i'm the deputy superintendent of instruction at san francisco unified school district, but you can callkie. what you see over the next hour has been created and planned by our san francisco teachers for our students. >> our premise came about for san francisco families that didn't have access to technology, and that's primarily children preschool to second grade. >> when we started doing this distance learning, everything was geared for third grade and up, and we work with the little once, and it's like how were they still processing the information? how were they supposed to keep learning? >> i thought about reaching the student who didn't have internet, who didn't have computers, and i wanted them to be able to see me on the t.v. and at least get some connection with my kids that way. >> thank you, friends. see you next time. >> hi, friend. >> today's tuesday, april 28, 2020. it's me, teacher sharon, and i'm back again. >> i got an e-mail saying that i had an opportunity to be on a show. i'm, like, what? >> i actually got an e-mail from the early education department, saying they were

the city is sending more kn 95 mask and rapid antigen test of the san francisco unified school district. and this week we're distributing the 56,000 at home test kits from the california department of public health to all schools. >> health officials did not put additional covid restrictions on san francisco's businesses. >> as the city experiences case numbers 4 times higher than last. winter's peak. none of this is easy, but we're going to keep working together to support everyone in the city. it's how we lead. >> the way during covid and is how we will keep moving forward. >> according to doctor colfax, hospitalization numbers aren't as high as they were last winter. he credits vaccines for that saying the majority of people in the hospital right now with covid either unvaccinated or they not up to date with their vaccines. live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. thank you, rob. >> well, the state provided covid take home. test kits are being distributed this week in the san francisco unified school district. but getting tested at a district site could still be a problem

san francisco. it is one of these for covid testing locations available tuesday for parents and students in the san francisco unified schoolhe talked about some of the challenges he had to overcome to make this happen. starting with navigating the school district's website to figure out exactly where to go. >> so to be able to find out i make it, my son tested today. i had to look through. i went on the web. satan had to look through because the locations rotate and i feel like i'm extra savvy because if you if employee, but that might be for other families to be able to figure out exactly where to go. there are also narrow windows of time to get tested at each site. have to pay attention to the hours that the testing sites are because they want to davidson. >> until 12, in addition to being a parent, alvarez is also a teacher's. the sf unified school district who says she had to take off work to get this done. >> many of many teachers at my school have gotten sick or their children have been thick. and so they've needed to be out and there are not enough substitute teachers to cover all those classes. so i've been helping

school week begins and there was still no agreement on covid safety precautions between the san francisco unified schooltrict and the teachers union bargaining was set to begin again this thursday. but the teachers union wants that to happen immediately so that the school year is not brought to a full halt. the teachers union is asking for 10 paid sick days for all covid-related reasons. but the district came back offering 5 days. the teachers also want the district to provide to and 95 or kn 95 masks for every student and employee every day. the district says it has been providing masks and will continue to provide them but only for employees. teachers also say more testing needs to be available for all employees and students. >> are testing program that's available is a hot spot to mix and match of the few different options and it's not sufficient. we know that we know that there are reasons why folks rapid tests. and we know at this folks need pcr tests and access to those is limited throughout the city. let alone at the school district site. >> a spokesperson for the san francisco school district to

i hope the san francisco unified school district starts to put politics aside. take advice from experts and consultants and govern better for our kids. i believe this children first initiative will help. it will move us forward helping our san francisco students be all right. to be clear, it's all about the children. thanks again for being a service for our kids. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you to our parents for their compelling stories, and the reasons why we're here today, and at this time, i just really want someone who has been many, many years and who put kids first. although she's no longer on the school board, she cares about the children and is always actively engaged and providing feedback or historical information or institutional knowledge to help us move things forward in a positive direction, and someone who i'm sure if she was still on the school board, some of this would not be happening. please welcome former school board members rachel norton. >> good afternoon, everyone. it's really a mixed bag that i'm here today. it's sad that

the san francisco unified school district calls this one of the largest testing efforts. isco. reporting in san francisco. emma gauss, ktvu fox two news. teachers at as many as nine schools in oakland are staging a stick out today in solidarity with students to demand more covid safety measures. they are asking the oakland unified school district to provide k and n95 masks for every student and covid testing twice a week now the school district reached a tentative agreement with teachers yesterday. it includes a wellness day tomorrow and extends a policy on covid leave through the rest of this year. san jose state university is the latest college to delay its return to in person instruction due to the surge in recent covid cases, classes will be fully remote when they return on january 26th. in person instruction is set to resume on february 14th now here in the bay area, sonoma stayed. kelly spec and u. c. berkeley have delayed in person classes for the new term. nurses are holding a day of action at hospitals across the country, demanding the hospital industry invest in

