“Uh-oh.”
That was what one member of the board in charge of elementary and middle schools in Oakley, Calif., uttered Wednesday afternoon when she realized her online conversation with other members had been broadcast to the public.
The members had spent two minutes mocking parents, suggesting they wanted teachers back in school so they could have “their babysitters back” and go back to smoking marijuana.
The entire time, parents who had logged in for the regular twice-monthly meeting of the board had been listening. The response to the board members’ comments was swift and furious another reminder of the rage and anguish many parents are feeling as school closures drag into the spring.
Who Will Be the Next F.D.A. Chief?
Two leading contenders generate wider debate about the leadership needed to restore morale and scientific integrity to an agency battered by the politicized Trump administration.
Dr. Janet Woodcock. left, the acting F.D.A. commissioner, and Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, who held the No. 2 spot during part of the Obama administration, are considered front-runners for the job.Credit.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, via Getty Images, left; Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call, via Getty Images
Published Feb. 20, 2021Updated March 9, 2021
One month into his presidency, President Biden still has not named a candidate to head the Food and Drug Administration, a critical position at a time when new vaccines and coronavirus treatments are under the agency’s review.
After Leaderâs Sexist Remark, Tokyo Olympics Makes Symbolic Shift
The selection of Seiko Hashimoto as president represented an abrupt turn after the Olympic committee had apparently intended to name another man in his 80s.
Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee, on Thursday. The selection of Ms. Hashimoto, 56, an Olympic medalist in speedskating, represented a stark generational and gender shift for the committee.Credit.Pool photo by Yuichi Yamazaki
Published Feb. 18, 2021Updated March 18, 2021
TOKYO â Bending to intense criticism from abroad and social media activism at home, the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Thursday appointed Seiko Hashimoto, one of Japanâs two female cabinet ministers, to replace the previous leader, who resigned last week after making sexist remarks.