A recent report from San Francisco Public Schools shows the MASSIVE impact of devastating pandemic policies, mandates, quarantines and the panoply of COVID-19 policies. The city itself has lost over 6% of its population since the pandemic began. Now truancy and performance reports shows how policy makers and administrators have failed their children. Keep in mind – this is one of the most progressive and wealthy cities in the world!
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Some lowlights:
28.4% of students are chronically absent.
63.4% of African American students
46.3% of Latino students
Not even half of SF students are ready for highschool
52% of white students not ready
85% of black students not ready
76% of latino students not ready
The devastation goes on and on and on:
A recent video surfaced of students getting off a bus and walking into a sea of homeless druggies. My home town has fallen hard:
Wow… this is what kids in San Francisco have to walk through to get home from school… watch till end pic.twitter.com/zMdsC16Jlf