today san francisco unified school district will have testing on franklin at 9:00 a.m. that west contra costa, the school district will hand out at-home tests at jfc and pinole valley high schools. and then district office will hand out tests, and also at los altos high school, and both of those start at 7:30 a.m. >>> also happening today, the san josÉ children's discovery museum will hold a vaccine clinic for children 5 and older, and adults can get their booster. pfizer, moderna and johnson & johnson are all available. the museum will offer free access for those families that get vaccinated. that starts at 9:30. >>> now to a reward of $10,000 being offered after a dog was stolen after a morning walk in san francisco. rosy is a 9-month-old french bulldog. her owner was walking her around 10:00 yesterday morning when somebody violently grabbed the dog on the leash and the $10,000 reward will be given, no questions asked, if rosy is returned safely. >>> the jury in the trial of elizabeth holmes will be returning to deliberation. long-time court watchers tell us they are

. >> reporter: a brand-new group of voters will have a say in the upcoming san francisco unified school district recall election, and the force of their voice and their votes could be enough to change the outcome. on the steps of the asian american art museum, parents and leaders gathered in support of the upcoming recall election against three san francisco unified school district board members. >> it will be my first time to vote in the united states, and i feel very lucky. >> reporter: tanks to a separate san francisco charter change in 2018, noncitizen parents the chance to vote in this election , at all future sf ust school board elections. cynthia was among those pushing for the charter change for years. >> it is such a democratic, fundamental democratic right and process, that in matters that affect your life, and in this case their children's life, that they have a right to vote on matters, and have input on matters that affect their child's education. >> reporter: the chinese api letter outreach task force is already signed up 228 noncitizens to vote in the upcoming recall. >>

san francisco with the very latest. sarah, good morning. >> rain all week long. the teachers unions have really just kind of begged and demanded that the san francisco unified school district meet with them again at the bargaining table. they said, please do it now, please to now, don't wait till thursday. only to later, but it never happened there waiting to get back to the bargaining table because they want their covid protocols. their agreement on paper. they want to move forward because that kind of have to right to have to go to the classroom teach and the class must go on. now, let's recap what both sides asked and what was offered they met last week. the teachers union is asking for 10 paid sick days for all covid-related reasons. >> but the district came back offering 5 days. the teachers want the district to provide enough kn 95 mask with those better mask for every student and employee each day, the district says they have been providing masks will continue to do so. but mostly for employees, the district and the union have agreed weekly covid testing needs to be at every district site for all students and staff. we've seen that so far in the last week.

well, coming up in the next hour, the teachers union and the san francisco unified school district. >> have reached an agreement on covid safety measures will have the details. and a live report and santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is expected to be in court today to answer. accusations of corruption will have that and more. when we get back. you want fries with that? introducing wendy's new hot and crispy fries. preferred, almost 2 to 1, over mcdonald's. [scream] try them today. only at wendy's. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron 4 morning news far. >> well, good morning. thanks for joining us for the kron. 4 morning news here on friday. january 14th, i'm reyna harvey and i've been talking about the weekend for the past couple of and now finally year. so we need to look at the forecast, john, so we can know how we can plan our day. yeah, definitely an important one on a friday because if you are heading out about you want to know what is going to look like. >> in which case it's going to be much the same. so just remember yesterday and you're prett

san francisco with the very latest. good morning, sarah. >> good morning, that's right. the teachers union has been begging and asking and demanding that the san francisco unified school district go back to the negotiating table, the bargaining table, if you will, for the last week. they've said, can we please get this agreement reached? but they never met up. today's supposed to be the day they're hoping to reach this agreement because they want the covid protocols agreement just to be done. >> because the classes must go on, right? well, let's first recap what they talked about last week when they met and they bowls had their own offers and asking for the teachers union is asking for 10 paid sick days for all covid-related reasons. but the district back offering 5 days. the teachers want the district to provide enough kn 95 mask for every student and employee each day. >> the district says they have been providing mask, mostly surgical mask, but they'll continue to try and provide them, especially the canine 5, but mostly for employees. the teachers union wants his mask be provided for students as well. the district and the union agreed weekly covid testing needs to be at ev

