No matter what, the parents were unable to get the first hand documents from Lowell Administration. Here are several examples to identify the facts.

Initially, the child’s elder brother presented all these identified problems, Lowell Assistant Principal Ms. Mary Strethly verbally approved the child’s re-evaluation because the child had gone through bully without supportive services and parental guidance. However, Principal Ishibashi later denied the approval without giving any explanation.

When the complaints move up to the district level, SFUSD Equity Coordinator Ms. Susan Wong advised the parents to obtain the Course Curriculum and Syllabus for further investigation from Lowell Administration. Assistant Principal Ms. Mary Strethly verbally promised to prepare them for the parents to pick up. Nevertheless, Principal Ishibashi later instructed Ms. Strethly not to give these request materials to the parents.

Please refer back to Exhibit: 3-2, a memo from the father to the Ms. Wong and Mr. Liddell. In the memo, the father gives chronological order of the events happened from 5/9/08 through 5/29/08.

On 5/20/08, the memo states, “ … recommended by Susan Wong, we were at Lowell looking for the course curriculum. … Mary Streshly, … yet she needs to look for them. At this time Mr. Ishibashi came in, … However, Ms. Strethly said to me that she was to prepare these handbooks for me to pick up in next week. …”

On 5/29/08, the memo states, “ … Unfortunately, Ms. Strethly said she received instructions from Mr. Ishibashi not to give us the handbooks because these handbooks were incomplete. I said Ms. Strethly are you fully aware that these handbooks are public information. Even if they are incomplete, I am entitled to see them. It is within my rights to see them. Ms. Strethly said she knows I am right but she received clear instructions from Mr. Ishibashi not to allow me to see these handbooks …”

Ms. Strethly is no longer working as the Lowell Assistant Principal, yet she and the Equity Coordinator Ms. Susan Wong are still able to attest the facts of what happened. Unfortunately, the Lowell Principal Ishibashi, Assistant Superintendent Ms. Margaret Chiu, and Director of Operation Mr. Richard Maggi never even wanted to mention any and all of these. In order to ensure there shall be no trace of evidence in the future, Ms. Strethly is better not to be around.