San Francisco drops 'chief' from school job titles over cultural sensitivities

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The San Francisco Unified School District announced Wednesday that it would no longer use the word "chief" in employee job titles due to its connection to Native American culture.

The change applies to all 10,000 current employees in the California school district, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.

"While there are many opinions on the matter, our leadership team agreed that, given that Native American members of our community have expressed concerns over the use of the title, we are no longer going to use it," district spokeswoman Gentle Blythe said in a statement.

San Francisco drops ‘chief’ from school job titles over cultural sensitivities - Washington Examiner

The San Francisco Unified School District announced Wednesday that it would no longer use the word "chief" in employee job titles due to its connection to Native American culture. The change applies to all 10,000 current employees in the California school district, according to a report by the...

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[SamSpade]

Chief Executive Officer. Master Chief. Chief Petty Officer. Fire Chief.
Chief of Police. Chief Medical Examiner.
White House Chief of Staff. Commander in Chief.

This is ridiculous. It's a word USED TO DESCRIBE Native Americans, but it is not their word - it comes from the French 'chef' meaning leader.
Scottish clan leaders are called 'chieftains'. It existed long before anyone had ever met a Native American.

It's NOT THEIR WORD.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

Chief Executive Officer. Master Chief. Chief Petty Officer. Fire Chief.
Chief of Police. Chief Medical Examiner.
White House Chief of Staff. Commander in Chief.

This is ridiculous. It's a word USED TO DESCRIBE Native Americans, but it is not their word - it comes from the French 'chef' meaning leader.
Scottish clan leaders are called 'chieftains'. It existed long before anyone had ever met a Native American.

It's NOT THEIR WORD.

Hey, what's fact got to do with it?