I wonder how I can familiarize myself with these policies and how to navigate them in a way that works for me. As soon as I see a wall of legal jargon my eyes glaze over but I'm someone who wants to be involved in my district's policy-making.

I don't dare work in the district that I grew up in but I see them come out with policies removing Ethnic Studies classes or preventing teachers from hanging flags other than US flags (no really https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/wpusd/Board.nsf/files/DKYUET7BBF08/$file/090225%20Policy%206115.3.pdf ) and I know that I'm going to need to figure out how to navigate these situations.

I'm sorry- what? I clearly need to do more research on unions. I was under the impression that unions were recognized across the country. I'm especially surprised to see Virginia on this list; If I'm not mistaken, that state has an extensive history with unions.

If I'm not mistaken, the California Teaching Credentials travel very well within the US; other than New York I think someone with a California Credential has flexibility in the vast majority of states.

It's absolutely wild to me that the current administration actively acts against standards like this in a code of ethics that should honestly be common knowledge.

I seem to recall a Bell Hooks article about teachers and ethics that I read for LS300- I wonder if I could find it somewhere to compare/contrast with this chapter.