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BANFIELD: Is There a Growing Apathy For Bullying in Our Schools?

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

After speaking at a recent hearing on bullying legislation in New Hampshire, I left with a troubling question: Is there a growing apathy toward the suffering of bullied children in our schools? For years, Representative Glenn Cordelli—until recently the Chairman of the House Education Policy Committee—has worked to strengthen laws that protect students. I have … Read more

Banfield: Seabrook Residents are Responsible for Bullying in the School?

May 16, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

After years of bullying reported by parents in Seabrook, the problem will not go away until Seabrook residents fork over more money in taxes. That’s the message coming from some of the school board members and administrators. When parents have spoken before the school board about their children who’ve been bullied in school, some board … Read more

Seabrook Parents Want Media Coverage Exposing Bullying Problems

April 4, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

Seabrook administrators have been failing their students for several years now. Parents are so desperate, they are asking for media attention. I sent this to a few media outlets in New Hampshire: Dear Media Reporters : I am writing to you today as a parent advocate in New Hampshire. I’ve been advocating on behalf of … Read more

Seabrook’s Psychotherapy in the Classroom

April 4, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

More examples of Social and Emotional Learning are in the school classroom now. Here is a psychological exercise given to middle school students in Seabrook by a health teacher. Normally, these kinds of exercises are given to individuals after they’ve been assessed by a mental health professional, not in Seabrook schools. They just hand mental … Read more

classroom empty desks original Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay

Taxpayers Now Fund Mental Health Services in their Public Schools

March 29, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

It wasn’t that long ago that the Executive Director from the New Hampshire Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers testified before the New Hampshire Senate, and indicated that Social Workers were violating Federal Law: Executive Director Lynn Stanley, from the New Hampshire Chapter National Association of Social Workers, testified before a Senate Judiciary … Read more

Dr. Meredith Nedeau SAU 21 Superintendent

Attempting to Politic Again Superintendent Nedeau?

March 10, 2025 Skip

As I said in my last post (“Is SAU21 Superintendent Meredith Nedeau Attempting to Electioneer – Again?“): Or at least allow it under her nose? Questions upon questions abound. Seems to be more like a welcoming hand. Remember: 659:44-a Electioneering by Public Employees. I. No public employee, as defined in RSA 273-A:1, IX,shall electioneer while in … Read more

Is SAU21 Superintendent Meredith Nedeau Attempting to Electioneer – Again?

March 10, 2025March 8, 2025 Skip

Or at least allow it under her nose? Questions upon questions abound. 659:44-a Electioneering by Public Employees. I. No public employee, as defined in RSA 273-A:1, IX,shall electioneer while in the performance of his or her official duties.II. No public employee shall use government property or equipment, including, but not limited to, telephones, facsimile machines, … Read more

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

August 19, 2024 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

Cradle-To-Grave Community Schools Are Spreading …

June 1, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

The Seabrook School Board has been challenging the implementation of the Community School Model for their school. While Community Schools sound good for families, that’s not the case.

Shake Up In The Seabrook Schools, GOOD

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

The Seabrook school board has been dealing with frustrated parents for a while now. Many of the complaints seem to center around the district’s poor proficiency scores and unresolved behavior problems.

Still Focused On Political Training for Teachers, Not Academic Training

April 9, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

SAU21 called in the radical leftist political organization Seacoast Outright to train their teachers a couple of years ago. This year, they called in more education consultants focused more on political issues than academics.

There is a Way to Improve Public Education: Teach Kids Quality Academic Content

March 24, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

Dear Superintendent Nadeau:

I wanted to share an article from Joanne Jacobs: Core Knowledge Students Learn More–A Lot More. As you can see, “Students taught a structured, knowledge-rich curriculum starting in kindergarten earned higher reading, math, and science scores in third through sixth grade, concludes a new study profiled in “Education Next.”

Flushing Your Money Down the Toilet on Professional Development for Teachers

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

As an education researcher, I’ve been hearing about wasteful spending on teacher professional development for decades. Teachers do value quality professional development, but some will privately tell you that it can be a waste of their time, and taxpayer dollars.

Medicaid Reimbursement to Schools and the Removal of Parental Consent

September 10, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

More attempts to remove parental consent need to be given serious thought! This is an email sent to the Superintendent in SAU21 and the School Board Members.

SAU21: Portrait of a Learner’s Lack of Focus on Academic Excellence

May 27, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

In SAU21, we spend $30,000.00/student. We should expect better for the students who attend public schools in NH.

I Am Voting Against the Collective Bargaining Agreement and ask Others to Do the Same.

February 23, 2023 Op-Ed

The SAU21 School District earnestly asserts that without the citizens’ votes on 14 March 2023, the teachers in their schools will suﬀer and seek employment elsewhere.

Winnacunnet High School Administering the Flawed PISA Assessment

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

Students at Winnacunnet High School may be participating in an international assessment soon. This notice was sent home to parents to see if they wanted their children to participate in the PISA international assessment. My advice on this assessment: NO WAY.

SEL Psychological Profiles on the Children of Teachers Working in Public Schools

October 6, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

I was reminded a few days ago by a New Hampshire teacher that the psychological profiles that are being formulated are not just on children of parents who have children in the public schools but also on children of teachers who have their kids enrolled too.

NH Schools Developing Psychological Profiles on Your Children (SAU16, SAU21 and others)

October 3, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

School administrators are going ahead with SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) surveys on your children. This allows Ed Tech vendors to collect sensitive mental health data on students, in order to build a psychological profile on them.

Portrait of a Learner in SAU21: More Data Mining Your Child’s Mental Health for $$$

October 1, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

Many schools across the country are developing something called Portrait of a Graduate. At the elementary level, this is called Portrait of a Learner. SAU21 just put out a notice to parents that they will be discussing this program on Tuesday October 4th at Winnacunnet High School.