Parents Confront Mayor Schaaf Over Parker Elementary At Heated Town Hall Meeting

CBS San Francisco

August 10, 2022

The first of three town hall meetings hosted by Mayor Libby Schaaf got underway Tuesday night. People raised concerns like affordable housing, illegal dumping, and violence but it was the fate of Parker Elementary School that lead to the most heated exchange.

"I just said it. What are you going to do to hold Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) accountable for assaulting parents and community. What do you mean you don't remember that simple question? That's absurd!" Joel Velasquez shouted at the Mayor.

Velasquez is also running for an OUSD board seat in District 6. The Oakland resident was demanding Mayor Schaaf answer questions about an incident at Parker Elementary School on Thursday where protestors of the school's closure clashed with OUSD security guards as the protestors were trying to occupy the school.

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