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May 22, 2022 at 5:12 am

School counselors sound cry for help after Buffalo shooting

A surge in student mental health needs, staff shortages, and widespread episodes of misbehavior and violence have put extraordinary strain on school counselors and psychologists.

FILE – San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officers Nick Luzano, left, Eric Kelly, center, and Eric Hofstein, right, wear masks while patrolling a Richmond bound train from Powell Street Station BART platform in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 20, 2020. The BART board of directors decided, Thursday, April 28, 2022, to temporarily restore a mask mandate for riders on the rail system a week after it was dropped. The new mandate is effective until July 18, unless extended. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File) CAFRA501 CAFRA501

April 29, 2022 at 2:35 pm

Masks back by popular demand on San Francisco BART trains

A mask mandate for commuter rail passengers is back by popular demand in the San Francisco Bay Area, which two years ago imposed the nation’s...

Harry Bruell holds a framed photo of his daughter, Taya, while sitting for a photo in his office in Santa Barbara, Calif., Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Taya killed herself when she was 14. Taya was a bright, precocious student who had started struggling with mental health issues at about 11, according to her father. At the time, the family lived in Boulder, Colorado where Taya was hospitalized at one point for psychiatric care but kept up the trappings of a model student. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

April 3, 2022 at 10:02 pm

With students in turmoil, US teachers train in mental health VIEW

Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children. That is now playing out in the schools.

March 23, 2022 at 1:53 pm

Cal State college system drops SAT/ACT admission requirement

In a move putting California's public colleges at the forefront of the trend to drop standardized tests, the Cal State university system will eliminate SAT...

March 4, 2022 at 10:52 am

California cop gets 6 years for shooting mentally ill man

A California police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed mentally ill man nine times as the man...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, left, waves next to Faauuga Moliga, who she appointed to the school board, Oct. 15, 2018, in San Francisco. In a city with the lowest percentage of children of all major American cities, school board elections in San Francisco have often been an afterthought. A special election on Feb. 15, 2022, will decide the fate of three school board members, all Democrats, including Moliga, in a vote that has divided the famously liberal city. (Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) CAFRA802 CAFRA802

February 16, 2022 at 9:05 pm

San Francisco school board recall a warning for Democrats VIEW

The parents of San Francisco have spoken, and their message is echoing like a wake-up call across the country.

A pedestrian walks past a San Francisco Unified School District office building in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A seemingly endless amount of drama, name-calling, lawsuits _ and outrage from parents and city officials _ made the saga of San Francisco’s school board a riveting pandemic sideshow that is about to play out at the ballot box. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) CAJC802 CAJC802

February 15, 2022 at 9:36 pm

San Francisco recalls 3 members of city’s school board VIEW

San Francisco residents have recalled three members of the city’s school board for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs...

February 14, 2022 at 9:01 pm

San Francisco votes on city’s scandal-plagued school board VIEW

Another chapter has opened in the saga of San Francisco’s scandal-plagued school board as voters appear to be backing the recall of three members after...

February 9, 2022 at 9:01 pm

Saga of San Francisco’s school board heads to the ballot box VIEW

A seemingly endless amount of drama, name-calling, lawsuits and outrage from parents made the saga of San Francisco’s school board a riveting pandemic sideshow.

January 26, 2022 at 2:52 pm

California State University prepares to drop SATs and ACTs

California State University, the largest-four year university system in the country, is poised to eliminate SAT and ACT standardized tests from their undergraduate admissions process,...