and here we are on this friday with an agreement between the san francisco to the san francisco unified school district and this teachers union. and the good news is they got everything they wanted in this. let's take a look at what it includes and that it guarantees. and 95 kn 95 kf 94 masks for all students and school workers. they want to make sure there's a variety. so the school district could work on the supply and get it all everyone involved, guaranteed weekly testing to old school district sites. and that includes every school for all students and employees who requested 10 days of supplemental paid sick leave for all covid-related reasons. >> and this is in effect until july 31st. now, the school district has already been distributing tests and mass, but the agreement guarantees the more effective kind of mask and enough for everyone. the sick leave was an item. the union was not going to budge on and it has been granted retroactively since december, 21st for teachers who had to use sick time after the winter holiday for covid reasons. so a lot of them relieved about that. now while

we want to correct an earlier reports the san francisco unified school district has not reached an agreement with the teachers union. >> this comes as hundreds of teachers called in sick this week and demanded more safety protocols. the school district says it already has an agreement in effect until the end of july. in today's meeting, the school district offered an additional 5 days of covid-related paid sick leave and to provide high quality face masks such as n 95 or kn 95 for all the employees, the district also says it continues to make weekly covid testing available to all students and staff. but the union says it doesn't agree with the new offer. negotiations will resume next week. >> well, it's always special when somebody gets to high school diploma. but one man's diplomas just a little more meaningful because it was 80 years in the making. donald who sunday was a senior at all but high school in iowa when he got the call to serve in world war. 2, he survived battles at normandy and was a prisoner of war for 6 months. but the 98 year-old says his biggest regret in life was never re

parents teachers, family members all wait in line this morning outside san francisco's unified school district headquarters. we don't got no appointments. so we're in this line schools dealt with a tough week of covid. hundreds of teachers staged to call out protesting the district handling of the overgrown surge. appointments for covid-19 tests are still hard to come by, and there's still very little luck to find at home tests in stores . well, yeah, at the stores. they're all sold out this weekend, the district gave out 4000 at home test kits. while still offering rapid tests at a number of different campuses. according to the district calendar. today will be the last weekend day of this service. but most weekdays in january the district will offer a test at at least one of its campuses. i just want to peace of mind, you know, since since i work in the food industry and then so i want to make sure that i'm trying to so i don't bring nothing back to my family, you know, to my to my house editor. muniz already got a test for his son and his waiting for one today, crystal lopez waits i

san francisco with the latest on the progress. good morning, sarah. >> james, unfortunately, not much progress has been made. as you know, the san francisco unified school district and the teachers union last met a week ago today, every day. since then, the teachers union says they've been asking the district to stay at the bargaining table. come back to the bargaining table. let's make a deal. make an agreement on these covid for covid protocols. but unfortunately no agreement has been reached and they haven't even met yet. so today is hopefully the day. let's recap what happened last thursday. what did the teachers union want and what did the district offer? and that includes teachers union asking for 10 paid sick days for all covid-related reasons. the district came back offering 5 days. the teachers want the district to provide enough kn 95 mask or those better some kind. not just surgical mask for every student and employee each day. the district says they have been providing masks and will continue to provide them but mostly for employees. the district and the union have agreed weekly covid testing needs to be at every district site for all studen

to follow what happens at today's bargaining table between the teachers union and the san francisco unified school district. >>for now reporting in san francisco, sarah stinson, back to you. >>and the mount diablo unified school district is raising pay for substitute teachers. the school board race, the pay rate of for substitutes from $170 to 200, $30 that exceeds regular pay for full-time teachers. school board approved the race to attract more substitutes to the district and help with staffing during the pandemic. in addition to the daily rate increase, the school board also approved a $1000 bonus to substitutes who work 20 or more days in the district. well, 8 hospitals across the bay area. they are staging a protest today. they say that after 2 years into the fight against covid-19 things are getting worse rather than getting better. this comes as employers asymptomatic nurses, dist still come to work despite testing positive for coronavirus nurses at marine county hospitals were supposed to have a protest today as well. but that was called off after organizers contracted the virus and they a

