What's Wrong With Our School Board?

The short answer to that question is that the majority of our school board members do not really represent us.  They are supposed to, but they do not.  There are some reasons for this that may surprise you. Here is the first.  You may not realize it, but the teacher's union and other school employee unions were directly involved in getting three of our board members; McGowan, Bradley and Klimkowizc elected.

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Here's how it works:  The unions chose them to run.  Then, they coordinated and financed their campaigns using union workers and union money. Union members (school employees) turned out in droves to vote for them on election day.  And because most residents do not vote in these off-season (April) elections, they won. 

In the end, our district ended up with union members on one side of the negotiating table and three school board members (whom they helped to elect) on the other.  This has been going on for decades; leaving the community with no voice and no real representation.  If this strikes you as a colossal conflict of interest, it is.  It's an outrageous situation.  We do not involve ourselves in electing representatives for the unions and they should not be involved in electing representatives for us!  But that's the situation.  It used to be illegal for government employees to unionize for just this reason. 

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You may also be surprised to find out that incumbent board member Kim Cavill is a sex educator who hosts podcasts for kids as young as middle school with titles like "All About Anal" (no longer available), "Creating Queer Inclusive Spaces for Kids: and "Can Boys Wear Dresses?" See her podcasts HERE.  There is too much to say about her here, but you can read MORE.

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So there you have it; three union lackeys and one radical sex educator.  On a seven member board, that's a majority even--without sex ed apologist Steven Rosenblum who also voted for the National Sex Ed Standards.

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Electing a school board that is responsive to the community would be a game changer.  Mark your calendars!  Mail-in voting begins January 19th for the next school board election in April.  See our VOTER GUIDE for more information.