Kevin Beiser acknowledged what brought hundreds of parents, teachers and students Wednesday evening to a dusty ball field in Old Town — the fear of “what it would be like in Nazi Germany.”
But school board member Beiser promised the San Diego Unified School District would “push back” against enablers of hate.
Trustee Richard Barrera noted a 950-word school board resolution approved last week “reaffirming values of peace, tolerance and respect for multiple perspectives.” (see attached)
Schools Superintendent Cindy Marten called on the crowd to move toward the stage “because nothing says ‘community’ more than being able to gather close — kind of like a camping trip.”
She said: “We want every single student to know when they walk into our campuses they’re walking into a safe, warm and welcoming environment with school staff …. all 17,000 employees looking into the eyes of our young people and saying: ‘We cherish you. We believe in you.'”
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