Superintendent Cheryl James-Ward is reportedly filing a lawsuit against the San Dieguito Union High School District after its board placed her on administrative leave over her controversial remarks on Asian students.
James-Ward made the comments on April 11 during a board training session on diversity, equity and inclusion. After showing data which showed that Asian students receive fewer D and F grades compared to students of other ethnic or racial groups, Board Vice President and Trustee Michael Allman asked, “Do we know why Asian students do so well in school?”
In response, James-Ward said it is because those students are from rich families coming from China – a comment some parents and other critics later slammed as “racist.
