COVID-19 Related School Closures

When did SFUSD close schools due to COVID-19?

March 2020

San Francisco (March 12, 2020) – SFUSD is closing schools to students … beginning Monday, March 16

SFUSD Press Release (link)

When did schools first begin reopening? Which schools applied?

October 2020

(September 22, 2020) Schools in San Francisco have been shuttered for months, but now there are signs of a return.

More than 80 schools … have submitted waivers to reopen as soon as the first week of October. 

“We have created an application process that is open to all schools,” said Ana Validizic from San Francisco’s Department of Public Health. “To date, we have only received applications from parochial, private, and charter schools. The San Francisco Unified School system has not submitted an application to date.“

KTVU – “San Francisco launches new tool to track school reopenings” (link)

Currently, how many SFUSD schools have been approved to open?

Zero

Data as of Feb 20, 2021. Source: DataSF, “School Reopening” (link)

Currently, how many private/charter schools have been approved to open?

One hundred fourteen

Data as of Feb 20, 2021. Source: DataSF, “School Reopening” (link)

How many schools have completed an application to begin the opening process?

Data as of February 20, 2021. SFUSD schools with complete applications are: Alvarado, Glen Park ES, John Muir Elementary School, Lawton, Sunset Elementary School, William Cobb Elementary School. Source: DataSF, “School Reopening” (link)

About a Board of Elections (BoE) Recall

This section contains information from the San Francisco Elections Official Guide to Recalling Local Elected Officials (pdf).

If a BoE member were to be recalled, is there an election for his/her replacement?

No. The mayor would appoint a replacement.

If an elective office (other than the office of Mayor)
becomes vacant because of a recall, the Mayor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy.

Guide to Recalling Local Elected Officials, VIII. Recall Election

Can any BoE member be recalled?

Yes, if he/she has been in the office for at least six months and has at least six months left in his/her term.

A recall petition may not be initiated with respect to an officer who has held office for less than six months or who has had a recall election determined in his or her favor within the last six months. In addition, an officer whose term ends within six months or less may not be recalled.

Guide to Recalling Local Elected Officials, III. Local Officials Subject to Recall

How is the result of a recall election determined?

Via simple majority (50% + 1 vote).

[T]he recall election presents a single question to the voters: whether a particular officer should be recalled from office.

The recall election does not include replacement candidates.

A simple majority (50% plus one of the total number of votes cast on the measure) is required to recall a local official.

Guide to Recalling Local Elected Officials, VIII. Recall Election

How does a recall election get called?

50,390 signatures from registered SF voters must be collected within 120-160 days

In order to recall an officer elected Citywide, the recall proponent must submit valid signatures of at least ten percent (10%) of registered voters of the City and County at the time of filing the notice of intention to circulate

Guide to Recalling Local Elected Officials, III. Local Officials Subject to Recall

Once the petition format is approved by the Director, the proponent has 120 or 160 days to circulate.

Guide to Recalling Local Elected Officials, IV. D. Sufficiency of Petition

As of 3/3/2020, there were 503,899 registered voters in the City and County of San Francisco. Source: City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections (link)