Hundreds Show up at Florida School Board Meeting. Dems, how does that make you feel?

[Seymour Flops]

I wouldn't know. I have not heard of the FBI showing up at Jackson/Madison County, TN school board meetings, but then we have never had people threatening the people elected to the school board either, so there is that.

If you don't know, you don't know.

 

[Mac1958]

Cram that fake link up your ass, you phony. I just saw you laughing and agreeing with someone mocking new evidence that the AZ election was defrauded.

That makes you part of the problem.

"I don't care where you stand on the ACTUAL ISSUES Mac, you're a leftist because I SAY SO"

 

[toobfreak]

"I don't care where you stand on the ACTUAL ISSUES Mac, you're a leftist because I SAY SO"

Where you stand on the issues is as plain as day in your every post, Fraud.

 

[Mac1958]

Where you stand on the issues is as plain as day in your every post, Fraud.

Okay!

Where do I stand on race?
Single payer?
The Border?
PC/Identity Politics?
China?
Green Energy?
Abortion?

I agree with the Dems wholeheartedly on all those issues, right Einstein?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Hundreds gather at Florida school board meeting over Disney movie controversy: 'Your policies are not protecting us from anything'

Many shared concerns over the district's teacher vacancies, with one student saying teachers are "scared to say anything that will get them fired."

www.usatoday.com

Turns out that a lot of the people who showed up this time showed up to oppose the investigation of the teacher who showed a gay themed movie to 5th graders. The story says "teachers community members," which means that they were not parents, and likely many were union folk sent to pad the numbers.

Not that there is anything wrong with that. Public schools are funded by taxpayers, not by parents. Sure there is some overlap, but a lot of non-parent taxpayers pony up for other people's kids, so they should have a say.

Florida teachers and community members packed a Hernando County School Board meeting Tuesday amid national furor over an investigation into a fifth-grade teacher who showed a Disney movie in her classroom.

Jenna Barbee, a teacher at Winding Waters K-8, alleged earlier this month that Hernando County School Board member Shannon Rodriguez reported her to the Florida Department of Education for showing her students the 2022 movie "Strange World" – one of the first Disney films to have an openly LGBTQ+ character in a central role.

The school board and state department of education both opened an investigation into Barbee, who has argued that the Disney movie related to a class Earth science lesson and did not show sexually inappropriate content. The animated movie follows a family of explorers on an adventure to save a plant that is their society’s source of energy.

Keep in mind that this teacher had already quit when she made the decision to show that movie. The district investigation only found that she failed to clear the movie with an administrator. The district did not admonish her in any way about the gay character. Both the district and the Florida DOE are required to open investigations if a parent complains.

While the school board's meeting agenda did not contain an item directly addressing Barbee's case, public commenters tied it to other agenda items focused on book bans and personnel recommendations.

Lisa Masserio, president of the Hernando Classroom Teachers' Association, said Tuesday's agenda had 33 resignations of "educators leaving our district, possibly leaving teaching entirely, after what they've experienced this year."

Now, that part is interesting. The "community members" insisted on talking about something not on the board's agenda. I read all the way to the bottom of the story looking for the part where the board had police throw them out or assault them, as other boards have done when parents complain and do not immediately shut up when told to.

I also did not see the part about FBI agents taking down license plates so that the attendees can be put on the terrorist watch list with the special threat tag created for people who speak at school boards.



Yet another example that even when Republicans disagree with you, they will let you speak. Dems, not so much.

Seriously, Dems: Do you think the FBI will except all who attended this particular board meeting? Or did they have enough staff to listen to the speakers and follow any non-Democrats to their cars so they would only target them? I'm starting to wonder if the FBI just has too much funding if they have staff for that kind of thing.

I do not know how it makes the Dems feel but it makes me feel happy.

My only elected office was to a School Board and we were lucky to get 3 people to show up for the meetings.

I am very glad to see parents get involved for a change.

 

[toobfreak]

I agree with the Dems wholeheartedly on all those issues

You said it, and say it every day, not me.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I do not know how it makes the Dems feel but it makes me feel happy.

My only elected office was to a School Board and we were lucky to get 3 people to show up for the meetings.

I am very glad to see parents get involved for a change.

