A San Francisco 16-year old sure had a lot of strikes against him. He'd lost his father. His grades in public school had taken a nose dive. And the $11 for a round trip to the charter school where he was succeeding academically was too much for the young man's adoptive family. Who will stick up for somebody like that when the system lets him down?
Jim Stanek did. Stanek, a Bay Area Rapid Transit employee, saw a need and collected $300 in unused train tickets which he gave the young man to help him get to school. On May 1, BART fired Stanek.
Turns out BART considers Stanek's attempt to help a struggling teenager a crime.
If the transportation authority can't issue a travel scholarship to help a student in need, at least it can support Stanek's decision to help. Tell BART that firing Stanek for showing compassion was wrong! Demand that they reinstate Stanek immediately.
BART recently fired an employee for showing compassion for a teenager in need.