MicroGroks
For years I’ve been using that phrase to describe most school boards both here in NH and around the nation. They run to be elected to represent us in managing the education systems in our local areas on our behalf but once seated, they deign not to speak to us again.
The circus that ensued at the last SB meeting was ridiculous to watch the public pity party about personal choices that had little to do with people concerned about pornography in our schools and library.
So this is in response to a post, Promoted from the Comments – A Contrarian View on “Call for Candidates: Run for School Board!” One commentator argues … or at least seems to be arguing … that the proper focus is on school-choice because the political power to take over local school boards AND to then reform …
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When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” – sometimes attributed to Thomas Jefferson So, let’s get to it – once again as my collection of educational posts has been growing out of control. And in many cases, reformatted here and emphasis mine. So the Boston …
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School Boards are responsible for all of it but many school board members just have no clue. I’m betting that 97% of them (or thereabouts) have never read the NH Statutes (RSAs) that the NH Legislature has passed that govern their responsibilities and actions.
From the mid-West back to the East Coast, here’s another School District telling Teachers to use a students’ chosen pronouns but NOT tell the Parents.
School boards all over the country were perfectly fine with defining many Parents as “Domestic Terrorists.” And by a 4-1 margin my school board agreed with that (only one spoke out when I asked “do you consider me to be a Domestic Terrorist?”).
Do we have free speech or is Government already well down the road to coercing your speech?
At least the Gilford School Board hasn’t gone this far – yet. If so, my entire wardrobe would be made up of orange jumpsuits. Reformatted, emphasis mine: Armed Agents in Texas School District Arrest Concerned Parents in Their Own Homes
Sometimes when you are close to the topic or subject the obvious walks past you in a bright red dress and you fail to notice. Or maybe you do but you are distracted. I just read a comment and felt like that.