san francisco to explain. good morning, sarah. >> james, as you know, we've been covering this in the last week because the teachers union in san francisco, they're frustrated with the san francisco unified school district not coming to a covid safety precaution agreement. they really want this wrapped up as they again head into another school week demanding this gets done as soon as possible because they want to feel comfortable as they teach in-person. meanwhile, we still have hundreds of teachers still sick to see just how many this morning. for now, take a look at this tweet that we saw happening yesterday. it was from the teachers union saying we've received many reports the san francisco unified school district ran out of covid test. educators are being placed in impossible situations. the district needs to prioritize finalizing an agreement around mass testing and sick leave. now our students, families and staff can't wait till thursday or later. that was tweeted out by the teachers union, the district superintendent posted photos twitter as well showing a testing site opened over the weekend at the district office on franklin street. the district also tweeted saying last week they deliv

a spokesperson for the san francisco school district just sent me this response to that saying the san francisco unified school district has made reliable testing regularly available students and staff since last spring since last sunday, we have distributed nearly 58,00% tests that are testing locations. we are and have been working closely with the sf department of public health. but in london, all protocols, they recommend the district superintendent posted these photos showing a testing site opened over the weekend saturday sunday at the district office on franklin street. spokesperson says the negotiations with the teachers union will continue this week. the teachers union asking for 10 paid sick days for all covid-related reasons. the district came back offering 5 days. the teachers want the district to provide mask for every student and every employee, specifically the kn 95 mask. the district says they have been providing masks and will continue to prod them only for employees, though the district and the union have agreed weekly covid testing needs to be at every district site. and as you saw t

are still uncomfortable being in the classroom without this agreement reached with the san francisco unified school district. so they're set to meet on thursday. but as you said, teachers want that meeting now and over the weekend, the san francisco teachers union tweeted out this. they said that they received many reports the district ran out of covid test. educators are being placed in impossible situations. you continue to say the district needs to prioritize finalizing an agreement around masks, testing and sick leave. now our students, families and staff can't wait till thursday or later. the district superintendent posted these photos showing a testing site over the weekend at the district office on franklin street. the district also tweeted saying last week they delivered 46,000 color covid tests to schools. as you know, the district got a shipment of these rapid tests from the state on thursday. the district is set to meet with the teachers union again to negotiate at the bargaining table. union says that is way too late. they have to go to the classroom now and they want to feel safe. now

i am the director of policy and planning for san francisco unified school district. i would like to first thank the strategy to all of the school staff and students and families to keep each other safe and from the community and to our city agencies and business community as you will see in the presentation. it has taken everyone to keep our students safe and in school. today's area of focus is testing masks ventilation. all of the things we have been doing is to make sure the schools stay open and in person during this new stage of the pandemic. first thing we will share is on the testing. it is a little bit updated. this was updated to the board of education on tuesday. just so you can get context we had administered nearly 5,000 rapid tests between sunday january 2 and sunday january 9. today we have on the power point it says 2200 test kits. we were able to district 4,000 home test kits to our classroom teachers, 9,977 color kits have been processed between january 3 and 9. 4,600 color pcr tests to school sites were delivered and distributed and more each week. we

the san francisco unified school district has reached an agreement with the teachers unions over covid health and safety conditions proper. sara stinson live in san francisco with the latest on all of that. good morning, sarah. >> yeah, james. they reached an agreement around you and i's bedtime last night and this is after, you know, a weeklong of petitions, a sick out and then they even had new staff and families sending letters to district and city officials. but they reached an agreement glad to say that the san francisco unified school district gave the teachers union everything they ask for. let's take a look at what is going to be going into effect immediately. >> and this agreement, it guarantees and 9, 5, kn 95 kf 94 masks for all students and school workers. >> they want to make sure there's a variety show. the school can get a good supply, guaranteed weekly testing to all set to strict sites, including every school district school. and for all students and employees who requested it 10 days, a supplemental paid sick leave for all covid-related reason. and this is in effect u

