>> bernadette bonham. >> in order to be respectful of the board's time, as parents of san francisco public montessori, we have asked one parent to speak on behalf of this group of support of parents throughout this auditorium. in a very short time, we have gathered the voices of parents that are grateful to the board for the gift of san francisco public montessori. i know you guys have heard a lot of grief about the school. we love this school, the teachers, the program. 13 letters that i offered to each one of you to tell stories of individuals who have benefited from the program and ask you to support us in maintaining the program as is with our wonderful teachers. thank you. [applause] president mendoza: thank you. >> [speaking foreign language] as it is with our wonderful teachers including violeta wong. thank you. >> my name is -- [speaking spanish] >> good evening, everybody. my name is marie. i have one boy at brian elementary in fourth grade. everything we do as parents, we do it for our children. >> [speaking spanish] >> i came to talk about in particular one of my worries, which

>> bernadette bonham. >> in order to be respectful of the board's time, as parents of san francisco public montessori, we have asked one parent to speak on behalf of this group of support of parents throughout this auditorium. in a very short time, we have gathered the voices of parents that are grateful to the board for the gift of san francisco public montessori. i know you guys have heard a lot of grief about the school. we love this school, the teachers, the program. 13 letters that i ofre