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San José Spotlight
San Jose school leaders fed up with colleague’s behavior
A controversial San Jose school official has been rebuked and asked to resign, but he won’t step down. The board of the Franklin-McKinley School District on Tuesday voted 4-1 to censure Trustee Marc Cooper and requested his resignation for making remarks it considered hateful toward Muslims. Cooper cast the lone no vote. The decision was based on what trustees deemed to be discriminatory behavior by Cooper at a Sept. 8 board meeting. Board policies quoted in the resolution upheld protecting the rights of every student from hate-motivated, discriminatory behavior. Cooper’s conduct and comments violated these policies, according to the resolution.
The Center Square
California Social Services Won’t Answer Questions on $18.2M Daycare Grant
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 30-Nov. 5
The District is about to go into receivership in December after losing 31% of our Elementary students, and the Board has not closed schools or reduced staff to match these losses. Trustee Misty Navarro is insisting on reducing staffing to match the loss of students, and closing schools. That is being fiscally responsible.
NBC Bay Area
San Jose school's marching band program abruptly shuts down for rest of school year
The marching band program at one of San Jose's biggest high schools is shutting down for the rest of the school year, an abrupt decision that has many families wondering why. The Independence High School marching band, known as the 76th Calvary, has been busy preparing for events, including a regional competition in the next few weeks. But all that abruptly came to an end after the school's principal sent out a letter saying they made a difficult decision to halt the band program's activities for the remainder of the school year.
CBS News
Welcome, students from Central Valley High School
KTLA
"We need to teach reading, writing, and math": One-on-one w/ Superintendent Candidate Sonja Shaw