Emails from the Local School Restructuring Team and the Chancellor's Office

Details
Category: Abstinence Discrimination

From: Eatman, Brandon (MS) [mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.] 
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 11:14 AM
To: Richard Urban
Subject: RE: STOP HIV/AIDS & support our youth! Mr. Urban,

The LSRT is against Ultra Teen Choice continuing at Stuart-Hobson Middle School.

They say that your program does not match the DCPS health standards and they do not want an abstinanace only program at Stuart-Hobson.

If you have any questions you can email LSRT chairperson Rachel Kimboko ... This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Take care,

Brandon Eatman 

Response from Local School Restructuring Team to an ULTRA Teen Choice Parent

Subject: Ultra Teen Choice @ SHMS
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:15:57 -0500

Ms. Brown:

I am working on a more detailed response to you, but wanted to acknowledge your letter. Briefly though, let me confirm that the LSRT decided last year that the school should remove Ultra Teen Choice because their curriculum failed to meet the DC Standards at the time. Certainly, there is no chance that they will meet the new standards when adopted, so it is unlikely that we would invite them to return.

Rachel Kimboko

Email from Richard Nyankori, special assistant to School Chancellor Michelle Rhee

From: Nyankori, Richard (OOC) [mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:20 AM
To: Eatman, Brandon (MS); ULTRA Teen Choice
Subject: RE: Information needed

The chancellor has placed a moratorium on all external providers of health and consumer education.  Her goal is to ensure providers programs are consistent with DC standards.

From: Eatman, Brandon (MS) 
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:16 AM
To: ULTRA Teen Choice; Nyankori, Richard (OOC)
Subject: RE: Information needed

You need to contact Dr. Richard Nyankori in the Chancellor's Office...the Chancellor has placed a moratorium on programs like UTC.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

 

From: ULTRA Teen Choice [mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]
Sent: Tue 11/20/2007 2:55 PM
To: Eatman, Brandon (MS)
Subject: Information needed Hi Mr. Eatman,

Can you send a list of all of the the current Cluster Schools LSRT members, and their cluster school affiliation (Stuart, Watkins, Peabody) and position, such as parent, teacher, community representative, etc?  Also, we need a specific delineation of which Health Education Standards are allegedly being violated.  At this point, the claims of the LSRT are without substance, as that body as never delineated any specific reason why the ULTRA Teen Choice program should not be offered for students and parents who choose to participate. 

Richard Urban