Ann Marie Banfield

Ann Marie Banfield has been researching education reform for over a decade and actively supports parental rights, literacy and academic excellence in k-12 schools. You can contact her at: banfieldannmarie@gmail.com

NH Superintendents: PORN for KIDS YES, Wristbands for Adults NO

by Ann Marie Banfield

This is a reminder that Superintendents throughout New Hampshire are not willing to remove pornographic books from the school library. However, in Bow, their Superintendent is willing to stop a parent from wearing a wristband with XX written on it. This is the state of public education in New Hampshire. If you are not familiar … Read more

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Pride Flags YES, Pink Armbands NO

by Ann Marie Banfield

This week we learned that the KGB running the BOW school district clamped down on a parent’s right to exercise free speech. A few paarents in the Bow school district decided to wear pink wrist bands at their daughters’ soccer game in support of female only sports teams. In this case, the Bow girls soccer … Read more

Pink Arm Bands XX New Symbol to Support Women and Girls Sports

by Ann Marie Banfield

Due to the recent controversy in Bow, New Hampshire, where the Superintendent punished parents for wearing pink wristbands to their daughter’s soccer game, the word is getting out to BUY these wristbands and start wearing them to games. Whether playing soccer, basketball, volleyball, or swimming, everyone needs to wear these pink wristbands with the letters XX … Read more

Bow’s SAU67 KGB

by Ann Marie Banfield

In an effort to exercise his free speech, Anthony Foote, who resides in Bow, New Hampshire, decided to wear a pink wristband with XX written on it to his daughter’s soccer game. Der Führer – in charge of the Bow School District – decided that she would have none of that. Instead, “Superintendent of Schools … Read more

Manchester Schools: GET YOUR KIDS OUT OF HERE

by Ann Marie Banfield

With the recent ruling by the New Hampshire Supreme Court, parents were issued a warning shot: GET YOUR KIDS OUT OF HERE. That first came when the attorney for the school district told the New Hampshire Supreme Court Justices that parents can remove their children from the school if they don’t like it. In this … Read more

Manchester Schools, Driving Away Families and Wasting Taxpayer Money

by Ann Marie Banfield

The Supreme Court Case between Jane Doe Vs Manchester School District was decided last week. In this case, a parent (Jane Doe) sued the Manchester Schools by challenging the district’s transgender policy. Within the policy, school officials were unable to share information with the parent after the parent questioned them about her child’s name change … Read more

What Happens to Good Teachers? They Get Fired

by Ann Marie Banfield

As a parental rights advocate focused on education, I hear many parents say, “Why don’t teachers speak out more?” I tell them, it’s because if they do, they will be punished one way or another. That’s exactly what happened to Martia Holloway. She explained in one of her online videos that the district administrators were … Read more

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School District Decided to Flush $83,250.00 Down the Toilet

by Ann Marie Banfield

The Governor Wentworth Regional School District (GWRSD) has signed a contract with Great Schools Partnership (GSP). Why was this a waste of money? All one has to do is look at its track record in Maine to see how it wasted money on this consulting organization. GWRSD just paid $83,250.00 to GSP consultants for an … Read more

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Finally, a School Board Willing To Stand up and Fight for Their Students

by Ann Marie Banfield

The Seabrook School Board has formed a committee to consider withdrawing from SAU21. Remember, SAU21 is focused on politicizing the district rather than improving academic outcomes. First the SAU called in the radical leftist political group Seacoast Outright for a day of professional development training for their teachers. SAU21 then called in another political day … Read more

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School District is Saying It’s Ok to Lie to a Judge?

by Ann Marie Banfield

GraniteGrok reported Tuesday on a court case involving the Exeter School District. It involves a student who played on the school football team and was punished for telling another student that he refused to use improper pronouns when addressing trans students. It was argued that the student had free speech rights, and the punishment for … Read more

SAU17/Sanborn and Their Sex Talks with Children (Part 3)

by Ann Marie Banfield

Part 1 Part 2 Today I opened an email from a parent who informed me that an anesthesiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital was charged with producing and sharing child pornography. One would think that this would be one of the most trusted places for their children to be treated, and yet, children may have been … Read more

Are Religious Students Welcome in SAU17/Sanborn? (Part 2)

by Ann Marie Banfield

Part 1: https://granitegrok.com/new-england/nh/2024/07/what-is-sanborn-sau17-hiding-now After hearing from families and staff members in Sanborn, I sent a 91-a Right to Know Request to the Superintendent of SAU17/Sanborn. Some of the families are questioning this so-called inclusive school district that seems to be excluding religious families. After receiving some of the documents I requested, I noticed that all … Read more

What is Sanborn SAU#17 Hiding Now? (Part 1)

by Ann Marie Banfield

Families and employees in SAU17 have been bothered by what’s happening in the schools for many years. It wasn’t that long ago that students were exposing the failures they experienced while attending Sanborn. In this case, students were making the case that administrators were misleading or even lying to parents. Now that I’m asking for … Read more

Does DEI Set Women Up For Failure?

by Ann Marie Banfield

After the Secret Service fiasco, we all witnessed over the weekend, many people are questioning the women in the Secret Service and the ones running the organization. This may be a good time for us all to ask the question, does DEI set women up to fail? DEI has become an important component of the … Read more

Remove Your Children From Social and Emotional (SEL) Learning, Here’s Why

by Ann Marie Banfield

As Social and Emotional Learning transitions to Transformative SEL, you will see more radicalized political agendas. Second Step, which is used in many NH schools, shows how some of that will be introduced to your children. CASEL is the gatekeeper for all SEL programs. In one of CASEL’s videos, you can hear how the trainers … Read more

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Banfield: Teaching Violence Begins In Public Schools

by Ann Marie Banfield

Everyone keeps looking around wondering how someone can resort to violence in this political culture. Look no further than your local public schools. You may wonder how that can be since schools are focusing on nurturing a child’s social and emotional well being. You’d be lying to yourself. Public schools are breeding activism, and if … Read more

Executive Council Funds Unethical Mental Health Practices in NH’s Public Schools

by Ann Marie Banfield

Many people contacted the Executive Council to ask them to turn down a half million dollar grant that would be used to further support the Multi Tiered System of Support for Behavior in our public schools. The MTSS-B is a framework focused on a child’s behavior and mental health. Now that the MTSS-B has been implemented in New Hampshire Schools, we are discovering all kinds of problems.

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Exec. Council Urged to Reject Funding for Unethical Mental Health Treatment in Our Schools

by Ann Marie Banfield

You are URGED to contact the Executive Councilors and urge them to vote AGAINST #52–funding for MTSS-B.

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Governor Burgum Would Be an Enormous Mistake By Trump For Vice President

by Ann Marie Banfield

As an education researcher, I see Republican Governors fall for education fads pushed by education reformers all the time. Competency-based Education is one of those fads in New Hampshire that does nothing to improve the quality of education in our public schools.

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Social Emotional Learning, Restorative Justice, and Rewarding Bad Behavior

by Ann Marie Banfield

Teachers across America are speaking up about the lack of controlled behavior in public schools. What changed? Why are teachers frustrated because behavior problems have become unbearable?  Why are they leaving the profession in droves?

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