SFUSD school board approves new superintendent in 6-3 vote [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco schools officially have a new superintendent. Maria Su was voted into the role at a San Francisco Unified School District Board Meeting in the city Tuesday night.

The vote did not pass unanimously; Commissioners Kevine Boggess and Jenny Lam voted against Su’s appointment along with the student representative on the board.

Some parents tell KTVU they are hopeful that this new leadership will get the district moving in the right direction, while others had several questions about the new choice.

Parents and community members spoke out at the board meeting, and many parents laid out arguments against the recent changes in the district, which could face a takeover from the state if it doesn’t close its $100 million deficit by December.

“No one wants a state takeover. We need to work together to find a solution. Right now, the ends did not justify the means,” said Katrina Tan, the mother …