Daphne Jackson

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Daphne Jackson


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2022


Election

Texas May School Board


Race

Arlington ISD, Place 4


Incumbent

No


Links

Daphne Jackson websitesDaphne Jackson phones Daphne Jackson emailFacebookLinkedIn

EDUCATION

UT Arlington, Arlington, 2

Northwood University, Cedar Hill, 1

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

Texas Homeless Network, Volunteer/ CoC Award for 2020, Salvation Army

Volunteer, Women in Need, Volunteer

Arlington Park & Recreation Dept, Board Member, Arlington Ethic Commission Board

Board Member, Community Relations Commission, Board Member

Texas Homeless Network CoC, Board member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

AISD Trustee Pl.3, 2021

Race

Previous Races

OTHER INFORMATION

Party Primary Election Voting History for Daphne W Jackson during time of residence in district and/or at current address:

  • 2020 Party Primary: Did Not Vote
  • 2018 Party Primary: Democratic
  • Voted in 5 Democratic Primaries 1990 - 2016

**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.


iVoterGuide asked the question “if elected to school board, what would be your #1 priority?” The candidate responded: “HOPE. To provide hope to the under-served through collaborative partnership and community service.”

Daphne Jackson's Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer

Application for a Place on the Ballot - 2/10/2022

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Strongly Agree

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Disagree. Taxes are already HIGH

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

I disagree for Public education to pay for YOUR college education. College education is a Choice.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

School districts should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Students should not be allowed to pray in school.

Strongly Agree

This is a Choice not a requirement.


EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

To assure that the district is fiscally managed and sound. All vendors paid timely. Contract payments should not extend beyond their employment time.

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

Curriculum is generally controlled by the state. Parents desires should be appraised when making ALL local decisions.

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

When one express to harm or hurt toward a Trustee or Trustees. Threaten or Endanger.

Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, Political Activism, Personal Finances, Gender Identity, Physical Fitness, American History, Critical Race Theory, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Sexuality, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning

Mathematics, LanguageArts,Science, American History, Music, Vocational Learning, Information Technology, Physical Fitness, Foreign Language

American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL), they must opt-in with written parental permission.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree.

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

I support the teaching of curricula (such as the 1619 Project, No Place for Hate, Second Step, etc.) that emphasizes slavery and racism as the foundation of American history.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Parents are the ultimate authority in their child’s education and should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I believe in one God that created heavens, earth and the entire universe. Our sin debt is paid and we can have fellowship with God. God made woman for man. Marriage is for a Man and a Woman.

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

Parents should play an esteemed role when sex education is involved. Parents and only parents should decided the age that's appropriate for their children when sex education is involved.

If you support the teaching of Sex Ed, please answer the following question: Sexual education should include these topics (list all that apply and add your own, if needed) -- Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; sex acts and pleasures of sex

Sex education begins with the Parent at Home.

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Disagree

Strong disagree.

No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Strongly Agree

Strong Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Disagree. Every vote should be counted and photo id is part of the requirements.


ABOUT YOU

Which of the 11 objectives specified in the Texas Education Code is your highest priority?

#1. Parents will be full partners with educators in the education of their children.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Disagree

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

N/A

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I believe that school board members should to everything possible to enact what the Parent's want for their children. Parents must playa MAJOR role in the decision making process. The board vision, goals and mission should be that every students has the opportunity and resources available to them that they might reach their FULL potential.


2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Strongly Agree

If a students knows that a teacher is armed, then that might be enough to prevent that student from committing an act of violence. The presence of a firearm can help save lives.


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

Every state currently requires K-12 students to be vaccinated against some diseases, although the requirement including which shot are deemed necessary and the reasons students can opt out.

I support mask mandates.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Disagree. Parents are fully aware of what is best for their child and their safety.

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