After making racist statement, S.F. school board member apologizes

UPDATE: S.F. teachers union, more officials call on school board member Ann Hsu to resign in wake of racist comments

A San Francisco school board member apologized Tuesday after she made a racist statement, saying one of the biggest challenges in educating Black and brown students was their “unstable family environments” and “lack of parental encouragement to focus on learning.”

Ann Hsu, who was appointed by Mayor London Breed to fill a vacancy after the February recall of three board members, made the comments in a candidate questionnaire for a parent group endorsement process...