the san francisco teachers union says it wants san francisco unified school district to require all studentsaff and teachers. for weekly covid test for the remainder of this academic year. union representatives have been speaking on this topic now for the past 20 minutes. ktvu sally rasmus has been monitoring the news conference. she is live with us once again with the latest update, ali. well, mike union representatives are calling for things like free k. n95 masks for all educators special covid sick leave for the remainder of the year. as well as weekly covid testing for all students and staff. the teachers union wants sf usd to do what los angeles unified is doing test. everyone on campus is on a weekly basis and require a negative covid test in order to be on campus. union president cassandra curiel says the district should be able to do that widespread testing, as if usd is expecting a shipment of rapid covid test from the state to arrive any day now. the district also already has a contract with the testing company curative they provided in person covid tests at two school sites. for

the city is sending more kn 95 mask and rapid antigen test of the san francisco unified school district. and this week we're distributing the 56,000 at home test kits from the california department of public health to all schools. >> health officials did not put additional covid restrictions on san francisco's businesses as the city experiences case numbers 4 times higher than last. winter's peak. none of this is easy, but we're going to keep working together to support everyone in the city. it's how we lead. >> the way during covid and is how we will keep moving forward. according to doctor colfax hospitalizations, art as high as they were last winter. he credits vaccines for that saying the majority of people who are in the hospital with covid are either unvaccinated or not up to date with their vaccines. >> in san francisco, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> well, the covid-19 test sites that were closed in san francisco for the past 2 days are now back open today. so some good news there. the health department said that several sites had to close on monday because of a nationwide so

the city is sending more kn 95 mask and rapid antigen test of the san francisco unified school district. and this week we're distributing the 56,000 at home test kits from the california department of public health to all schools. health officials did not put additional covid restrictions on san francisco's businesses. >> as the city experiences case numbers 4 times higher than last. winter's peak. none of this is easy, but we're going to keep working together to support everyone in the city. it's how we lead. >> the way during covid and is how we will keep moving forward. according to doctor colfax hospitalizations, art as high as they were last winter. he credits vaccines for that saying the majority of people who are in the hospital with covid are either unvaccinated or not up to date with their vaccines. >> in san francisco, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. and the north bay concerts and other large events, weddings are being canceled or postponed in sonoma county after the health officer there. >> issued an order asking people to stay home when they can and to limit the size of gathe

. >> still ahead tonight, san francisco unified school district continues to struggle to try to grip get a grip on omicron and start to see their attendance records get closer to normal. so now they're doubling down to try to put a stop to it. >> state lawmakers are trying to address major ambulance delays caused by crowded emergency rooms all across california. officials say the pandemic is bringing this issue to a breaking point. lawmakers held an oversight hearing to come up with some solutions. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains the ideas and the warning from lawmakers. >> find ourselves in a crisis point medical emergency leaders from across the state urging for changes to address ambulance holdups across california in an oversight hearing on the issue in front of the assembly, emergency management committee, emergency medical service leaders and ambulance workers pointed to busy understaffed hospitals in crowded emergency rooms as the primary reason for delays in patient offloads. some said hospitals can halt an ambulance. his ability to respond to a call for ho

the process for expending funds in the public education enrichment fund to support the san francisco unified school district and to require the board of education to submit a certification of compliance with specified governance requirements before the city appropriates funds to the san francisco unified school district not otherwise required by the charter or state law. members of the public please call (415) 655-0001. and the meeting id is 24816783884. press pound twice. >> chairman: thank you, colleagues. this is the first of our charter amendments before us. it's charter season and just to lay this out, there are six of them before us today. we have the ability to continue to hear amendments for next monday, january 31st and the following monday, february the 7th before they either leave committee or not. and charter amendments have to be done very carefully with as much transparency as possible. so any amendments made today will be out there for the public to see and comment on for next monday and the following monday and when they hit the board, they have to actually sit at the board for anot

the teachers union and san francisco unified school district.y measures were going to have the details. >> and a live report. santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is expected to be in court today. answer to accusations of corruption that will be in the next hour. we'll be right back. stick we'll be right back. stick around. with less moderate-to-severe eczema, why hide your skin if you can help heal your skin from within? dupixent helps keep you one step ahead of eczema with clearer skin and less itch. hide my skin? not me. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. ask your doctor about dupixent. without talking to your doctor. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. >> from the bay area'

