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JROTC Must Go! Meeting | |
Date | Tuesday March 04 |
Time | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM |
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Location Details | |
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 7:00 P.M. GLOBAL EXCHANGE 2017 Mission St (@ 16th), San Francisco |
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Event Type | Meeting |
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"What are they recruiting for?
Murder, rape, torture, war!" THE NEXT MEETING OF JROTC MUST GO! TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 7:00 P.M. GLOBAL EXCHANGE 2017 Mission St (@ 16th), San Francisco For more information on how you can become involved contact: Bonnie Weinstein, (415) 824-8730 Nancy Macias, (415) 255-7296 ext. 229 Send a letter to the Board of Education JROTC MUST GO! Please expand upon or send the letter below to the members of the San Francisco Board of Education declaring: We/I demand that the San Francisco school board phase out JROTC at the end of the current 2007-2008 school year, as you voted to do in 2006. The reasons for phasing out JROTC are laid out very clearly in the 2006 resolution. http://portal.sfusd.edu/data/board/pdf/memberreso/sanchez%20kelly%20sub%20motion%20jrotc%20to%20budget%2010%2018%2006.pdf (see below) "The SFUSD has restricted the activities of military recruiters on our campuses... "JROTC is a program wholly created and administrated by the United States Department of Defense, whose documents and memoranda clearly identify JROTC as an important recruiting arm; and... "JROTC manifests the military's discrimination against LGBT people..." Given the dangerous role that the U.S. military is playing in the world today, and given the military's ongoing discrimination against LGBT people, it would be legally and morally repugnant for the school district to continue to facilitate the military's access to our students. Send letters to: (please send copies to Bonnie Weinstein at giobon@comcast and Riva Enteen at riva187 [at] yahoo.com Mr. Norman Yee YeeN1 [at] sfusd.edu Hydra Mendoza MendozaH [at] sfusd.edu Eric Mar, Esq. mare [at] sfusd.edu Kim-Shree Maufas MaufasKS [at] sfusd.edu Jane Kim kimj7 [at] sfusd.edu Mark Sanchez sanchezm5 [at] sfusd.edu Jill Wynn wynnj [at] sfusd.edu Norman Yee YeeN1 [at] sfusd.edu Substitute Motion , As Amended Adopted by the Board of Education at its Regular Meeting of November 14, 2006. Subject: Resolution No. 65-23A1 PHASING OUT THE JROTC PROGRAM - Mark Sanchez and Dan Kelly WHEREAS: The San Francisco Unified School District has banned educational partnerships with outside organizations that discriminate against any group based upon sexual orientation; and WHEREAS: Civilian control of the military, and restriction of military involvement in civilian affairs is a fundamental characteristic of a healthy democracy; and WHEREAS: The San Francisco Unified School District has restricted the activities of military recruiters on our campuses; and WHEREAS: The San Francisco Unified School District has adopted violence prevention and conflict resolution strategies that promote non-violent behavior; and WHEREAS: The San Francisco Unified School District requires that teachers of all academic courses be fully credentialed; and WHEREAS: JROTC is a program wholly created and administrated by the United States Department of Defense, whose documents and memoranda clearly identify JROTC as an important recruiting arm; and WHEREAS: No other potential employer or recruiter is given such a high profile, nor such extensive contact with students; and WHEREAS: JROTC instructors are not certificated teachers, and may not even possess a college degree of any kind; and WHEREAS: The San Francisco Unified School District share of JROTC salaries is provided from central budget, while regular PE teachers are charged against each school's site-based budget; and WHEREAS: JROTC manifests the military's discrimination against LGBT people by offering non-LGBT students preferential enlistment options; and WHEREAS: JROTC is one of the largest after school activities at some High Schools; and WHEREAS: The Board of Education has received extensive testimony that JROTC promotes self-esteem, community service, and academic and leadership skills; and WHEREAS: Many other student extra-curricular activities also develop self-esteem, academic and leadership skills, and a commitment to service; and WHEREAS: The California Education Code permits, and some SFUSD schools allow, students to receive PE credit for sports participation, independent study, or other classes deemed equivalent. Therefore Be It Resolved: The Board of Education finds that credentialing requirements for academic instructors and courses are not met by the JROTC, except where specifically allowable as a substitute for Physical Education; and Be it Further Resolved: The Board of Education finds that JROTC programs on campus constitute a form of military recruitment and are in violation of our policy governing fair access for recruiters on campuses; and Be it Further Resolved: The Board of Education finds that the JROTC program violates our anti discrimination policies with regard to LGBT students and adults; and Be it Further Resolved: The Board of Education finds that the funding mechanism of the JROTC creates inequities between High Schools in SFUSD; and Be it Further Resolved: The Board of Education finds that the JROTC is an inappropriate extension of the nation's military into the civilian sphere; and Be it Further Resolved: The Board of Education hereby begins a two-year phase out of all JROTC programs in the SFUSD resulting in no JROTC classes in the 2008-2009 school year and beyond; and Be it Further Resolved: No new JROTC units or programs may be initiated at any SFUSD schools, effective immediately; and Be it Further Resolved: That SFUSD staff shall not direct or require that students enroll in JROTC as an alternative to PE, or for any other reason; and Be it Further Resolved: The Board of Education will grant PE credits for sports participation, independent study, and other courses deemed appropriate, and requests staff to provide guidelines for Board approval by the first meeting in January 2007; and Be It Further Resolved: That the Board of Education calls for the creation of a special task force to develop alternative, creative, career driven programs with the elements of the existing JROTC program that students have indicated important to them, which then will provide students with a greater sense of purpose and respect for self and humankind; and Be It Further Resolved: That any new programs being implemented beginning academic year 2007-08 are evaluated before the end of the school year to test student satisfaction. 11/14/06 Please Note: Taken up by the Curriculum and Program Committee on August 23, 2006. Substitute motion accepted by general consent of the Committee. Substitute Motion forwarded to the Board with a positive recommendation from Committee, and to be taken up for action at the September 12, 2006 Regular Board Meeting by a vote of 2 ayes (Mar and Kelly), and 1 nay (Lipson). Taken up by the Budget and Business Services Committee on 10/18/06. Substitute motion, as amended, forwarded to the Board with a positive recommendation (2 ayes, l nay (Wynns) ). The Budget and Business Services Committee recommends to the Board that the intention of the original motion to develop an alternative program be addressed. Substitute motion amended and adopted on 11/14/06. |
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