The proposed policy would require teachers to insert themselves into a personal matter, a union representative says. “It’s just not what teachers are supposed to be doing.”
. The CVUSD school board voted 4-1 to adopt a resolution supporting the legislation, but the bill never got a hearing in the Assembly and died in April.passed a policy banning all flags
except the U.S. flag and the California state flag from classrooms. Critics of both policies voiced concerns that such action would have negative consequences for LGBTQ students. “And it’s just a fact that educating kids works best when you have engaged parents and caring teachers working together to create a safe space for all kids,” said Kristi Hirst, founder of Our Schools USA and a CVUSD parent in an interview Wednesday, July 19. “And this policy does the opposite of that. This policy is rooted in distrust of schools and teachers.”
Brenda Walker, president of Associated Chino Teachers, said the board still has not approached the union with details about how the policy will be enacted or the consequences for teachers who choose to disregard it. The union, which represents more than 1,300 teachers, counselors, speech and language pathologists, psychologists and nurses in the district, stands against the policy and what it could mean for students.
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