The students at Yick Wo Elementary School on Tuesday got a chance to ask the new leader of Unified some of the burning questions families across the district have been wondering about for months.

Maria Su, the head of San Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and their Families, was approved by the San Francisco Board of Education in a 6-1 vote. She will be replacing Matt Wayne, who was ousted on Friday after serving as SFUSD superintendent since July 2022.

Numerous sources say the mayor and school board were shocked by the list San Francisco's superintendent released last week.

Maria Su's appointment to the role was approved in a 6-3 vote on Tuesday night, but not all parents and board members were happy with the choice. KTVU's Tori Gaines reports from San Francisco.

San Francisco’s struggling school district tries to turn the page this week as it faces multiple school closures and trustees appoint a new interim leader.