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San Diego superintendent who said Asian students succeed because they're wealthy Chinese is fired

2022-06-29

[San Diego Union-Tribune] The San Dieguito Union High School Board voted quietly Sunday to fire Superintendent Cheryl James-Ward after two and a half months of controversy surrounding comments she made linking Asian student academic performance to an influx of wealthy Chinese immigrant families.

The four-member board voted unanimously in a meeting Sunday evening to terminate James-Ward’s contract without cause effective Aug. 15. Trustee Michael Allman announced the decision after the board met in closed session for two and a half hours. None of the board members commented further on their decision before adjourning the meeting.

"The vote was unanimous and I wish Ms. Ward well," Board President Maureen "Mo" Muir said in an email Monday. "It’s time for the district to move forward again."

Trustees Allman, Katrina Young and Julie Bronstein declined to comment Monday.

James-Ward’s contract was set to expire in June 2025. Because she is being terminated without cause, her contract allows her to be paid a year’s salary as a buyout. She was being paid a $288,000 annual salary.

"Thank you to every teacher, school leader, student, parent and community member that has supported me through this ordeal," James-Ward said in a statement Tuesday.

Posted by:Besoeker

#7 Search the internet for IQ of nations and you will not be surprised by the results.

Posted by: Betty Creregum5202 2022-06-29 16:35

#6 She's not wrong on the number of wealthy Chinese buying houses in north San Diego. Pardee built a series of subdivisions in Torrey Highlands with the homes starting around $1.6Mil+ . I talked to the Supt. and he said they were basically pre-selling them, sight-unseen (before building), for cash, to Chinese. That said, I think their cultural push for success is what matters, not the money.

Posted by: Frank G 2022-06-29 15:25

#5 An unfortunate remark to be sure and it's not for me to judge whether these wealthy Chinese immigrant families are fleeing communism or moving here to spread it. But I can't help wondering.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-06-29 12:12

#4 Bored of Education...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-29 08:38

#3 ...who hires these less than Sterling performers? ah, yes, the 'school board'.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-29 07:18

#2 ....I wonder how many of these brain-dead 'superintendents' we'd lose without the pay-or-play contracts that seem to be de rigeur. For instance, at one point back in the early 90s Cleveland was paying FOUR school superintendents - they'd get hired for a guaranteed four years no matter what, and then they'd get 86d after a year or so. And like this twinkie, they get to sit around on six figures of the public dime for a few years until the next set of suckers pops up.

You get paid for no more than two years at a time.

Mike

Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2022-06-29 06:27

#1 Hmm, they succeed because they study nonstop. They have no lives outside of being students. That's why they do so much better than the blacks. Black culture doesn't reward study, in fact anyone who does study is smeared as a house n-----, the same as Clarence Thomas.

Posted by: Albemarle Snerert7268 2022-06-29 05:48

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