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In yet another controversial decision, the San Francisco Unified School District's Board of Education has rejected a parent volunteer's appointment to the Parent Advisory Council.
According to California s School Dashboard, about 50% of the students at Lowell are Asian, 18% are white, 12% are Latino, and 2% are African American.
But, there are ongoing questions and concerns about whether moving Lowell to the lottery system will end or address racism at the school.
VIDEO: Emotional public response to resolution to permanently end merit-based admission at Lowell High
At Tuesday s Board of Education meeting, both supporters and critics of the resolution were emotional about the need to end racism at the school.
Commissioner Boggess, like many people during public comment wanted to delay the vote, but other board and community members felt the issue of equity and the safety of black students at the school has been delayed long enough.
S.F. school board strips Lowell High of its merit-based admissions system
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The Lowell Black Student Union hold a press conference to speak out against the recent racist attacks on the Lowell community on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in San Francisco, California.Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle
One of the top-performing public high schools in the country will no longer admit students based on academic performance, ending more than a century of merit-based admissions.
More than seven hours into a marathon meeting Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Education voted 5-2 to use the same lottery-based system to assign students to Lowell High as other district high schools instead of maintaining the previous system that used test scores and grades.