"The photo posted on Facebook last week by a Shasta County flight school shows nine smiling students - all of whom appear to be Asian - posing around a small aircraft. It was meant to celebrate the students, who had recently finished a training program at IASCO Flight Training Inc., on the grounds of the Redding Regional Airport. But in the comments section,"
""In the current climate, this type of language creates a tangible safety concern for individuals who live, work, and train in this community," Miranda Vorhis, the school's operations manager, wrote in a letter to the Anderson City Council last week. She added: "When such rhetoric comes from an elected official, it does not remain abstract. It legitimizes suspicion, fuels misinformation, and encourages members of the public to view students and educators as targets rather than neighbors.""
A Shasta County flight school posted a photo of nine students, all appearing to be Asian, after they completed training at IASCO Flight Training Inc. An Anderson City Councilman posted an altered image with arrows and labeled the students as "China's Peoples Liberation Army / Redding CA," and publicly claimed he was tracking IASCO aircraft and hinted at Chinese espionage. School officials say the councilman's remarks have endangered students amid heightened immigration tensions. The school's operations manager warned that such rhetoric from an elected official legitimizes suspicion, fuels misinformation, and can turn students and educators into targets.
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