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Public speakers at San Mateo-Foster City board meeting urge board not to discipline teacher, call district response Islamophobic
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the April 25 board meeting urged the district not to discipline a teacher who staged a day of silence for peace, arguing the school’s response is Islamophobic and equating silence with complicity in mass violence; trustees did not take action during public comment.
Several members of the San Mateo-Foster City community used the board’s public-comment period on April 25 to condemn the district’s response to a teacher who is currently on administrative leave and to urge the board to reconsider any disciplinary action.
"If you move forward with disciplinary action against this teacher simply for holding a personal day of silence for peace, you are not only telling the world our district is Islamophobic, but you are complicit in…
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