San Francisco Schools Partner With Radical AROC

The San Francisco Unified School District has lifted a hold on a three-year contract allowing instructors from the anti-Israel Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)—led by radical BDS activist Lara Kiswani—to “provide workshops in classrooms related to leadership development and cultural empowerment” at five San Francisco high schools. Opposition is mounting, including a letter to the SFUSD from the Zionist Organization of America. Pro-Israel Bay Bloggers provides a rundown and contact information for those who wish to write the school board.

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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