04/06/2023
I had hoped the post I made yesterday would be my last regarding this campaign but some people have an inability to have dignity in winning graciously and so now I need to correct the record.
We were very clear and honest during our campaign that we took NO money or endorsements from any political groups unlike our competitors (you can see the ex. photos attached). That is a fact. We only set up an account to take in money at the end of March because a few people had asked how to donate.
Most people probably aren't aware but you need to use an application during these campagins that tells you who registered voters are, how often they vote, etc. We tried out multiple apps very early on and settled on one that we felt had the most accurate info. Dozens of other campaigns across the state were using the same app as us, and post election we were told we walked more doors than any other campaign using the app. Ms. Ives, having seen the onslaught of unfair Democrat attacks and donations against us decided to donate and pay the company directly for our use of the app. While we are greatly appreciative of that, she was not involved in our messaging, agenda, GOTV efforts or any other aspect of our campaign so Ms McGee's post is inacurrate yet her post speaks volumes of the hate she has for people who don't think like her.
She accuses Ms. Ives directly and us indirectly as being hate filled book banners. This isn't a surprise as we heard it from their supporters quite often. It's a deflection from the radical policies they wish to incorporate into D89 schools. Tampons in the boys bathroom, biological boys in the girls bathrooms and sports, pronoun questions to sixth graders, inappropriate sexuality quizzes, adult peer pressured participation in day of silence, prism club, or any other sexualized themed group or agenda of the day. It is unfathomable that most of this is done behind the closed doors of the schools with little to no input from parents but it is happening and it is about to be accelerated.
Contrary to Ms McGee's accusations, we are NOT against books with gay characters or an afterschool Prism club that provides kids an outlet. What we are against is graphic sexual detail in books that every parent would not only be embarassed to read in public but mortified if they found their child reading it. We are also against slogans like "Be Gay or Perish" which hung in the halls of Glen Crest for months before being taken down with no punishment to the adults responsible, even though it made many kids extremely uncomfortable. It is abhorrent to us that the sexualization of our kids seems to be priority number 1 with some board members and teachers, but we also know many more who sit silently against it all afraid to speak up in fear of retribution. This is the current state of our district.
What they mean by D89ForAll is you adhering to their radical political agenda regardless of your own beliefs because if you think differently than they do you will be labeled a bigot or extremist. It's a technique intended to keep you silent. We think all kids should be respected for their individual beliefs and made to feel comfortable while at school but that doesn't mean trampling on the rights and privacy of others, especially minor children who are already feeling the tremendous pressure of social anxiety and puberty.
We will continue to speak up because their distortions and lies, their bullying doesn't deter us from telling the truth!
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." Eleanor Roosevelt
