The absolute state of liberal America right here:
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday:
It didn't take Yana long to realize that real life in her eighth grade classes at Marina Middle School was nothing like the scenes that played out on her [television] screen.
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Students interrupted classes, jumped on desks, cursed at teachers. At first, Yana wondered what was going on, but then, "nothing happened." Students were not disciplined or prevented from repeat behavior.
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Yana just wants to go back to her hometown in central Ukraine, back to the only school she knew before the war, even as her mom and aunt have started to research camps and other programs in San Francisco to occupy the summer months.
How long did it take Yana to realize how bad these schools were?
Two days.
"I thought it was going to be better because it's San Francisco," she said in Ukrainian, with her aunt translating. "But after two days, I saw everything going on at the school."
Within a month, the refugee teen had experienced enough violence in San Fran's public schools to stop going for fear of her own safety.
Within a month at Marina, Yana said, someone stole her cell phone in the cafeteria and then a group of students, who she believed was responsible, threatened her. Yana knew enough English to understand the gist.
"They started yelling and cursing and moving toward her," her aunt said of the early February encounter. "A counselor came and intervened."
The next day, Yana stopped going to school.
The pandemic lockdowns greatly exacerbated behavioral issues, according to an assistant superintendent in the district.
Students who were in elementary school suddenly found themselves thrust into middle school with years of missing social development. A lack of staffing has only compounded the issues.
"They were in fourth grade when everything shut down, said Han Phung, San Francisco Unified assistant superintendent of middle schools. "Then they jumped into middle school."
The students are still reeling, she said. "Remember folks were in their houses and not having to deal with other kids and emotions," she said.
At the same time, schools are struggling to address the needs of students amid a teacher, substitute and counselor shortage - a combination that often leaves administrators and support staff filling in for math class rather than working to stem behavioral issues.
San Francisco residents recalled three of the far-left school board members last year, but leftists regained a majority after last November's elections.
Decades of leftist control has produced failing schools filled with violent children that are so unhinged and barbaric that a girl from a literal war zone is desperately trying to escape them to go back home.
