San Jose's Franklin-McKinley board censures trustee, asks resignation over anti-Muslim remarks

San Jose's Franklin-McKinley School District board voted 4-1 on Tuesday to censure Trustee Marc Cooper and request his resignation for remarks it considered hateful toward Muslims. Cooper cast the lone no vote and said he will not resign, saying voters elected him to represent them. The board acted after Cooper's Sept. 8 comments referring to the 9/11 perpetrators as 'cowardly, radical Muslims,' and wants to add consequences for such behavior, including removal from committees. The NAACP San Jose/Silicon Valley and CAIR have called for his resignation, while some residents defended him.

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San Jose school leaders fed up with colleague's behavior - San José Spotlight

A controversial San Jose school official has been rebuked and asked to resign, but he won’t step down. The board of the Franklin-McKinley School District voted 4-1 to censure Trustee Marc Cooper and requested his resignation for making remarks it considered hateful toward Muslims.

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