Sunday, 2 May 2021
On the advice of the International Olympic Committee s (IOC) Athletes Commission, the IOC Executive Board last week resolved to continue to censor athletes who participate in peaceful protest at the Olympic Games, especially in the most powerful spaces of the podium and the arena. Patronisingly, the censorship is now coupled with scripting, with the IOC endorsing the use of the words, peace, respect, solidarity, inclusion and equality.
In the words of Bernice King, chief executive of the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inclusion does not = equity. Diversity does not = justice. Tolerance does not = love. Silence does not = peace.
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S.F. schools seek reopening consultant a year after the board shot down the idea
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Pre-K students stand in line to check-in on the first day of in-person school in over a year at Bryant Elementary on April 12 in San Francisco. The district is looking for outside experts to help guide the process to fully reopen schools in August.Amy Osborne/Special to The Chronicle
Wanted: A reopening consultant who can help get San Francisco public school students back to full-time, in-person learning in the fall.
San Francisco schools are looking for outside experts to help guide the process to reopen schools in August, which will include navigating changing health guidelines, parent feedback and labor negotiations.
San Francisco seniors will walk a real stage for Class of 2021 high school graduation
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2of2Graduates march in a processional for the commencement ceremony at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Graduates of this year s class are the first under the school district s new rigorous graduation requirements.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2014Show MoreShow Less
San Francisco’s 4,000 high school seniors will walk across a real stage this spring to collect their diplomas at in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies hosted by the city and school district.
S.F. school board to vote on unusual contract terms with superintendent
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commissioners to act “in a dignified and professional manner” while focusing solely on reopening.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
After months of conflict and controversy, the San Francisco school board, looking for stability, is expected to agree Tuesday to new contract terms with Superintendent Vince Matthews that requires commissioners to act “in a dignified and professional manner” while focusing solely on reopening.
The addendum to the superintendent’s contract is part of the deal he made with the school board to stay on another year after announcing his retirement in March.