SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The Board of Education, which had asked
high school students to skip school Thursday so they could join a
rally supporting affirmative action, reversed its stand and now is
discouraging such a move because of logistical problems.
Board members unanimously approved an emergency resolution last
week, and hundreds of students and teachers were expected to
respond by volunteering to be bused to the University of
California, Berkeley, for a demonstration demanding that race be a
factor in college admissions. But the board changed course after
discussions with Berkeley campus police.
“In following up on these issues, we believe that, due to
conflicts in the timing of the scheduled events, unresolved safety
and traffic issues and space limitations for student participants,
it is in our students’ best interests that the planned field
trips from our high schools do not take place,” said a letter
from Associate Superintendent John Quinn to high school
principals.
Quinn added that social studies teachers, especially those who
had planned to participate in the Berkeley rally, could instead
plan teach-ins on issues surrounding the subject of affirmative
action policies in the UC system.
Compiled from Daily Bruin wire reports.