school week started today and still no agreement on covid safety precautions between the san francisco unified school district and the teachers union bargaining was set to resume this coming thursday. but the teachers union wants that to happen immediately. so the school year is not brought to a full halt. the teachers union is asking for 10 paid sick leave is for all covid related reasons. but the district came back and offered 5. the teachers also want the district to provide 2 and 95 or kn 95 masks for every student and employee each day. the district says they have been providing masks and will continue to provide them but only for employees. teachers also want more testing available for all employees and students. >> are testing program that's available is a hot spot to mix and match of the few different options. and it's not sufficient. we know that we know that there are reasons why folks rapid tests. and we know at this folks who need pcr tests and access to those is limited throughout the city. let alone at the school district site. >> a spokesperson for the san francisco school district tol

i'm taylor bisacky reporting kron. 4 news, san francisco unified school district has reached an agreement tonight with the teacher unions over health and safety conditions. >> the district has agreed to offer an additional 10 days of sick leave for employees to be taken for covid-19 related reasons and we'll continue to offer weekly testing in high quality face masks. in addition, the color pcr testing the district is making rapid testing available to the community at select school site and district offices throughout the month of january. this agreement is a running through july 31st of this year. at least 3 schools in sonoma county will be closed tomorrow due to the rising number of covid cases. there. >> both grab and steen elementary and hillcrest middle school in the grab and seen union school district as well as reach charter school in sebastopol will all be closed. officials say they're facing a staffing shortages, too many educators of either tested positive for covid or were exposed. no word on if the schools will reopen come monday. with covid cases skyrocketing. a growing numbe

the san francisco unified school district says they received 626 requests for substitute teachers and the teachers union is slamming the district over its handling of this covid surge, including having no plan on how to distribute a shipment of at-home test kits that are set to arrive later this week. we're going to be carrying the unions news conference for you on our 24 7 streaming news service kronon it's a free app. so if you haven't downloaded it already, make sure you do that. meanwhile, in the east bay, the oakland unified school district says that almost a 1000 students and staff have tested positive for covid before classes resume after the winter break. the district gave out about 41,000 home test kits to students and families just before the break began. and in a statement, district officials say that although some staff may have been on campus monday before they learned what there results were in that there are positive. they're confident that they were able to avoid any potential exposures in an overwhelming majority of the cases. also in the east bay the west contra cost

the san francisco unified school district supposed to be meeting again at the bargaining table with the teachers union. the teachers union has been asking ever since last week to meet up. they want to reach an agreement on covid safety protocols. but they haven't done that so far. no agreement has been reached. despite many, many tries and and desperate pleas to get this done because the classroom has to be open every day can just close it down unless one day they have to because it will have any teachers left. so there's a lot to be discussed. let's review what was discussed last thursday one week ago today. the teachers union asked for 10 paid sick days for all covid-related reasons. but the district came back offering 5 days. the teachers want the district to provide enough kn 95 masks for every student and employee each day. the school district says they have been providing masks will continue to provide them, but mostly for employees. the district and the union have agreed weekly covid testing needs to be at every district site for all students and staff. and we've seen that. >> wi

. >> reporter: a petition circulating online is calling for a teacher sick-out at san francisco unified schools with organizers saying the district needs to do more to protect them. >> you need to talk about the teachers. you need to act like you care about the teachers. >> reporter: a middle school math teacher, she was one of the organizers of the sick-out petition. the goal is to send a message if the district doesn't take concerns seriously, quote, we can shut the whole system down and we will. the petition has around 500 signatures. she isn't sure how many who signed are teachers or how many will participate. >> this is very, very grassroots site to site, friend to friend word of mouth. >> reporter: the teacher's union was not involved but union representatives did hold a press conference asking for additional safety measures in classrooms including more ppe plus making more rapid covid tests available to staff and students. >> school districts must have a plan of action to keep everyone safe. i am sad to say that's not the case here. >> a statement, continues to follow public health guida

the san francisco unified school district which is already struggling with a teacher shortage failed a new challenge. the threat of a teacher sickout. over concerns with covid safety. >> reporter: this parent, jason, arrived to pick up his child unaware that there had been a sickout among educators in the school district today. >> they are careful. >> reporter: his child's teacher was here today. >> i am taking a personal leave tay. >> reporter: this high school teacher stood outside the district office today, calling for more substantial covid testing, ppe and more. >> there are certain things we need in order for our school to stay safe and open e. >> reporter: with the omicron variant driving a record surge in the city, concern is growing, but it's unclear how many of today's sick calls were in protest and how many were simply caused by covid. the district said they had 616 teacher absences with 29 of those spots covered by substitutes. the rest were covered by other district staff. yesterday 414 teacher absences. pre-pandemic, the district saw 250 sick calls. >> it seems like obs

