• February 16, 2022 1:30 am - Updated February 16, 2022 3:49 pm
“I’ve made appointments before for this city on a number of bodies including the school board. But this is probably one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make in terms of appointments because of the significance of what this means,” Breed said in a press briefing Wednesday. “It’s not about politics or having a progressive, moderate or liberal idea. It’s about, ‘My kid used to be a kid that was social and fun and is now quiet and sad and doesn’t smile.’ And you as a parent feel like there is nothing you can do about that,” Breed said when pressed on the low turnout in the election and demographics of voters. “Who suffered the most? Our children.”
Breed has not stated whom she might appoint but said families she has spoken to want to see someone who is focused on fixing the school district’s $125 million budget deficit, hiring a new superintendent, enrollment declines and other structural challenges.