SAN FRANCISCO / School board votes to dump JROTC program

"San Francisco Ethics" throws out the baby with the bathwater.
The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps was voted out of existence yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO / School board votes to dump JROTC program

It's quite a shame considering that it only costs $1.6 million annually (and $586,000 of that is Federally funded) which is a drop in the bucket for SF school district's +$300 million budget; 1,600 students are voluntarily enrolled in the program, and every one of those students love the program.

Why did Board of Education demagogues vote to ban the JROTC from SF High School campuses in a 4-2 vote? Because of SF hates the military, hates the military and they think that "don't ask, don't tell" is an anti-gay policy in contradiction to the districts 'equal rights for gays' policies.

Nevermind that the kids love the program that teaches them discipline, teamwork, and personal responsibility.

"This is where the kids feel safe, the one place they feel safe,"said Robert Powell, a JROTC instructor."You're going to take that away from them?"

"We're really shocked,'' said fourth-year Cadet Eric Chu, a senior at Lowell High School, his eyes filling with tears. "It provided me with a place to go."

Even Mayor Newsome was disappointed:

"You think this is going to help keep families in San Francisco?" the mayor added. "No. It's going to hurt."