Shocked : Bay Area residents, officials argue Trump should be held accountable for attempted coup
Jan. 6, 2021
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Javon Crutchfield, 35, who is originally from the Washington, DC area, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. He said today’s riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol was crazy. (Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle)Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Hundreds of pro-Trump demonstrators gather outside the California Capitol in Sacramento, objecting to the certification of election results and calling for the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom.Adam Beam / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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John, who declined to give a last name, protests in support of President Donald Trump outside the California State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Across California, school and university officials voiced their outrage at the violence that erupted in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building and disrupted the Congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
Education officials, including U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a Trump appointee, slammed the attack on the U.S. Constitution and said it set a dangerous example for children and anyone studying democracy. Gov. Gavin Newsom described it as an “outright assault to our democratic institutions.”
Some districts offered to provide counseling services to students who might be feeling anxious or unsafe about the state of the country. At least one district, San Francisco Unified, canceled board meetings due to the attack. Other districts noted that Wednesday’s events underscored the importance of a robust education system in a healthy democracy.
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District 1 OUSD Trustee Sam Davis.
There are high hopes in the community for a newly energized school board as four new members set to take office in January pledging to disentangle the multiple crises facing the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), including shuttered classrooms and COVID-19 enforced distance learning, ongoing threats of austerity-driven budget cuts and state-enforced demands to close more neighborhood schools.
This week, the Oakland Post interviews two new board members, Sam Davis and VanCedric Williams. Last week, the Post published interviews with Mike Hutchinson (D-5) and Clifford Thompson (D-7).
Davis, who represents District 1, worked as a teacher and family outreach coordinator in Oakland schools for 10 years. Originally from Queens, New York, he has lived in Oakland since 2001. He has a son in the 9