Last week, widespread outrage erupted over ASD’s placement of a non-endorsement sticker on America’s founding documents. Must Read Alaska broke the story and demanded, “ASD must answer for this action.” MRAK and our community of readers now have ASD’s explanation both about the non-endorsement fiasco and also ASD’s renaming of Veterans Day as “student release professional development day” on the school calendar. Corey Allen Young, the Assistant Director of Communications, Publications, and External Affairs for Anchorage School District, provides the answers.
Regarding the non-endorsement sticker on a booklet of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, ASD openly apologizes to the community, stating: “This request should have been directed to another team, such as Teaching and Learning or Donations, for review instead. We made a mistake, and we’re sorry for the mix-up. We’re already following up with the requestor to make sure it’s handled correctly moving forward.”
Regarding the renaming of Veterans Day on the school calendar, ASD responded: “The calendar was designed to focus more on instructional and non-instructional days rather than holidays. Due to limited space, not all holidays are included. Not naming November 11 specifically as ‘Veterans Day’ was not intended to diminish the importance of the holiday.”…