When we speak of educational segregation in San Francisco, we are addressing a pervasive system of structural violence—one that systematically starves certain communities of resources, strips marginalized families of their voice, and deepens generational inequities.
Look no further than the targeted removal of Dr. Franklin: "This is the precise mechanism of structural violence: employing administrative technicalities to systematically disrupt, devalue, and dismantle transformative Black leadership."
We are not asking for permission, nor are we making polite requests. We are demanding that parents have full agency to determine the direction, values, and environment of their child's education.
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