thank you. [ applause ] >> hi there, i'm josh davidson, chapter president here in the school district. we also with the city and county represent the mother of the impacted child that we're talking about tonight, and i want to say a couple of things. in particular, there's no reason to make an mou with sfusd if we're not going to protect them. it's crucial that we don't parade innocent children in handcuffs in front of the media. i can't believe i'm saying that sentence, so this is san francisco. our children deserve to be treated with respect. our parents deserve to be notified when the police detain their children and to be present for questioning of minor children. the parent of this child was already on campus. the principal knew it. the child was questioned without his parents present. it's wildly inappropriate. i'll also say this, sciu has been asking for a district emergency response committee to deal with issues exactly like this for years. it is now my understanding as of a meeting i had on an unrelated topic last thursday that such a committee exists now. they've not been in

josh davidson. we represent the environmental health workers called asbestos worker who are charged with implementing the policies around hazardous materials providing professional development to other stuff that may interact with hazardous materials and overseeing contracts of vendors that remediate asbestos and lead things of that nature. i am glad you are advising and updating the policies around this important work. i would encourage you to fund the department that oversees the work. right now, there are three people in this department. it used to be 16. those three people are literally unable to visit all of the sites to do things like inventory. it is just physically impossible for them to get all the work done in any given school year. they need more support. during the negotiations, we proposed that we identify a training program. historically, we have trained and promoted custodians to do this work. it is an excellent career path for them and many of them already have expertise with hazardo