the city is sending more kn 95 mask and rapid antigen test of the san francisco unified school district. and this week we're distributing the 56,000 at home test kits from the california department of public health to all schools. >> health officials did not put additional covid restrictions on san francisco's businesses. >> as the city experiences case numbers 4 times higher than last. winter's peak. none of this is easy, but we're going to keep working together to support everyone in the city. it's how we lead. >> the way during covid and is how we will keep moving forward. according to doctor colfax hospitalizations, art as high as they were last winter. he credits vaccines for that saying the majority of people who are in the hospital with covid are either unvaccinated or not up to date with their vaccines. >> in san francisco, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news late tonight, san francisco health officials issued a new order requiring booster shots for everyone who is eligible at all so-called mega event. we're going to take a closer look at this new order coming up at 10, 30. in the eas

san francisco. sarah, you've been talking about this all morning with the latest. >> well, it's been a week since the san francisco unified school district met at the bargaining table with the teachers unions and they are hoping to get something done today. actually, the teachers union has really been asking ever since that meeting to continue the negotiations, they wanted an agreement immediately. but fact, it didn't happen in the hopefully it happens today. hopefully they meet today. that is what is supposed to happen. but let's start with what was talked about last week at their meeting. meeting where they discussed what both sides were asking for and offering. the teachers union is asking for 10 paid sick days for all covid-related reasons. but the district came back offering 5 days. the teachers want the district to provide enough kn 95 masks for every student and employee each day. >> the district says they have been providing masks and will continue to provide them. they're hoping to get more of the kn 95 mask out instead of just a surgical mask,-but primarily for employees and the teachers once and for students as well.

a lot of posts on twitter from the san francisco unified school district and from the teachers union. >> there was a sick out. there's a petition people writing into the city and district leaders. and in the end, the teachers union got everything they asked for. so they are relieved and happy this morning. >> let's take a look at what this agreement guarantees. and that is a variety of mass troubled students and staff. that's the n 95 kn 95 and the kf 94 masks for all students and school workers guaranteed weekly testing at all district sites. and that includes every school for all students and employees who need a test. 10 days of supplemental paid sick leave for any covid-related reasons. affected. this is in effect until july 31st. so all 3 demands granted the district has already been distributing tests in mass, but the agreement guarantees the more effective times. and for everyone making sure that supply continues to be running and ordered. the sickly was an item. the union was not going to budge on and it has been granted retroactively since december. 21st for teachers who sick

. >> nearly 900 san francisco unified school district teachers and educators called out sick today, classes went on as scheduled. that is a sharp increase from yesterday haps due to a sit down organized by teachers who said the district has failed to protect them. the district and teachers unions are negotiating health and safety agreements. the unions want n95 masks for students and staff. weekly testing and an extension of paid covid sick leave. the oakland unified school district said teachers may be planning a stick out tomorrow. they warned it could significantly disrupt instruction. >> as schools try to cope with the omicron surge, many school athletic apartments have been working to do the same. zack went as has more on some of the challenges facing local sports. but our schools are doing the right thing for our kids. cripes this is the commissioner of the central coast section. it covers haskell athletic's in many public and private school from king city to san francisco. >> we have schools in our section that have closed down the remainder of the week. i have other schools that hav

finding it hard to get on the same page about these covid safety protocols within the san francisco unified school district. tonight, a san francisco board of education member sounding the alarm. she spoke to kron four's haaziq met you. >> this crime the from your perspective, these sense of urgency surrounding more testing and mask being needed for students and staff of the san francisco unified school district. >> this is an educational emergency. we have schools that are, you know, barely able to function because of lack of staffing. we're trying to fill gaps with parent and we're trying to fill gaps with central office staff. and that's just not. that is just not acceptable. san francisco board of education commission member allison collins says she believes that sfu as these lack of planning for the post winter break. covid surge has created a crisis for parents, teachers and students. and i think immediately. >> we can do. we need to get testing ramped up and we also need to get high quality >> disposable and 95 masks for all students in all staff because we also know that if we were doing t

