San Francisco’s public schools chief faced pointed questioning from House Republicans about drag story hour, ethnic studies and policies affecting LGBTQ+ students during a heated Congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Superintendent Maria Su maintained that the San Francisco Unified School District follows state and federal law, largely dodging questions about culture war issues, including transgender student protections, parent communication policies and specific course content.
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The first question posed to Su, seated behind the witness table alongside heads of Chicago and Loudoun County, Virginia schools, Macquline King and Aaron Spence, was from the Committee on Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Michigan), who asked: “At what age do you think students should be exposed to drag queen story hour?”
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