Trustees OK ‘mindful coach’ job title in Fairfield-Suisun district – Daily Republic

By Ryan McCarthy

The description for a new “mindful coach” position that includes preferred experience in “mindfulness, yoga or restorative practices” won approval Thursday from Fairfield-Suisun School District trustees.

The 6-1 vote followed Monica Brown, a former teacher in the school district, telling trustees she shook her head when learning about the position and Trustee Joan Gaut, the lone vote against the measure, saying some parents view the mindful coach as teaching religion.

A Christian group asked why meditation of Eastern religions is allowed while praying by Western religions is prohibited, Gaut said.

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