Don’t blame Sunol school board for flag debate
Regarding “Why removing Sunol school board members Hurley and Jergenson is the right thing to do” (Letters to the Editor, SFChronicle.com, Nov. 21): The author states that “removing Trustees Hurley (me) and Jergenson from office will restore our beautiful Sunol Glen community” all because the Sunol school board voted to fly only the U.S. and California flags that state Government Code 431 requires.
Sunol school board members are not the ones who “have turned meetings into a public theater for private agendas.”
The controversy began when the Sunol Glen School superintendent removed the California flag without board approval and replaced it with an LGBTQ+ Progress Pride flag.
Local citizens complained and one formally requested a different specialinterest flag be flown.
This precipitated our decision. Discussions have remained open at board meetings, although Alameda County Sheriff ’s deputies were summoned on Sept. 12 when proceedings became disorderly.
Regarding AB1314: Asking for a discussion about informing parents about their child’s dysphoria (unhappiness, depression) is not anti-LGBTQ.
The recent Mirabelli lawsuit decision in favor of parental notification rights is a new factor; teachers and schools have been caught in the crossfire of legal struggles.
I will continue to protect the district against legal action and work to keep Sunol Glen School politically neutral and to obey the law and our policies, including those that prohibit pornography along with those that require that “instruction shall be presented in a balanced manner.” Linda Hurley, member, Sunol Glen Unified School District Board Trustees