"The Board of Supervisors hosted a mock hearing Wednesday, where seven student legislators from local elementary schools reviewed proposals from four of their peers for alternative uses of Alcatraz Island, challenging the federal government's plan to reopen it as a prison. As Mission Local reports, a group of third- through fifth-graders from San Francisco's Tenderloin Community School, Bessie Carmichael Elementary, and Redding Elementary School, who all attend the 826 Valencia writing program, held court at City Hall Wednesday for the first time in the board's history."
"Melgar, Dorsey, and the board clerk's office staff educated the students on how a real hearing operates, including which buttons to push and protocol surrounding public comment and question-and-answer sessions, per Mission Local. As to be expected, the four highly creative proposals involved a water park, a giant playground, and animal sanctuaries. Nine-year-old Allen Truong suggested that the island be turned into a bird sanctuary. We need to keep them safe from vehicles that can crush them, Truong said. The birds deserve to have their babies in peace."
Seven student legislators from San Francisco elementary schools held a mock Board of Supervisors hearing at City Hall to review alternative proposals for Alcatraz Island. The students attend the 826 Valencia writing program and represented Tenderloin Community School, Bessie Carmichael Elementary, and Redding Elementary. District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar and District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey attended and instructed students on hearing procedures, public comment, and question-and-answer protocol. Four peer presenters proposed imaginative uses including a water park, a giant playground, and animal sanctuaries. A nine-year-old proposed a bird sanctuary to protect nesting birds from vehicle hazards. The meeting was recorded by SFGovTV.
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