Julie Hamill Julie Hamill

True Inclusion Requires Viewpoint Diversity - My Message to Concerned Parents

Regardless of your position on gender ideology, the law is clear - teachers cannot impart one-sided political and ideological viewpoints to their students in public schools. Further, discussing sexuality and gender with elementary aged children without the knowledge and consent of their parents is wrong, FULL STOP. Public schools are not the proper forum for anyone’s social activism, and our district must swiftly and unequivocally call it out and shut it down every time it happens.

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What’s the Difference Between a Brown Act Committee, Superintendent Advisory Committee, and a Working Group?
Julie Hamill Julie Hamill

What’s the Difference Between a Brown Act Committee, Superintendent Advisory Committee, and a Working Group?

The short answer is control and transparency. With a Brown Act Committee, the Board (and by extension, the public) maintain control, and Brown Act Committees provide the highest level of transparency of the three. A Superintendent Advisory Committee shifts control to the Superintendent, and removes transparency. A Working Group keeps control with the Superintendent and removes more transparency.

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