It's heartening to know that we can always count on teachers unions to act professionally in shaping young impressionable minds. For instance, San Francisco public schools have now been offered a riveting new lesson plan that would teach the district's 57,000 students that President-elect Donald Trump is "a racist, sexist man."

The lesson plan was written by social studies teacher Fakhra Shah (no inferences there, right?) was disseminated in the San Francisco teacher's union newsletter to at least 6,000 members The lesson plan states that Trump became president "by pandering to a huge racist and sexist base."

According to the Associated Press, which first reported the incident, it is "unclear how many teachers have used the plan outlined by a Mission High School teacher, but it appears to have the tacit support of city education officials."

Tacit support is an understatement. The lesson plan is grossly unprofessional and it should have been denounced swiftly. What's more, the teacher who crafted the lesson plan should face disciplinary consequences. Instead, school district spokeswoman Gentle Blythe lent it her blessing: 

"Educators are entrusted to create lessons that reflect the California standards, support students' social and emotional well-being and foster inclusive and safe school communities," she said in a statement that neither praised nor rebuked the lesson plan. San Francisco schools serve diverse populations and teachers are encouraged to include multiple perspectives in lessons, she said.

The Republican Party in San Francisco reacted, stating the plan is "inappropriate propaganda that unfairly demonizes not only the campaign that Donald Trump, the winner, ran, but also all of the people who voted for him." 

Indeed it is. AP adds: 

The lesson plan was written by social studies teacher Fakhra Shah, who said she hadn't planned for it to spread citywide — that was a step taken by the teacher's union. She wrote it at 2 a.m. Nov. 9, just hours after results came in, to help teachers at her school struggling with how to answer students' questions and concerns about Trump becoming president.

"I think a lot of people were lost for words, wondering, 'What do we say? What do we do?' " said Shah, whose Latino, African American, white, Muslim and LGBTQ students are worried about a surge in hate crimes since the election.

"We're calling him out," she said. "If he's our president, I have the right to hold him accountable and ask him to take a stance that is anti-hate and anti-racist."

The plan encourages teachers to let students express their concerns and to offer them hope and tell students that they can keep fighting. "We can uplift ourselves (and) fight oppression here at school even if we cannot control the rest of the country," she said.

"I know that they might curse and swear, but you would too if you have suffered under the constructs of white supremacy or experienced sexism, or any isms or lack of privilege," Shah wrote.

Lita Blanc, president of the United Educators union of San Francisco defended the plan, of course. 

"There is a time and a place for using words that match action -- to stand up and defend themselves, and speak out for themselves and make a difference."

No. Sorry, but this is not the time and place, nor is it ever appropriate for a teacher -- particularly those at the K-12 level -- to shove their own political agendas down students' throats.