SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – Another organization has joined the backlash against San Francisco Board of Education member Ann Hsu after her racist comments in a questionnaire were revealed last week.
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The San Francisco NAACP voted unanimously on Sunday to call for Hsu to resign from her post.
Their executive board met with her last week following the controversy over her comments, according to the station. Branch President Rev. Amos Brown called Hsu's comments hurtful and racist, saying that the Black community in San Francisco cannot put its trust in her to advocate for the needs of Black students, as reported by KCBS Radio.
Hsu came under fire when she wrote in a candidate questionnaire for SF Parent Action that some of the biggest challenges in educating Black and brown students are the "lack of family support," "unstable family environments" and "lack of parental encouragement to focus on or value learning," as previously reported by the station.
Hsu only started in her role for the city this February, after Mayor London Breed appointed her to replace one of the seats made vacant in the highly publicized recall election.
In the aftermath of her comments, Breed still hasn't rescinded her support.
"In today's cancel culture, to immediately be dismissive of somebody without at least giving them a fair shot – especially when they admit that they did something wrong – I think it's not the right way to go," said Breed.
"I look forward to this being used as a teaching opportunity," she said.
However, other officials, like Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton, have called for Hsu to resign.
Since the backlash, Hsu did apologize in a thread on Twitter, saying she revised the questionnaire answer after hearing feedback to "reflect a deeper understanding of the challenges facing BIPOC students."
"I was trying to understand and address a serious problem and seek solutions, and in so doing I said things that perpetuated biases already in the system," she wrote. She also added, "in trying to convey my thoughts on this subject, I misspoke. My statements reflected my own limited experiences and inherent biases. I made a mistake, and I am deeply sorry."
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