{"id":64675,"date":"2025-03-18T21:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T04:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=64675"},"modified":"2025-03-28T21:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T04:03:18","slug":"sfusd-school-layoff-latino-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/sfusd-school-layoff-latino-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigrant students protest layoffs at SFUSD newcomer school for Latino kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With a microphone in one hand and a large poster in the other, third-grader Isabella led a series of chants during a protest outside Mission Educator Center (MEC), a school in San Francisco that supports newly arrived Spanish-speaking immigrants during their transition to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want a career to support my family,\u201d Isabella said boldly to the crowd of mostly tiny protesters. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why they\u2019re taking away our education.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Immigration tracker:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/immigration-news-trump\/\">Latest updates on TPS, asylum and other policy changes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Around her, dozens of her classmates, some as young as five, cheered her on while holding posters with handwritten slogans like \u201c<em>We want our social workers\u201d <\/em>and \u201c<em>Nobody asked us about our school.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-2-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Young students marched outside Mission Education Center, a K-5 school, holding signs to protest proposed budget cuts in San Francisco, Calif., on March 18, 2025. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 50 students and dozens of parents, teachers, alumni and neighbors gathered outside MEC on Tuesday afternoon to protest proposed budget cuts by the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MEC, located in Noe Valley, is one of many public schools in the city bearing the brunt of SFUSD\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfusd.edu\/about-sfusd\/budget-and-lcap\/budget-faqs\/budget-faqs-budget-development-2025-26\">significant budget defici<\/a>t, and the district\u2019s plans to address it through staff cuts. SFUSD\u2019s final budget won\u2019t be adopted by the district<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/I1lmb0p7VXM\"> until late June<\/a>, but the district has already sent out preliminary layoff notices, concerning families and educators.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under SFUSD\u2019s proposed cuts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfusd.edu\/school\/mission-education-center\">MEC\u2019s newcomer program<\/a> stands to lose one of its three teachers, its on-site nurse and full-time access to a social worker for next school year. Parents say the school has also told them that the number of classrooms serving the newcomer program will be cut in half, from four to two.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-7-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students and faculty held signs outside Mission Education Center, a K-5 school, protesting proposed budget cuts in San Francisco, Calif., on March 18, 2025. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Families fear losing a vital lifeline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As cuts loom, parents are growing increasingly concerned about the school\u2019s future. MEC serves newly arrived students from pre-K to 5th grade, helping them boost their English skills while also providing families with resources to navigate life in the city. After a year, students typically get transferred to a general public school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in a sanctuary city, and they\u2019re supposed to help all immigrants. So for us, this feels like getting rid of a source of support,\u201d said Yennifer B., a Colombian mother with three children enrolled at MEC. \u201cWe need even more teachers, because we feel like they\u2019re too few for the number of students we have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yennifer said families first learned about the proposed cuts in late February during a meeting with the school principal. Outraged, they organized a picket outside of SFUSD\u2019s Board of Education meeting on March 11, where MEC students <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X9MHDUxJC7w\">joined dozens of children<\/a> from across the city in public comments opposing the proposed layoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-15-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yennifer B. rallied with her three children outside of Mission Education Center, a K-5 school, that is undergoing some staffing cuts in San Francisco, Calif., on March 18, 2025. MEC has existed since 1972, serving newly arrived Spanish-speaking student migrants in the city, providing a culturally responsive, trauma-informed environment. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This school year, <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1iYOzDpsVu81V5GrYALGmtQ5u_Feq3mqy\/view?usp=drive_link\">MEC is currently at full capacity<\/a>, serving 98 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, a group of MEC teachers delivered a letter to Superintendent Maria Su, highlighting concerns about how the cuts could impact the school\u2019s ability to support San Francisco\u2019s large newcomer population. They invited Su to visit the school and speak to staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SFUSD Executive Director Laura Dudnick told <em>El Tecolote<\/em> that the district remains \u201cdeeply committed to serving its newcomer students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted that Spanish-speaking newly arrived families are given the option of enrolling in MEC or in other elementary schools with general education and biliteracy programs, some of which currently serve more newcomer students than MEC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students and faculty held signs outside Mission Education Center, a K-5 school, protesting proposed budget cuts in San Francisco, Calif., on March 18, 2025. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to SFUSD projections, only 18 students are expected to enroll in the MEC\u2019s elementary grades next year. Meanwhile, the district is expanding MEC\u2019s Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program by adding two classrooms and two teachers, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfusd.edu\/schools\/enroll\/apply\/transitional-kindergarten\/tk-eligibility-expansion\">part of its efforts to meet state law requirements.<\/a> TK is a general education program, and isn\u2019t uniquely designed for newly arrived immigrants.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MEC\u2019s immigrant families say they are worried that the cuts to the newcomer program might devastate a space that has supported generations of immigrant students, especially given the country\u2019s current political climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverything is going to get harder for teachers, and more than anything for the students,\u201d said Clelia Rodr\u00edguez, who came to the protest to support her daughter\u2019s former teachers. \u201cThis was my daughter\u2019s first school\u2026 and she learnt so much, she made so many friends. It was so hard for her to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/03182025-MECSCHOOLPROTESR-WEB-RES-16-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Young students rallied outside of Mission Education Center, a K-5 school, holding signs to protest reductions in the school\u2019s classroom and faculty staff in San Francisco, Calif., on March 18, 2025. MEC has existed since 1972, serving newly arrived Spanish-speaking student migrants in the city, providing a culturally responsive, trauma-informed environment. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many parents said MEC also helps families navigate life beyond the classroom. Maribel O., a Mexican immigrant mother who lives in a temporary city shelter, said the school lets her family use the kitchen to prepare meals. Yennifer said MEC\u2019s social worker taught her how to use public transportation in the city and helped her get her first clipper card.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were alone here but [this school] gave us a refuge,\u201d said Melissa, a newly arrived Peruvian immigrant. 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