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A Santa Maria resident has raised some concerns about the logo used by the city and Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. The resident says the use of a Christopher Columbus sailing ship is inappropriate due to the explorer’s “treatment of indigenous peoples in the Americas.” Both the City Council and school district say they plan to discuss the matter at upcoming meetings.
City of Santa Maria logo seen on City Hall building. (Dave Alley/KEYT)
SANTA MARIA, Calif. A Santa Maria resident has raised concerns over the logos used by the City of Santa Maria and Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (SMJUHSD).
A Christopher Columbus sailing ship is used by both agencies, which the resident describes as inappropriate due to the explorers treatment of indigenous peoples in the Americas.
Santa Maria resident Scott Fina voiced his opposition to the logo this week with a letter sent to both the Santa Maria City Council and SMJUHSD. We received a letter from a community member concerning using the ship, the Santa Maria, as a logo, said Dr. Jack Garvin, Board of Education President. Now the school board has been asked to consider and take a look at it. The letter the gentleman wrote was very well thought out, very well documented. We referred it to our staff.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Some high schools in Santa Maria and Orcutt are preparing to return to in-person learning. The Santa Maria Joint Union High School
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Students in ninth through 11th grades will remain in distance learning for now out of an abundance of caution and safety, Garcia said with district leaders re-evaluating the status on a weekly basis.
“It’s possible we may bring all the students back, but there is another potential reality that maybe we can only bring some of our students back, so (it’s) yet to be determined,” Garcia said.
Bringing staff back first would provide training on cameras and monitors, reviewing classroom setups and learning other new procedures.
The planned hybrid schedule would keep all students in remote learning on Mondays. For now, distance learning plans would not change for freshmen through juniors. All students will have some sort of live interaction with teachers daily Monday through Friday.