Parents report continuing unsafe lead levels during work at Chinese Immersion School

What happened

At the September 8 board meeting, multiple speakers—including a parent and a student—raised concerns about lead-remediation work at the Chinese Immersion School. A parent said post-cleaning tests still showed unsafe interior and exterior lead levels, while another speaker reported that children had been in a bathroom with high lead levels before families were notified.

Why it matters to families

Lead exposure is a material health and operational risk for students and staff. The testimony also raises concerns about containment, children’s access to affected areas, and the timeliness of district disclosure; the transcript does not establish that the board adopted a new remediation decision at this meeting.

The evidence

Official SFUSD meeting video transcript (September 8, 2026), document 86036: at 00:48:01–00:49:01, a parent reported unsafe interior and exterior lead levels after cleaning and requested that affected areas be cleaned and retested before children return; at 01:04:52–01:05:22, another speaker reported that high lead levels were found in a bathroom, that children had been in the building, and urged stopping the project and removing the containment area. These are public comments and are presented as reported concerns, not as an independent district finding.

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