Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Tucson, AZ: TUSD official disciplines chief of Mexican American Studies...Reprimand for canceling ethnic awards

Tucson, AZ: TUSD official disciplines chief of Mexican American Studies...Reprimand for canceling ethnic awards (Ethnic Studies/Mexican-American Studies/Raza Studies/MAS) The reasons cited were: the certificates of recognition already had been sent out to students; the MAS Department wouldn't be able to put in the effort required to put on the ceremony; any attempt to reschedule would be interpreted as halfhearted and disingenuous; and dozens of parents of MAS students were extremely upset because of developments surrounding the program, so rather than allow for an escalation of a delicate situation, he believed that it was best to let cooler heads prevail

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/article_4fb15f47-3032-52da-a904-95906ff9783e.html

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