San Francisco school board official ousted of her post over Asian American remarks
A San Francisco school board official is facing the brunt due to her remarks on Asian Americans hurting the sentiments of many. She is been forced out of her post as she refuses to resign.
On Thursday, Alison Collins, who is black, was relinquished from her designation as vice president of the San Francisco Board of Education in a 5-2 vote of no confidence, the board announced in a statement.
Collins was also removed from all committees of the board for the duration of her term.
The “assertion of no-confidence” resolution cited Collins’ “inflammatory statements” she made on Twitter toward Asian Americans in 2016 that perpetuated “gross and harmful” stereotypes and left no room for misunderstanding.
“Our relationship with elected officials must be predicated on mutual respect, and when our elected officials falter, we are faced with the difficult decision of how to hold them accountable,” the resolution read.
The vote came less than a week after the school district’s entire senior staff denounced Collins for tweeting in 2016 that Asian American teachers, students and parents had used “white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead.”
