Of course it didn't.
Poway is just north od Downtown San Diego.
Dear Poway Unified parents, students, and staff:
We hear so often that families move here and employees want to work in our district because we are an excellent educational institution. One of our hallmarks is the dedicated, diverse, passionate and committed members of our learning community in service to students. Our District prides itself on being a place where all students learn in a safe and caring environment, so that each one can reach their fullest potential.
Unfortunately, since the recent presidential election, it has come to my attention that a few of our staff and students have recently been targeted because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, creating an unsafe learning and working environment. Our students cannot learn when they are afraid or bullied and I know I speak for our full community in saying this cannot continue.
Instead, we must continue to work to create a positive culture where every person is respected and valued: an environment where rich dialogue is encouraged amongst our students and staff, but the discourse does not harm a person’s identity or well-being. No matter your perspective, it is vital that no election result changes our commitment to ALL of our students. They depend on each one of us to model and maintain an environment where they can flourish.
Our ongoing commitment to your children is that they are in a safe place to learn. A place where words and actions cannot and should not harm who they are. A place where each day provides them the opportunity to work with other students and adults so that each one of them can continue to mature and develop into outstanding leaders and contributors to the community. A place where they are cared for by adults and peers who listen to their needs and understand who they are and support who they want to become. A place where each should be pursuing their passions.
As we look for ways to work with our students, I ran across this website sent by the San Diego County Office of Education. It has many age-appropriate suggestions that may help: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/…/what-should-we-tell-our-…
I invite you all to work collaboratively with us as we continue to strengthen the citizenship and future readiness of our students. Our students depend on us and we must step up. Thank you for your partnership.
Sincerely,
Dr. Mel Robertson, Acting Superintendent
Suck it up Buttercups! Poor wittle babies.
I went to Poway Unified School District schools from elementary through high school. It is known as one of the nation’s finest school districts. There was always a long line of applicants for teaching positions there.
Mostly middle class and upper middle class area, with huge Asian-American hard-working immigrant population. It’s a long way from downtown, well into the northern suburbs of San Diego County. Sad to see it’s going downhill with PC social agitation.
Teachers and staff and white students are routinely bullied by blacks in inner cities, and the lib responses is increasingly to tolerate the bullies. But unless this guy can provide at least one specific example of post-election bullying, I do not believe him.
So this means that Poway Unified is sticking up for the Trump supporters who have been insulted and attacked following the election!
Right? Right?
The left aka Democrats have starteda resistance moving against the election of Trump. They are useing children astheir props inciting them to take to tbe streets and violence when theyrealize they will not get their way.
What they seek right now is a co-government where we share power with them fifty, fifty.
The GOP did it before.
Being the smallest kid in my class and damned near the smallest kid in the school from 5th grad to the beginning of 12th and being a wise-ass, I experienced almost nonstop bullying except for a hiatus in 7th grade that I gained with a piece of oak. It did not keep me from learning. I never had a “counselor” to go cry to and learned to deal with things myself and, except for 8th grade for other reasons, maintained high grades throughout.
It’s tough to consider reality a bully.
STAFF is being bullied? By whom?
My guess is that a single employee probably wore a “Make America Great Again” hat or T shirt, which as we all know, is threatening to everyone, and is considered “bullying.”
Mark