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   Ryan General   
   Tue, June 28, 2022 at 11:24 AM·3 min read   
   A superintendent of a high school in California was fired on   
   Sunday, two and a half months after she made controversial   
   comments linking Asian students’ academic performance to the   
   wealth of their immigrant families.   
      
   The San Dieguito Union High School Board unanimously voted to   
   fire Superintendent Cheryl James-Ward, who made the divisive   
   remarks during a board training session on diversity, equity and   
   inclusion back in April.   
      
   Michael Allman, a board trustee, was citing data that showed   
   Asian students are getting fewer D and F grades than other   
   ethnic or racial groups in the district when he asked James-   
   Ward, “Do we know why Asian students do so well in school?”   
      
   James-Ward, the district’s first Black superintendent, responded   
   that it is because the students are from rich families   
   originating from China.   
      
   “We have an influx of Asians from China, and the people who are   
   able to make that journey are wealthy,” James-Ward was quoted as   
   saying. “You cannot come to America and buy a house for $2   
   million unless you have money.”   
      
   A board member argued that cultural issues rather than wealth   
   may be a more important reason behind Asian American success.   
   However, James-Ward doubled down on her argument.   
      
   “We look where our kids live,” she said. “In my community,   
   Carmel Valley, I have, not so much today, but up until a couple   
   years ago, we had a large influx of Chinese families moving in   
   sight unseen into our homes, into the community, and that   
   requires money.”   
      
   The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, which has Chinese   
   American leaders, said in a statement that her comments were   
   “deeply offensive, grossly inaccurate and intentionally   
   divisive, which ill-fits her leadership role in a major school   
   district.”   
      
   A group of Asian parents told board members during a meeting in   
   April that they were “hurt” by James-Ward’s comments. Many of   
   them called for her resignation, while others demanded that she   
   should be fired.   
      
   Following the backlash, James-Ward issued at least two   
   apologies, one of which was made before the public comment   
   portion of the April board meeting.   
      
   “I understand why my comments caused so much pain,” she said   
   before the meeting.   
      
   James-Ward was fired without cause, effective August 15, which   
   means she is entitled to a year’s salary — or $288,000 — as a   
   buyout.   
      
   In response to the decision, James-Ward said the firing was done   
   in retaliation for the gender discrimination complaint she filed   
   earlier this year against one of the school board members. Her   
   lawyer reiterated the official’s previous plan to sue the school   
   district.   
      
   https://www.yahoo.com/news/san-dieguito-superintendent-said-   
   asian-182422726.html   
      
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