This shit just pisses me off to no end. All we do is pour tax money into these shit holes of social engineering and all they do is turn out uneducated, sexually confused, and fucked up non binary kids not ready for real life in any way shape or form. And parents most of them anyhow, unknowingly trust their kids to these little liberal mindless bitches like the one in the video contained in the link below. Then you throw in the drag shows as in Para's link and these kids don't stand a damn chance!

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Showing up at your local school board meetings with equally as concerned friends will have a far greater impact than complaining alone. So many are unconcerned because "they don't have kids in the district".

You're a tax payer. You pay for it. You have a say in how it's run. Show up and let them know.

Mistake number one is allowing your child to be in a classroom with a teacher with a nail through her nose.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:
Showing up at your local school board meetings with equally as concerned friends will have a far greater impact than complaining alone. So many are unconcerned because "they don't have kids in the district".

You're a tax payer. You pay for it. You have a say in how it's run. Show up and let them know.

Yeah, I did that exactly once. It can be quite intimidating. Especially if you are outnumbered and you glance up and the people you are addressing are just cruising their cell phones. You pause for a moment, and the lady in charge just asks, "are you done yet."

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Originally posted by a1abdj:
Showing up at your local school board meetings with equally as concerned friends will have a far greater impact than complaining alone. So many are unconcerned because "they don't have kids in the district".

You're a tax payer. You pay for it. You have a say in how it's run. Show up and let them know.

Yeah, I did that exactly once. It can be quite intimidating. Especially if you are outnumbered and you glance up and the people you are addressing are just cruising their cell phones. You pause for a moment, and the lady in charge just asks, "are you done yet."

I understand this can be a little dangerous too. I've seen several videos of parents either expressing their beliefs calmly and being told to leave and escorted out by police and banned from future meetings, or having followed all their rules, found themselves a list of those that are a potential threat to the school board and reported to LEO.

Homeschool. It's the only way to be sure.

And write your congressmen to support bills that push funding towards private and homeschool programs. The only thing that's going to get their attention at this point is a mass exodus of students and funding.

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Homeschool. It's the only way to be sure.

And write your congressmen to support bills that push funding towards private and homeschool programs. The only thing that's going to get their attention at this point is a mass exodus of students and funding.

But in about half the states the teachers union owns (and I mean owns) the state lawmakers. Sad but true.

Yup, I tried being involved with our PTA. For at least one year, I went to every meeting I could. It seemed, ultimately, to be a waste of my time.

I agree with the parent who commented in the article. Without having a previous discussion with the parents, this seems like a trust violation.

I’ve had to have at least 2 conversations with the school regarding my child, and one was about pulling the kid from class to have a private chat about ANYTHING other than basic discipline (if the kid has misbehaved). There’s some crazy stuff that can go on if you’re not really paying attention. And people who work/volunteer there- not teachers, mind you (well intentioned or not) involving themselves where they have no business.

With all due respect to you guys......

You're going to have to try harder. Showing up to a few meetings isn't going to cut it. They need to feel the pressure, and if showing up to the meetings themselves (regularly), speaking during public comment (regularly), and a host of other things (regularly) won't cut it, then get those who think like you (or yourself) to run against them.

I've been at this since the beginning of Covid, and I have seen results. Are things the way I want them? No. But they are certainly better than what they were 2 years ago. We've seen movement on communication. We've seen movement on issues like bullying. We've seen movement on parents rights. Three of us parents are running again this year, and they are already reaching out to all of us for input on policy decisions.

Taxpayers own these schools. It's time we act the part.

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With all due respect to you guys......

You're going to have to try harder.

Do you intend to keep this up the entire time you're running for office? This is not the first time I've seen this from you.

How's the weather up there?

Thank you for carrying the torch a1abdj!

All of this non-sense is rooted in cultural marxism: CRT, ESG, DEI, LGBTQIA+, etc.

The reasons why can be found in this video, The Intellectual Roots Of 'Wokeness', previously posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JX4bsrj178&t=2s

The Lindbergh School District, down here in SoCo was the best in the State. It's been ruined by the board that took over 6 years ago bringing in all of this crap.

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Homeschool. It's the only way to be sure.

And write your congressmen to support bills that push funding towards private and homeschool programs. The only thing that's going to get their attention at this point is a mass exodus of students and funding.

But in about half the states the teachers union owns (and I mean owns) the state lawmakers. Sad but true.

I agree with the home school solution. Since the Covid lock downs the public school system has lost a significant amount of students to home schooling and private charter schools. Has it effected their fundings? Yes it has. They are getting more money at least here in Minnesota. As radioman points out the governor in this state as well as the lawmakers are in absolute control by teachers union.

I'm sure I've brought this up previously but my daughter and daughter in law are both student counselors at the high school level. They both agree that a large portion of their day is spent dealing with students on matters of gender identity. Student comes into their office stomping their feet that teacher A or student B referred to them by their dead name or not by their chosen pronoun. Of course they are entirely distraught and traumatized by this and demand the teacher or student be punished. There is no way you can learn even your ABC's when this is what you are thinking about all day.

I don't think high school students today were groomed for this at the elementary level social media plays a larger role in this. It's the current trend for them. You groom a child at the elementary level however and it sticks with them for life and can be very hard to reverse. The social media aspect will still be there but to only reinforce what they have already been taught.

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The social media aspect will still be there but to only reinforce what they have already been taught.

