Exeter School District – Granite Grok

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

July 25, 2024 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

Is It Time For Schools In the Exeter District To Leave the SAU? How About Others?

May 6, 2024May 5, 2024 by Ann Marie Banfield

Parents and taxpayers in SAU16 have been engaged in many battles over the last few years. Much of it started during COVID when they were one of the last districts to reopen. It actually took the Governor to step in and force the reopening.

School District Has to ‘Retire’ Their DEIJ Director

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 by Steve MacDonald

It is unusual for the name of a local public school district to have national legs. Loudon County, VIrgina, is one. SAU16 in New Hampshire is another. The Exeter School District has made national news more than once, and perhaps it has again.

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How Much $$$ Are Manchester and Exeter Parents Paying For District To Defend Woke Policies?

September 28, 2022 by Skip

And all of this stems from when Governor Chris Sununu sign SB263 made the Democrats political day in enshrining their latest political identity group, those suffering from gender dysphoria and social contagion (i.e., Transgenderism), as the newest “protected class” people that rate “more rights” than the typical citizen (like me and most of you). That … Read more

So What Happens When a School District Goes “Woke”? Exactly What You Think for Academics

February 20, 2022 by Skip

SAU16, Exeter School District, is about the “Wokiest” district in NH (with honorable mentions to Hanover, Laconia, and Oyster River – and I’m open to other suggestions). It’s well known that DIE (Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity) has taken over district after district.

In Other Words, Lie to Parents!

January 31, 2022 by Skip

The Gilford School Board’s Policy JBAB has a “Privacy” section that assigns yet ANOTHER “Right” to a minor child that tells the Staff to NOT tell Parents about the Transgender Status of that child while on school grounds.

Let’s Try Again – GrokInterview with Cornerstone’s Ian Huyett: Lawsuit over Exeter School District’s Speech Coercion Policy JBAB

November 25, 2021November 24, 2021 by Skip

I don’t know what’s gong on with GabTV but I keep getting complaints that the videos we are putting up are not behaving well: “stuttering,” video starts and then stops for good, the video stops but the audio keeps playing, and other scenarios in between.

Cornerstone’s Ian Huyett on the Lawsuit against the Exeter School District Policy –

November 18, 2021November 17, 2021 by Skip

It seems that the NH School Board Association (“NHSBA”) Policy JBAB is now getting the attention of people who value the First Amendment’s Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion (“free expression”) over the social mob’s outlook.

Live With Liz – the extended version

November 13, 2021 by Skip

Extended because I’m usually on the phone and only for 15-20 minutes a segment. This past Wednesday was different as Liz invited me into her studio for the entire hour of her show. It was FUN!

“NH Listens” Moderator ‘Threatens’ Attendees of SAU16 DEI-J Meeting

August 20, 2021 by Gene Bron

E Michelle Holt-Shannon, Director of NH Listens at The Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH, and moderator of last night’s SAU16 DEI-J spectacle opened the meeting by threatening the attendees.

CRT-Addled School District Hires “Diversity Director” for $95K/Year Plus “Generous” Benefits

August 13, 2021July 14, 2021 by Ann Marie Banfield

A new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Director (DEIJ) was hired in SAU16 in Exeter, New Hampshire, at a lucrative salary. His background is in community organizing. Let’s take a look at his background and what he will do to help students. (or not help them).

SAU16 – Alleged Sexual Misconduct Allegations Surface at Exeter Public Schools

August 13, 2021June 13, 2021 by Ann Marie Banfield

There is nothing more disturbing than when someone reveals that they’ve been sexually assaulted by a teacher. Someone that parents would like to be able to trust. But that’s what has happened in SAU16 according to documents that I will share in this post.