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A big shout out to Rancho Tehama Elementary in Rancho Tehama, California where this week a gunman, on a rampage in their town, came to the elementary school and tried to access classrooms. The school staff, hearing the gunfire outside quickly locked the building down. Footage shows the gunman trying to open doors to classrooms and giving up. He then shot into the building (one child was hurt by flying debris as he hid under a desk). Bravo to those calm and brave staff members!Forbes magazine does a listing of "30 under 30" (30 people under 30 years old) for various categories including education. Now Forbes is a business magazine but the category was "education," not education technology or innovation. Not a single educator made the list. Hmmm. (Also, a shout out to former Board member, Kay Smith-Blum, on the inclusion of her son, Bryce, on a technology list.)
There has been no press release on this but KNKX reports the district has started its gender identity information for K-5 students. The report includes this update:
The school district is piloting the books and lessons in 12 elementary schools over the next month, and the schools may choose to send parents information and web resources ahead of time, but are not required to notify parents. Then the district will gather feedback, make tweaks and introduce the books and lessons to other elementary schools in January.I would disagree with the district. I absolutely think schools should be talking about and demonstrating tolerance and inclusion but parents should be notified about what their child is being told AND how the parent might support that at home. This is a fairly big values issue and for some parents, they may not agree. And, if a kid is opted out, what happens to him/her during that time? That's something parents might want to know.
Love said that parents who object to having their kids take part can opt them out of the lesson, but she emphasized that the books help reinforce the importance of kindness and respect for everyone.
Director community meetings
Patu - Raconteur from 9-10:30 am
Harris - Delridge Branch Library from 3-5 pm (she mentioned at the Board meeting there would be food)
Pinkham - Broadview Branch Library from 4-5:30 pm (he noted at the Board meeting that he didn't get very many people so take the opportunity to have a director to talk to by yourself)
Director Geary said that the Board meeting that she would not be having a community meeting this week or next.
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