It is the City’s oldest ice cream fountain, established in 1918. Francis High School officials released a statement Thursday condemning what they call a "highly offensive" and "racist" Instagram account linked to recent graduates of the school, promising an investigation and disciplinary action.In the letter to families of the private school in Mountain View, St. Francis president Jason Curtis and Principal Katie Teekell wrote that the school worked with Instagram to take the account down, and that they are taking immediate steps to investigate who was involved. The kids are probably parroting what they hear at home. Home & Real Estate I hope that the students behind this are disciplined, and perhaps their admissions revoked. Feel like a kid again at the St. Francis Fountain in San Francisco’s Mission District. A few concerned parents are organizing a peaceful protest at the school 1PM. The school already graduated these upstanding (not) youth. If you were an athlete, white, and rich, you could get away with anything. If these students are still at St Francis they should be expelled...end of story, these are not little kids. advertising personalisation, measurement and analytics. I am so proud that it was SFHS students who contacted Mrs. Teekell (who has been AMAZING in handling racially charged incidents ever since she became principal and actively listens to the minorities that attend the school) and collected a list of names of who was behind the account. They can contact the colleges they are supposed to go to and boom - bye bye! Additionaly, third-party companies, who we ". Otherwise, better for the school to do the long hard work to dismantle racist ideas in young people. Don't miss out on the discussion! Advertising Info Privacy Policy There have been a series of largely peaceful protests for the past week, with a demonstration Monday where hundreds of protesters -- mostly students -- marched from Menlo Park to join a Palo Alto protest. 534 Followers, 19 Following, 107 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from St Francis de Sales-Newark (@stfrancisdesalesnewark) Subscribe 6,942 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos taken at ‘St Francis Fountain’ To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. St. Francis High School officials released a statement Thursday condemning what they call a "highly offensive" and "racist" Instagram account linked to recent graduates of the school, promising an investigation and disciplinary action. It’s just a ten minute walk or five minute bus ride on the 48 Muni from the 24th Street BART Station.. Express / Weekend Express [Post removed due to promoting a website]. Restrooms need to be updated to accommodate all patrons. Special Pubs That said any discipline should allow them to go to college and to make amends. By clicking on an item or other link on the website or "Accept", you agree to the use of cookies and other to process your personal data (e.g. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. It's nice to know we have strong allies who will not put up with this crap in the slightest. by Kevin Forestieri © 2020 Mountain View Online. TheSixFifty.com, © 2020 Mountain View Online Shown in the Verde (VE) patina (color), the Saint Francis 25" Garden Statue is available in your choice of classic and distinct patinas, each applied by hand. The guy up there who “went to SF” sounds like a plant. I hope this is an actual wake up call. 1,763 likes. We must demand disciplinary action be taken and made public. And exactly what kind of disciplinary action can the school take? Support Mountain View Online for as little as $5/month. Uploaded: Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 6:34 pm He also declined to detail how the school would take disciplinary action against students who have already graduated. BART down the aisle: Why one local couple took BART to get married. That demonstration splintered into groups marching into East Palo Alto, briefly blocking major roads and Highway 101 while chanting and holding signs in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. You can reach out to NBCbayarea (the people they lied to about the student being graduates) and all of the news media in the bay area and National News. The school did nothing. The Facebook event announcement says it's in protest of "the outrageous behavior (of) current and former students from SFHS."---St. PR MediaRelease Civil unrest over racial injustice and police brutality reached a fever pitch last week after protests over the death of George Floyd erupted in all 50 states across the country. School officials say the rare step of publicly announcing student disciplinary action indicates the seriousness of the incident and its impact on the community. Some things never change. Francis school officials say the school has been working with its student leaders to take a progressive stance on racial injustice, and is preparing to launch a compilation of resources for students, teachers and families to take action. including third-party advertising tailored to you, on and off our site. That demonstration splintered into groups marching into East Palo Alto, briefly blocking major roads and Highway 101 while chanting and holding signs in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. . Mobile site. The announcement does not detail the nature of the social media posts, but states that allegations or incidents of racism and other offensive behavior are in "direct contradiction" to the values of the Catholic school. Expel them...now. Curtis said in an email that the school is not releasing further details on the nature of the social media content or how many students were involved, citing a pending investigation. Choose from traditional flavors like chocolate, vanilla and strawberry or go with something new like hazelnut or banana. The Lancer community deserves to know about all the horrors that happen, not just the ones that were going to get exposed anyway. Sounds like the sentiment remains the same. 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