Two years ago, school board races across the suburbs drew long lines of candidates galvanized by mask mandates and remote learning.
Garrett now is campaigning on a well-funded challenger slate with three other like-minded parents -- Amy Erkenswick, David Sohmer and Kimberly Hobbs. The slate candidates see a trend of board decisions that"infringe on parents' right to be involved in their children's education." Sitting board members say they defer to experts in curriculum development and book selection.
Book challenges In District 220, the school board narrowly agreed in August to keep"Gender Queer" available at the Barrington High School library. School officials had launched a formal review of the book. The nearly 12,000-student district has an opt-out process for parents to excuse teens from materials they find objectionable. Slate candidates prefer another approach: an opt-in system.
New sex ed standards Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211's controversial adoption of the state's revised sex education curriculum last November clearly has split the 10 candidates that remain in the race for four board seats. Cramer and Dombrowski voted against the adoption of the revised sex education curriculum. At a January candidates forum, Saam said the current sex education curriculum takes time away from other instruction students should be receiving.Challenger Meenal Dewan said she believes such a curriculum is crucial to keeping students safe and healthy.
Beware of endorsements. DH holds biased opinions toward left-wing/woke reforms advocated by teachers' unions and the Democrat Party. 'Book-banning' is a euphemism for parents who want to keep gay/lesbian/trans porn out of schools. Be especially leary of rlissau
I thought this was northern Illinois, not Florida