are seeing 616 teacher absences, which is about twice as many teacher absences of the san francisco unified school district on a single day prior to the pandemic. we had 2 covid cases. my school yesterday, rory abernathy is describing her experience after returning from winter break monday to teachers. students at james did mid middle school in san francisco. she is one of the teachers participating in a sick out for public health and safety relating to covid-19. she talks about what it's been like since returning to school like i've won class that has 34 kids one class. it has. >> you 26 kids. so there's no social distancing at all. and then i'm walking around the room like squeezing in between the and i and i also want to add it's been freezing. >> because all the windows are open. let's go make you feel. >> comfortable with returning to school to teach your class number >> okay. number one is kn 95 mask. >> daily disposable. >> for every teacher and every staff member on campus. the response from sf usd spokesperson lower the price of usd has been distributing ppe, including surgical and cloth

. >>> new at 11:00, in the last two hours a new agreement on safety protocols between san francisco unified school district and the teacher's union. under the deal the district will guarantee weekly testing and high quality masks for all staff and students. and employees in the district will get 10 covid-19-related sick days. >>> looking live at san francisco where speed limits on streets are slowing down. all in an effort to reduce the number of traffic-related fatalities to 0 by 2024. as kpix explains the program could be a sign of more changes to come. >> reporter: it is a weeknight in san francisco, even so, people are walking around fillmore street, one of the areas where speed limits will come down from 25 miles an hour to 20 miles an hour. >> it is the middle of the city. people should not be driving like crazy. >> reporter: there are seven areas where speed limits are being reduced all in business districts where half of the businesses are restaurants and retail. bringing in a large number of pedestrian. >> speed is the number one killer on not just san francisco streets but california str

now for its part, be sent cisco unified school district says, quote, we have been operationalizing one of the largest covid-19 testing efforts in san francisco, and have made reliable testing regularly available to students and staff since last spring. >>> other bay area school district are also struggling with the omicron surge. from december 31st through january first, oakland unified testing program says they identified 930 cases among students and staff. >>> a massive traffic jam and frustration at the fremont unified school district offices. people waited in long lines to pick up at home covid-19 test kits. the district is providing free kits before students and staff return to class next week. they admit they fumbled today's distribution. at one point today it got so bad, people left their cars and stood in another line to get the kits. >> it was long, but worth the weights. >> how long was it? >> two hours. >> reporter: would you do it again? >> i was. you have to. >> a similar scene in san jose. lines of cars were so long for covid-19 testing at kaiser, they stretched from beyond the freeway on ramp. wait times were longer for people

parents and leaders gathered in support of the upcoming recall election against three san francisco unified school district board members. >> it will be my first time to vote in the united states, and if you're very lucky. >> reporter: thanks to a san francisco charter change in 2018, noncitizen parents will have a chance to vote in this election and all future sf school board elections. cynthia from chinese for affirmative action was among those pushing for this charter change for years. >> it is such a fundamental democratic right and process that in matters that affect your life, and in this case, their children's life, that they have a right to vote on matters, and have input on matters that affect their child's education. >> reporter: the chinese api task force authority signed up to hundred 28 noncitizens to vote in the upcoming recall. >> these new voters live in neighborhoods all across san francisco, and are primarily low income or non-english- speaking residence. >> reporter: many factors are driving these new voters to register, including issueswi

reporter: of petitions are getting online is calling for a teachers account tomorrow for san francisco unified school's, with organizers saying the district needs to do more to protect them. to make you need to talk about the teachers and act like you care about the teachers. >> reporter: rory abernathy is a math teacher, and one of the organizers of this a competition. as is the goal is to send a message that if the district doesn't take their concerns seriously, we can shut the whole system down, and we will. the petition has around 500 signatures so far. abernathy says she is not sure how many people that signed our teachers, or how many will participate. >> this is very grassroots, site to site, friend to friend, and word-of-mouth. >> reporter: the teachers union was not involved in any way. the union representatives held a press conference this afternoon, asking for additional safety measures in the classrooms, including more ppe. also making more rapid covid-19 tests available to staff and students. >> i'm sad to say this is not the case here. >> reporter: the superintendent responded with a stat