Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Heh
In a follow-up, check out the victory statements.
Their position was summed up by a former teacher, Nancy Mancias, who said, "We need to teach a curriculum of peace." It really is just the "ick" factor, which just makes it that much more ironic when they talk about the discrimination that gays face.
The proposal approved by the board also creates a task force to develop alternatives to the program that will be tried out next year at various high schools.
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"I think people should not despair too much," said [SF School Board dude Mark Sanchez]. "I think now the work begins. To work within the community to develop new programs that will fulfill the needs of our students." By the way, this is coming from someone who voted to take out the program. It'd be like chopping off someone's legs, and then giving her a pep talk about how her life isn't over, and there are medical treatments, etc. Sure, someone should give that talk, but it shouldn't be the dude with the axe.
By the way, does anyone seriously believe that the JROTC program can be replaced with an equally-successful program that achieves approval through the school board political process? This is the school board which didn't have the balls to close schools when it couldn't fill them, because some schools had loud activists whining to it.
San Francisco values indeed.
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