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Based on Ann Marie Banfield’s post on the Hampton Falls School Board’s rejection of the NHSBA Policy JBAB due to lawsuits, I called the NH School Board Association yesterday morning and talked with Susan. She told me that the person to talk to was Will Philips, the NHSBA’s Staff Attorney and Director of Policy Services … Read more
Absolutely gobsmacking on this (well, not really, but it’s a good way to start a post). Who thought that such a large city as Philadelphia would incorporate dinky little NH School Board Association policy on “Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students” (otherwise known as Policy JBAB here in NH, Policy #252 in Philly)? But here is … Read more
There were all the “normal” items that they go through in a school board meeting but the interest from the few “public” folks that were there was on Policy JBAB that the NH School Board Association deep-sixed and basically told any District that had adopted it that they were on their own (including Gilford) – … Read more
Parents in Hampton Falls became aware of the 2nd reading on an effort to adopt a policy that was recommended by The New Hampshire School Boards Association several years ago, Policy JBAB.
Note: I just went to the Gilford School Board Meeting Minutes folder and discovered that the Meeting Minutes from the Feb 3rd meeting are missing. Why? It’s now 19 days later. And the School Board made some consequential policy changes due to a “Dear Colleague” letter that Superintendent Beitler received just before that meeting. They … Read more
New Hampshire passed a law that sorts students in school sports by biological sex. Two students who are boys and identify as girls were given a legal exception as part of their lawsuit against the state, claiming that the bill is discriminatory. Regular readers will know well that they are not the only ones playing … Read more
I keep thinking that his missive below is just because of stupidity. Or it is purely ideological in nature, given his vociferous attempts on Policy JBAB to ensure suppression of the Free Speech of students and adults on school property concerning “preferred pronouns.” And that Staff can be forced by the School Board’s policy to … Read more
Another blow to parental rights is taking place in The New Hampshire House and Senate. SB341 is a simple and logical proposed Bill. SB341 would require all school employees to respond honestly and completely to written requests by parents regarding information relating to their children.
I already FOUGHT this battle – NOW I may have to do it again? Crikey! After founding and running GraniteGrok for 17 and a half years, hardly a month has gone by since I announced my [semi-] retirement, yet I find myself at the keyboard again over this nonsense. ”
The New Hampshire School Boards Association (NHSBA) put forward an outrageous school policy (JBAB) that applies to Transgender students. This policy was then adopted by several school boards across New Hampshire, in spite of its requirement for school staff to lie to parents if their child decides to use a different name in school.
Your State probably has a commission for everything, with at least a handful of professional associations, some of whom are funded with dues from local governments to lobby on their behalf, against you.
It’s bad enough that public schools have dumbed down the academic component in our public schools to the point where many children will miss out on careers in medicine, engineering, mathematics, and the sciences. Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards are simply not up to par.
To the Parents and Residents of Moultonborough, The Moultonborough School District is keeping parents and taxpayers in the dark as a result of their student transgender policy JBAB.
Democrats in the House and Senate voted against parental rights when they voted against SB272. SB272 would have established a parental bill of rights in New Hampshire.
Democrats delivered a blow to New Hampshire parents by defeating a parental rights Bill. Cloaked in caring for LGBTQ children, Democrats along with a small handful of Republicans, defeated legislation that supported parental rights.
Keep this in mind as this was definitively told to me: The District does not lie to parents. Yep, I took that person at their word, sorta (backstory later). But that is an official pronouncement. Like “Hunter hasn’t done anything wrong.” –
Sadly I’m not surprised that the NHSBA came out against the parental rights legislation that will be voted on in The New Hampshire House soon. It’s hard for me to remember when this lobbying organization supported any parental rights laws. It seems odd since parents pay their salaries.
Is it any wonder that enrollments are declining, and parents are looking for alternative schools for their children? Is it any wonder, that parents are removing their children from the public schools and looking for alternative schools focused on academics versus social engineering?
Two important Bills will be heard in Concord this week supporting parental rights, so who can oppose that? You can bet there will be a line of people waiting to testify against parental rights. They will use the excuse that parents cannot be trusted with their own children.
The crusade of school systems and manufacturers of children’s toys to promote gender reassignment is sick. There are many other descriptives I could have used, but I keep profanity out of my writing.