that this panel right here and everyone who is in charge that member galaking decisionsns right is this is not a warning but a warning i want do you know that im a concerned parents of a San Francisco Unified School District child two children one that got to john Burton High School and she experiences may not not the same but racism the same experience at Lincoln High School which is so i really want to say im taking up a lot of time i hope and pray you start listening to the students and i honestly belief that the principal in my opinion was best qualified to handle this this is probably a little bit higher than this i dont know who handles that disconnection let him go arrest do something about the situation if not then man it will get worse im quite frankly im a activist for all over i dont think i want to see that type of thing happen in San Francisco with the San Francisco Unified School District with our children that is something im personally going to fight and die that energy you need to understand and change things okay. Im just letting you all know do you need to do thank you. clapping and good evening John Templeton what youve seen the exact same thing in 1968 when thousands of students came from poly high and it should clue that those relishissues have no have not been dealt wis 50 year later about the San Francisco Unified School District creating a hostile environment selfinterest africanAmerican Students im not making this up youve ear on the other hanhear plays out from the students 2008 we did the survey of teacher in San Francisco unified district what that he did for black History Month only 10 percent of what we did met the instruction and so their things that need to be done to create a welcoming and save environmentalist so far the brake American Students not more sound bites and plat attitudes and things on social justice but we need action thank you very much. clapping . Good evening. Im president of the united educators of San Francisco thank you it is a long discussions i want to thank all the students and parents and educators that stood up here and spoke for the establishment of our School System and classrooms that dont permit rational injustice in in any way, shape, or form and sure that the united educators of San Francisco stand for that the institutional of racism in our classroom and fight for the opportunity for all of us to address the issues as they come up but justice for our students must have a Stable Community im here to mention that you as commissioners must use their power to keep our caveat educators i found out i this morning we have 40 some teachers that are elected to come back to the schools next year and disproportionately their on the Southeast Side of town 5 at drew and 4 at balboa park that is dial back in the just as the lowell i have step back and slow down the process and look at those and see who they are and who supporting who will you be recruiting when you dont get the teachers at lowell a burdening or crossing so slow down and look at who youre now reelecting and recruiting and support them and all the students thank you clapping. again, thank you to everyone that came out and gave comments we appreciate youre being here movng to Public Comment on consent items 3 speakers colleagues, any questions or comments . calling names . Figure extinguished Board Members im tammy a seek coach with the People Services here today to state my support of the clau claudia up for nonreelection this year like to read a lasett that the u b c has written the office of People Services is whittier of personnel our mission of reducing the predicame procurement and creating a positive community that requires passionate skillful individual in our work we face diverse challenges with hard communication and an e. R. During dedication our team requires the questioning of status quo for the relationship in building Foundational Trust as much is it is impestering that People Services has leaders and staff that are committed to the foster the vision 2025 statement every school and every student part of district wide of all rays and ethnicity have the resources they need to survive and the success of every student all are insured the opportunity to grow learn and express themselves each school about help them claudia has exemplified wehere role as coach specializing the authority active practices and assisted the policies and procedures that keep students at the center of their work and passionate about her connection and builds lasting relationships with the schools and claudia is indeed a system that provides the opportunity for students to grow and express themselves with the drive of the department stays with the sfusd community has been a statewide leader in initiating the policies for the positive behavior and support and trauma sensitive situation she has practiced the skills and claudia bring expertise to the school she serves search warrants as well as the services shes American People excellent educator and the union at the office of People Service support her retention in the sfusd and car considers a great loss to the community and school she services clapping. good evening im a behavorial analyst and im just