26 Feb 2021
Parents in the La Mesa-Spring Valley, California, school district are calling for the resignation of a school board trustee who referred to plans to return to in-person learning as “white supremacist ideology.”
Reopen California Schools tweeted about trustee and board Vice President Chardá Bell-Fontenot (pictured), who said during Tuesday’s virtual board meeting that plans on how and when to bring children back into the classroom for in-person learning “seems like a very white supremacist ideology.”
La Mesa, CA trustee Bell-Fontenot goes off on fellow board members, one of which is Hispanic, saying returning to in-person learning is “a very white supremacist ideology,” telling them to “[check] their privilege,” and that mandating in-person instruction is “slavery.”
Parents call for La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools board member to resign after comments on racism
Some La Mesa-Spring Valley School District parents are calling for Board Vice President Charda Bell-Fontenot to resign following comments made during a recent school board meeting.
and last updated 2021-02-25 21:23:23-05
LA MESA, Calif. (KGTV) â Some La Mesa-Spring Valley School District parents are calling for Board Vice President Charda Bell-Fontenot to resign following comments made during a recent school board meeting.
During a recording of the meeting on Tuesday, members were set to discuss when and how to bring kids back into the classroom. During the virtual meeting, Bell-Fontenot is heard making comments on racism and white supremacy.