i have the news to share on behalf of the san francisco alliance of educators for the vice president your cordially notified to the african-american honor roll celebration on wednesday february 25th at the st. mary's exaggerating cathedral african-americans will earn the gpa 3.0 and higher will be honored last year you'll students receive on a medallion and mayor ed lee will be in attendance e attention of the program i said everyone to know that superintendent carranza richard carr do has been a supporter of this education thank you to the instructor

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>> thank you very much is ms. emily thompson here. >> thank you very much so next, we will have speakers on the co-location of rb wells and john o comfortable i'll call several names at the same time (calling names) please come forward i understand that translation will be provide and we want to hear from as many speakers as possible please refrain from applause we want to get as many people in the 40 minutes that includes translation thank you very much.

>> thank you for hearing us we want the students to speak first, i know that the order you have - >> can we have the students speak first. >> yes. if the students can identify themselves. >> sure. >> hello my name is rachel chevrolets we want to talk about that this is a cycle that's important issue in our views we don't believe that ivory should move we fought this problem i don't feel that moving to another school is going to solve it get rid of them and get a new problem that's we should be

together and figure it out running from the situation is not going to fix it the best way to face it and deal with it so that's our opinions on that. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please >> good evening my name is a student if john o'connell high school i was terrified the school heard terrible rumors and i discovered it obamacare was not like anything this past two years we've been trying to e ceda rad the hurmdz or rurmdz and heading to be a successful school now that the gun incidents have occurred many students are questioning objection oc and saying oc is a

bad school neither stds students feel it is safe with all this could notation going on i could not go to school every or everything is directed towards guns i'm not learn i'm under pressure i have to learn and worry about having another lock down at any moment i want any school to revert back school is for learning and not all those problems as a students with ambitions for a future i want to go back to oc the place i'm supposed to be. >> again if people can hold their applause we want to get through as many speakers. >> i call john o'connell any

home my school has been doing stroll good until the guns were brought to the building i'm squared to go to schools any mom first reaction to transfer me why should i someone who was worked hard have to transfer any parent taught me to solve problems not run away i was taught not to look for trouble it will find me and guns are closer and closer to me and my family i'm begins the weapons being brought in and it's your job to keep us safe. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please hi, i'm jocelyn i impersonal used to go to lincoln but i transferred to o'connell

and found it safe but it turns out that the girl who jumbled me goes to school with me, i'm questioning who looks at out for me and questioning hour they looked out for clearly they don't feel safe they bring weapons to school and find a solution quick. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm diane before i forgot i heard you say you'll have lunch with the middle school students i want you to walk the halls of john o colonial and bring this 0 your attention i'm concerned for every child's survivalist i don't like the fact that ic wells was brought to the site without consulting with the paerptsdz from both schools our

rights have been violated i know that the school district did this regardless of how we felt we have to accept it now we demand more funding for the following i want more security and a security guard for every student at ivy wellness and all staff and counsels to wear ids and you're going to provide the money we demands this immediate action and monday february 1, '67 to be placed at the john o'connell high school don't forget to come and see john o'connell high school i'm not going to sit and wait thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is liz piers i'm a member of the e lack at john o'connell i want to you b wells to leave and not another school i want more security and better training including more counselors

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> (clapping.) in those times of crisis we need to act now don't wait until their dedicate before john o'connell had a reputation they could hold their head up high now their reputation is has been taufrnd i had 3 adults students to graduate and want my other

two to graduate as well. >> thank you very much. >> i'm the proud parent of a child i'm a parent and neighbor of john o'connell when you decided to put bring i b wells into the same building you planned the doors of the school will be allowed the staircase each school should use are separated what that is measures of safety for going to school not one loaded didn't think was brought into john o'connell but two in a period of two weeks and still no response from sfusd it is time for you to take immediate action and help us to clean up the mess

by facing i b wells not only separated by segregation situation so with the researcher to provide for those students more trained security guards and more you counselor teachers and r s b specialists and training and support to all classroom teachers staff and administration we want our children to continue to be in a safe learning assignment they're right as students to dabbed the safety for themselves and their teachers and classmates we want an immediate response that matter is urgent thank you for linking. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> again, if you can please holds the applause.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> good evening i have a daughter in the 11 grade we parents students and teachers of john o'connell wrote a letter to the district exercising our disagreement in i b wells being housed and yet to receive a response. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> since january 5th when i

district attorney b wells came into the site this year several things that effected the secured and the disturbances have effected the neighbors and students in two incidents firearms were found on two i district attorney b widens students students were locked counsel and released earlier.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> last thursday several members of the parent community gathered together and this is what we're asking for more restored practices and personnel that can carry this

utility and students with behavorial problems and more security personnel trained for everyone to show their ids at all-time and more sports for governor jerry brown o'connell and the students for this to continue during and after the relocation of ida b wells >> (speaking foreign language.) >> and last if the district does not comply with those demands we will continue asking for ida b wells to be relocated thank you thank you i'm going to name a few more speakers (calling names). >> please come up and approach the podium.