How do you know they are parents?

 

[sealybobo]

Hmmm, imagine that, people being active politically at the local level, being effective to change policy. How dare they?

Conservative PACs inject millions into local school races

In the run-up to the midterm elections, a growing number of conservative groups are turning their attention to often-ignored school board races.

apnews.com

As Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress this fall, a growing number of conservative political action groups are targeting their efforts closer to home: at local school boards.

Their aim is to gain control of more school systems and push back against what they see as a liberal tide in public education classrooms, libraries, sports fields, even building plans.

Once seen as sleepy affairs with little interest outside their communities, school board elections started to heat up last year as parents aired frustrations with pandemic policies. As those issues fade, right-leaning groups are spending millions on candidates who promise to scale back teachings on race and sexuality, remove offending books from libraries and nix plans for gender-neutral bathrooms or transgender-inclusive sports teams.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

How do you know they are parents?

Fair point, but then it does not need to just be parents.

 

[Mac1958]

You said it, and say it every day, not me.

You lose, rube. I have many disagreements with both repulsive parties.

You nutters hate anyone who can think for themselves. Tough shit. That's on you, not me. Man up for a change.

 

[Seymour Flops]

I do not know how it makes the Dems feel but it makes me feel happy.

My only elected office was to a School Board and we were lucky to get 3 people to show up for the meetings.

I am very glad to see parents get involved for a change.

Me too. I hope they will not be discouraged by the knowledge that FBI takes license plates of people who participate in school board meetings, and invented a terrorist threat tag for them.

 

[toobfreak]

You lose, rube. I have many disagreements with both repulsive parties.

You argue like a lefty too.

You nutters hate anyone who can think for themselves.

That you argue like a lefty, cry like a little girl and even care what others think proves I was right yet again.

 

[Rambunctious]

Its time to do away with public schools and federal teachers unions... they have turned our schools into communist propaganda camps....

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Which is why I do not believe DeSantis stands a chance nationwide.

I'm beginning to agree.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

You argue like a lefty too.


That you argue like a lefty, cry like a little girl and even care what others think proves I was right yet again.

Cult 45 thinks anyone who disagrees with you is a "lefty" or a "commie" or a "socialist" or a "RINO."

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Me too. I hope they will not be discouraged by the knowledge that FBI takes license plates of people who participate in school board meetings, and invented a terrorist threat tag for them.

Most people are not discouraged by fake news like that.,

 

[hadit]

Conservative PACs inject millions into local school races

In the run-up to the midterm elections, a growing number of conservative groups are turning their attention to often-ignored school board races.

apnews.com

As Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress this fall, a growing number of conservative political action groups are targeting their efforts closer to home: at local school boards.

Their aim is to gain control of more school systems and push back against what they see as a liberal tide in public education classrooms, libraries, sports fields, even building plans.

Once seen as sleepy affairs with little interest outside their communities, school board elections started to heat up last year as parents aired frustrations with pandemic policies. As those issues fade, right-leaning groups are spending millions on candidates who promise to scale back teachings on race and sexuality, remove offending books from libraries and nix plans for gender-neutral bathrooms or transgender-inclusive sports teams.

And that's how it's done.

 

[toobfreak]

Cult 45 thinks anyone who disagrees with you is a "lefty" or a "commie" or a "socialist" or a "RINO."

How does that differ one bit from the Left?

Worse, the Left have been acting that way for years, only now do they take issue with it because it is the republicans!

Lefties here call me a Russian, a Communist, a Perv, a Pedo, and a Fascist all day long!

I've found Leftist rage and accusations are directly proportional to how badly Leftist Plans are going.

Plans must not be working out too well.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Okay!

Where do I stand on race?
Single payer?
The Border?
PC/Identity Politics?
China?
Green Energy?
Abortion?

I agree with the Dems wholeheartedly on all those issues, right Einstein?

well seeing as how YOU never complain about any of the lefts policies on those issues, I would say you support them yes.

 

[Mac1958]

well seeing as how YOU never complain about any of the lefts policies on those issues, I would say you support them yes.

Nice lie. A quick usage of the search engine here would prove that to be false.

But I doubt you have the balls or the honor to back up your words.

I remain amazed at how weak you people are.