One school board member who was recalled, blamed White supremacy for election loss
Asian parents in the deep blue city of San Francisco voted overwhelmingly to recall three progressive school board members, Tuesday, for prioritizing woke politics over education. Their successful effort drew national media attention and was supported by the Black Democrat mayor of the city. But the author of a CNN opinion piece is instead blaming right-wing racism for the parents’ victory.
The op-ed published Tuesday by Columbia research scholar Nicole Hemmer, warned the recall sent a “dangerous” message.
In her lengthy, 18-paragraph piece, the academic attempted to connect backlash to school desegregation in the 1960s South to Asian parents upset about radical progressive curriculum.
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