Thread by @yeeitsme_, Hey Chapman alum + students: Lisa Sparks, Dean of Communications and wife [...]

Hey Chapman alum + students: Lisa Sparks, Dean of Communications and wife to President Struppa just voted for kids to return to OC classrooms in the fall. This is the same woman who invited Sarah Huckabee Sanders to speak at Chapman last year. https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/california-orange-county-reopen-school-no-masks-trnd/index.html

Orange County Board of Education votes for kids to return to classes in fall without requiring...

A California county wants its kids back in schools no matter what -- and won't require masks or social distancing to get them there.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/california-orange-county-reopen-school-no-masks-trnd/index.html

If anyone wants context for that second point: she also responded unprofessionally when asked to reconsider giving Sanders a platform. https://www.thepantheronline.com/news/email-exchange-between-chapman-alumna-and-sparks-garners-outrage

Email exchange between Chapman alumna and Sparks garners outrage - The Panther Online

An email thread between a 2011 alum and Dean Lisa Sparks has been shared hundreds of times on social media, following upset over Sarah Huckabee Sander’s presence at a Chapman event Chapman alumna...

https://www.thepantheronline.com/news/email-exchange-between-chapman-alumna-and-sparks-garners-outrage

Is it any surprise that her husband, President Daniele Struppa is also fine with Chapman resuming school in the fall? https://news.chapman.edu/2020/05/26/cu-safely-back-plan-will-guide-universitys-return-to-campus-this-fall/

"CU Safely Back" Plan Will Guide University’s Return to Campus This Fall | Chapman Newsroom

An overview released by the administration outlines the mitigation strategies in development to keep students, faculty and staff safe and healthy.

https://news.chapman.edu/2020/05/26/cu-safely-back-plan-will-guide-universitys-return-to-campus-this-fall/

TLDR help me write some emails and make some calls so we can protect our communities, teachers, and children.

https://ocde.us/Board/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

Want to contact Chapman about their reopening?

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