>> good evening i'm beshth morales i'm the proud parent after a tenth grade at john o'connell high school i'm here to so moved show any support of would schools and very much against the intsdz that's been going on at the school any daughter has been through a lot our first name has been through a lot the in the past few years i'm starting to get any family stable and for those incidents to happen i feel last week, a cigarette but i'm going to push and i know all the parents and students at the school are going to keep pushing i'm all for giving people a second chance but totally against violation thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi

my name is mri yell i'm the aunt of a junior at a 2013 graduate whom is a military police officer in the united states marines i was at the interview when mr. alvarado was interviewed for the position of promise i approached as well as anothers in the interview for the expectation of the director who is not present here the decision of hiring mr. alvarado was not for his qualifications but his promise he made to the dofshlg at the meeting i saw the situation and left. >> we do not permit public comment directed at a starch mercedes benz member that's identified please refrain. >> that's all i'm going to say

about that i'm here to say i'm ashamed at myself i said who cares any daughter is going to make it here when a on the part of what happens here i wasn't thinking of any 14 year daughter the safety of any family of any 3-year-old son that lives next door to john o'connell we've walked back and forth to the inspire of school i've not been a part of john o'connell for of years my message so take action immediately to find a solution looking to hire a new principle

and having the parents and students that have the best interests of john o con please longtime the activities for example, rental of soccer fields and example of looking to the pockets please look at the budgeting of the school i believe that if the school finances are looked at it will be resolved i want to john o'connell students no worry about the prom and dances and things that the schools come and brag about our students shouldn't be worried about wearing ids and security and metal deshlts students are not even thinking of high school

seminar trips prom or anything that is very valuable to a teenager thank you thank >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> (clapping) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> good evening my name is marie i have is on so the john o'connell i'm worried about what is going on and in disagreement with another school being housed there it is impossible for them

to behalf and you can't have two schools there at one site. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> since january when the first incident happened i've noticed a change in my son and i have another so that who doesn't want to go through anywhere i want the district to take immediate action. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> we want john o'connell to be restored recycle before my son has been satisfied going

there we want john o'connell to be on its own. >> thank you very much i have additional speakers (calling names). >> there was a parent not able to come not feeling well, i've asked another parent to read the letter is her name on the list. >> she's actually taking the place of another person not showing jessica is not here. >> in place of jessica i have

two speakers. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> good evening i have a student at john o come like all the parents i'm worried about the students we need more sports from you so those things

don't continue to happen like everyone we want our students to graduate from john o'connell. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> she's been happy there but i've not since those incidents she's not interested in going to school as much and that worries me she had green good grades we need our help for >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello my name is terry gomez a apartment of a ninth grader i

believe our children should learn in a hostile less environment this needs to be roved when this occurred parents were not involved in this decision not taking into consideration children were not taking into consideration and i'm going to share my personal story i was a continuation student not a bad student but a person who needs additional needs i was going would peers coming from the same background and issues i felt like that was home i feel liking felt like and fit in children are not comfortable i believe because i didn't feel comfortable in my high school i used to go to

walling beggar that was my high school on florida street or whatever it was called i felt like okay. this is home i belong here i had counselors that supported me i graduated and i went to boyer man and now i'm doing good it's because i had that support system that's very important that was not fair for those two schools to are clashed together you've got to consider the background thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm the mother of the twins rachel and roberta they're seniors at john o'connell they'll be at the african-american honor roll (laughter) (clapping).

>> i love you don't think o'connell but unfortunately one of any twins didn't when they thousand dollar found out john o'connell was not on the top 7 she was in tears but it has turned out to be the best thing that could have been o could have happened 3 years oc was in a transition a in the past 3 years oc has ground leepdz and bound osc is truly the place to be but this situation has damaged our reputation whether i say situation i don't mean ida b wells all children deserves an education as a result of the culmination of schools with no

preparation we've had fights on most riots and had two separate incidents of weapons as you've heard and lock down neither the schools has a history until the co-location we parents are asking the district to assist us to restore the peace and safety things have not been handle properly with help we'll get on track we've not had the opportunity to reach our capacity my daughters and i work the schools fair every year and oc has gone from a school where etch walks past our table and now they say we're doing great things we've received a heavy blow not a

fatality blow but t a blow (clapping) and. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi my name is alice i've been a teacher at ida b wells because of the resilient and honorable students i get to work with everyday we have an amazing potential sfiedz of us and i've repeating witnessed the value and its powerful that's why i'm a teacher my voice should be concerned a person opinion throughout the move and co-location 0 our students are devalued and it is hard to see them not coming to school or being subject to this it is hatred to build back the