{"id":1733,"date":"2026-06-10T23:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:38:18","slug":"sfs-woke-schools-boss-maria-su-cannot-answer-white-parents-question-from-black-congressman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1733","title":{"rendered":"SF’s woke schools boss Maria Su cannot answer ‘white’ parents question from black congressman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Francisco\u2019s public schools chief repeatedly refused to condemn an alleged ethnic studies comparison Wednesday when pressed by Republican lawmakers during a tense congressional hearing.<\/p>\n

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Superintendent Maria Su was asked whether she agreed with curriculum that allegedly compared parents who opposed COVID-19 school policies to white families in the 1960s who avoided desegregation by moving their children into private schools.<\/p>\n

Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), who is black, asked Su whether she believed opposition to public schools was \u201ca problem only with white parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rather than answer, Su repeatedly said she would need to review the material first.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would need to see the document,\u201d Su said. \u201cI would need to understand the context.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owens then pressed her on whether black parents who choose to remove their children from public schools should also be viewed as racist.<\/p>\n

Su again declined to answer directly, saying instead that San Francisco was developing a new ethnic studies curriculum.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust know that in terms of parents leaving public school systems, it\u2019s all colors,\u201d Owens replied before ending his questioning.<\/p>\n

The exchange came during a more than three-hour hearing before a House committee examining education policies across several school districts, including curriculum, parental rights and transgender student policies.<\/p>\n

While fellow superintendents from Virginia and Illinois faced the most aggressive questioning, Su was repeatedly accused of sidestepping direct answers when questioned about controversial issues.<\/p>\n

In another exchange, Rep. Rick Allen (R-Georgia) asked Su about alleged district guidance that equated refusing to use a transgender student\u2019s preferred pronouns with physical assault.<\/p>\n

Allen asked whether she agreed with that position.<\/p>\n

Su declined to give a yes-or-no answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn San Francisco, we welcome all of our students as they are,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe firmly that when we allow students to come in and truly be themselves, we are able to teach our students and support our students to be thriving adults.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Su also refused to directly answer Rep. Robert Onder (R-Missouri) when he asked whether biological males should be permitted in girls\u2019 locker rooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the best of my knowledge, we follow state and federal law,\u201d Su said.<\/p>\n

After Onder pressed her again, she repeated the same answer.<\/p>\n

The superintendent defended some of the district\u2019s recent policies, saying parents may opt children out of LGBTQ-related instruction for religious reasons and that the district has adjusted policies following court rulings involving parental notification and gender identity issues.<\/p>\n

Su told lawmakers she was unaware of teachers lying to parents about students\u2019 preferred pronouns.<\/p>\n

San Francisco schools have faced years of criticism from conservatives and parent groups, culminating in the 2022 recall of three school board members amid backlash over prolonged COVID-19 closures and efforts to rename schools.<\/p>\n

The district has also faced scrutiny over allegations it concealed students\u2019 gender identities from parents and promoted controversial ethnic studies coursework.<\/p>\n

Still, not all lawmakers were critical.<\/p>\n

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) praised the district for reversing several education policies that had drawn criticism in recent years.<\/p>\n

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Kiley noted the reinstatement of middle-school algebra, the removal of a controversial ethnic studies requirement and a renewed emphasis on phonics instruction.<\/p>\n

Su confirmed all three changes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love San Francisco. I think the city\u2019s had a lot of problems, the district had a lot of problems, but I think on both counts we\u2019ve seen big improvements in recent years,\u201d Kiley said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so I think that\u2019s something to celebrate. There\u2019s still probably plenty that I disagree with, but I think these are really good, important steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

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