Overview

• Shannon “SJ” Joslin was dismissed Aug. 12 by Acting Deputy Superintendent Danika Globokar, who cited failure to demonstrate acceptable conduct and participation in an unauthorized demonstration outside designated areas.
• Yosemite updated its Superintendent’s Compendium the day after the flag flew—signed May 21 but dated May 20—to prohibit banners larger than 15 square feet from natural or cultural features.
• A park spokesperson said the agency is pursuing administrative action against multiple employees and, with the Justice Department, possible criminal charges against several visitors; Joslin says two other NPS workers are under investigation.
• Joslin and organizers say the 55-by-35-foot flag was hung off duty for about two hours on May 20 as a celebration of identity, and participants say they were not told at the time that it violated park rules.
• Joslin has consulted the advocacy group PEER and plans to seek legal counsel, noting they were still in a two-year probationary period that offers fewer protections.