San Francisco sues its own school district to reopen classrooms
Los Angeles (AFP) - San Francisco is suing its own school district to reopen classrooms that have been closed for nearly 11 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the city announced Wednesday. The school district and its independently elected leaders have failed to put in place a reopening plan, as demanded by state law "to offer classroom-based instruction whenever possible," according to the suit filed in city court by San Francisco prosecutor Dennis Herrera. "Not a single San Francisco public school student has set foot in their classroom in 327 days," Herrera told a press conference. "More t...