There was a time, not too long ago, when parents would say, "I don't want you hanging out with him or her...they're a bad influence". They were effectively telling kids who their friends were allowed to be. They gave a damn about the influences put upon their children and what the effects of those influences could/would be. My folks did it and I did it.

Nowadays, parents letting their children have smart phones and access to all of the social media sites just simply baffles me. If I had teen (or younger) kids nowadays, no way no how would they have a smart phone or ANY access to ANY social media site.

18? Do what you want. Until that day? It would not ever happen.

Remember when the San Francisco gay choir sang “We’ll convert your children “ repetitively with a creepy groomer expression on their faces? When confronted, they claimed it was in jest. Did you believe them?

Much like the saying "the people in office aren't the problem. It's the people who voted them into office"
The problem isn't the social engineering, it's the people who willingly send their poor kids to these places because it's easier than doing whatever it takes to raise them properly at home. Yeah, yeah. Cry me a river with all your excuses why you can't. If you really valued your kids you'd sacrifice and find a way.

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Do you intend to keep this up the entire time you're running for office? This is not the first time I've seen this from you.

How's the weather up there?

I intend to keep it up the rest of my life. As somebody who has gotten involved, my eyes have seen the reality of the situation, and it's entirely fixable. There are more of "us" than "them", so "we" simply need to become involved like "they" have.

I now sit on my county's Republican Central Committee as the vice-chair. I also chair our Judicial Committee which encompasses two counties. We have a Circuit Judge who will be retiring mid-term, and our Governor will be naming a replacement. Our Committee has the opportunity to work with the Governor throughout this process, interview potential replacements, and make a recommendation to the Governor.

You know how so many of us have issues with judges and some of what they do (or don't do)? A year ago I had no idea how any of this worked, and today I have the opportunity to play a role in ensuring we get a quality candidate as a replacement. Last year I was still complaining. This year I'm actually having an impact.

You yourself often complain about the defeatist attitude we see all too often here on this forum. Attending a few government meetings and giving up is exactly that.

It is our government. We have the power. We just need to be involved. If that involves me acting as a cheerleader to encourage others to do the same, that's what I'll do because that's what we need. That's what is our best hope of saving our nation, and it starts right in each of our back yards.

It's a goddam shame, looking back at my career in the prison system, that the convicts, IN GENERAL, had higher, more consistent, better enforced morality that today's society. It may have changed, but back then any con expressing any sexual interest in children was beaten immediately, if not killed outright. Someone like a drag queen who performed for kids wouldn't have made it out of the intake process.

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I intend to keep it up the rest of my life.

Don't be obtuse. I am talking about this forum and you know it. Do not play games with me. Don't deny it. You are playing games with me. The question I asked you was regarding your pious behavior in this forum, and when you avoid giving me a straight answer, with this "rest of my life" stuff, you are helping nothing. You are not helping yourself, you are not helping me, and you are indicating that you have no intention of changing this behavior I've seen from you since you began your campaign. You're looking down from on high, all because you're running for a school board slot.

I'm fairly certain it will have no effect but I am going to say it anyway: You need to come back to planet Earth and stop behaving as if you're suddenly omniscient and that we mere mortals need to cease with our futile efforts, whatever those efforts may be.

I am asking you to just be who you've been.

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Don't be obtuse. I am talking about this forum and you know it. Do not play games with me. Don't deny it. You are playing games with me.

I'm doing none of those things, and that's exactly what I'm referring to. I will forever champion getting involved at a local level every time I see a complaint about things occuring locally right here on the forum.

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The question I asked you was regarding your pious behavior in this forum, and when you avoid giving me a straight answer, with this "rest of my life" stuff, you are helping nothing. You are not helping yourself, you are not helping me, and you are indicating that you have no intention of changing this behavior I've seen from you since you began your campaign.

I'm sorry you didn't notice previously, but I've been a big proponent of local involvement long before I "began my campaign". Perhaps I'm reading you wrong, but you seem to indicate this is a recent observation, but my involvement with my local school board is anything but recent.

I have been a big proponent of supporting local brick and mortar business. I have been a big proponent of supporting local charities and causes. I have been a big proponent of supporting local groups, such as Scouts. And as it turns out, I'm also a big proponent of local involvement with those that have direct impacts on your every day life.

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You're looking down from on high, all because you're running for a school board slot.

No, that's not what I'm doing at all. I'm not even doing this because I wanted to, it's something I'm doing because I have to.

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You need to come back to planet Earth and stop behaving as if you're suddenly omniscient and that we mere mortals need to cease with our futile efforts, whatever those efforts may be.

Say what? Cease with your futile efforts?

I'm encouraging people to make efforts, not stop them.

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I am asking you to just be who you've been.

I have always been somebody who gets involved when they see a need. As an extension of that, I'm trying to encourage others to do the same.

All of this crap starts locally. We need to do more than just complain on the internet. I'm starting to do that more, and I would hope others will decide to step up as well.

This is not piousness, or riding a high horse. This isn't me needing to come back to earth. This is the reality of the situation so many of us find ourselves in today.

Local governance has the greatest impact on our every day lives, yet sees the lowest turn outs in elections. Most people can't tell you the names of those holding local or even offices outside of some of the obvious like the Mayor or Governor. Because those names aren't even known, most have never reached out to let those people know how you feel about certain topics.

So how is that supposed to work? How are we supposed to get the government we want when we don't get involved?

She is the face of evil and will one day face the repercussions unless she changes her ways.