[cheers and applause] >> before the next speaker, marita gomez, jenny delapaz, michelle chan and shenbach, that's the last name and angela chow, ed lawrence, kylie hoffm hoffman. >> good evening. my name is michelle chan and i work with coleman advocates. i am also a mother of a 6-year-old attending kindergarten in the san francisco unified school district. my son is half chinese and half arab and i want to say today that racial discrimination in our society and in our schools is very real. i dealt with it growing up in schools. his father dealt with it growing up as an arab american and we fear our son will deal with these issues as he grows older. in addition to that, i want to say that mental health issues in our children are very real. my son, after experiencing a traumatic life event, was diagnosed with adjustment disorder. he woke up in the nights for months screaming, waking up from nightmares. the healing process was a long road. he has finally been able to heal and gain a sense of belonging, but i want to say that we need some investments in our school, invest in racially, cultur