Parental input should be at the forefront of all decisions the school board makes. As your school board member, I will always seek out and listen to feedback from parents about the direction our schools are going and any policy changes the school board plans to implement.

In the name of “equity”, the Townsville School Board has diminished academic standards of our students. They have prohibited assigning any due dates for homework or giving a student less than 50% for any assignment (now a “D”). If elected, I will restore the traditional system of academic standards both you and I grew up with where we learned character and accountability by having to turn in our homework on time and having to work to make good grades.

Under no circumstances should any child ever be taught to feel guilty or that they’re a victim because of the color of their skin. Furthermore, no child should be exposed to sexually inappropriate content due to a teacher’s or administrator’s personal beliefs. I will remove any such coursework from the curriculum and see to it any personnel promoting as such are removed from the schools.

We need properly trained and armed public resource officers in every school. We also need to make sure schools have a single point of entry to limit potential access. Parents and students should be able to expect that their school will be given similar protection to that afforded to any other public buildings.

I am a strong supporter of Career and Technical Education (CTE). As your school board member, I will work to expand the available CTE offerings by Townsville. Furthermore, I will work to better integrate CTE paths into middle and high school so parents and students can learn more about these options at earlier stages and be able to pursue CTE paths if desired.

Every parent has a right to know exactly what is going on in the classroom at all times. I support installing cameras in every classroom so parents can tune in and see what their children are being taught. Furthermore, no explicit or obscene material should be shown to students without explicit parental consent. Finally, no information about a child should ever be withheld from their parents.

Today, students can disrupt classes without consequence, fights break out daily, and teachers are unable to do anything about it. We are losing countless teachers each year due to the incredibly poor working conditions. I support providing teachers access to all of the tools they need to get their classrooms under control and ensure a safe learning environment.