{"id":1493419,"date":"2022-05-26T15:15:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T19:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1493419"},"modified":"2022-05-26T15:15:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T19:15:06","slug":"san-francisco-school-district-drops-use-of-the-word-chief-in-job-titles-over-native-american-sensitivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-school-district-drops-use-of-the-word-chief-in-job-titles-over-native-american-sensitivities\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco School District Drops Use Of The Word \u2018Chief\u2019 In Job Titles Over Native American Sensitivities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-francisco-school-district-drops-use-of-the-word-chief-in-job-titles-over-native-american-sensitivities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1493419&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The San Francisco Unified School District stated on Wednesday that it will no longer use the word \u201cchief\u201d in job titles over cultural concerns related to the word\u2019s Native American connection.<\/p>\n<p>The change will apply to all schools throughout the district, which has more than 10,000 employees. The word \u201cchief\u201d has been used in association with the leader of a Native American tribe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there are many opinions on the matter, our leadership team agreed that, given that Native American members of our community have expressed concerns over the use of the title, we are no longer going to use it,\u201d district spokeswoman Gentle Blythe told The San Francisco Chronicle in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/SFUSD-drops-the-word-chief-from-job-titles-17199311.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy changing how we refer to our division heads, we are in no way diminishing the indispensable contributions of our district central service leaders,\u201d Blythe added.<\/p>\n<p>The school district\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfusd.edu\/about-sfusd\/our-team\/leadership-team\/division-chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> includes 13 people with a title that includes \u201cchief\u201d in the title. The titles have yet to be changed as of Thursday morning, including Chief of Staff Jill Hoogendyk.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco\u2019s school district has been the focus of other controversies in recent months. In February,\u00a0parents and residents in San Francisco voted overwhelmingly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/revolt-against-progressive-agenda-san-francisco-voters-recall-three-school-board-members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recall<\/a> three progressive members from the city\u2019s school board who have been accused of pushing Leftist ideology and putting children last during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Democratic Mayor London Breed said that the recall was a sign that educators and board members should focus on creating a \u201cwell-run\u201d public education system \u201cabove all else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The removed members soon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/san-francisco-school-board-members-who-were-recalled-blame-white-supremacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blamed<\/a> the recall on alleged white supremacy. One recalled board member <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lopez4schools\/status\/1494341613593579522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cSo if you fight for racial justice, this is the consequence. Don\u2019t be mistaken, white supremacists are enjoying this. And the support of the recall is aligned with this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former president also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurtiswu\/status\/1494898438852341761\">retweeted<\/a>\u00a0one post that claims the recall effort \u201cwas funded by republican billionaires, led by \u2026 \u2018reopen the schools\u2019 moms that used id politics and anti-blackness to turn out votes within the conservative asian immigrant community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school district is not the only place changing names over past historical concerns.\u00a0Fort Bragg and eight other Army bases may soon have new names following recommendations from an independent commission submitted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The military has long considered changing the names of military bases named after Confederate officers. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the first black defense secretary, has helped oversee the renaming effort under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement highlights the commission\u2019s efforts to propose nine new installation names that reflect the courage, values, sacrifices, and diversity of our military men and women,\u201d he said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2022\/05\/24\/confederate-base-renaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>\u00a0following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The recommendations could result in the first military bases being named after black soldiers and women, while Fort Bragg could be renamed Fort Liberty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco Unified School District stated on Wednesday that it will no longer use the word \u201cchief\u201d in job titles over cultural concerns related to the word\u2019s Native American connection. The change will apply to all schools throughout the district, which has more than 10,000 employees. 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