Diane Sciba Villarreal
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Leans Conservative
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Diane Sciba Villarreal
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2022
Election
Texas May School Board
Race
North East ISD, District 3
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Bachelor of Arts Administration, 2013
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Alpha Sigma Lambda-Gamma Sigma Rho Chapter, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (1)
*Parents United for Freedom
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer - 2/9/2022
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 2/17/2022 - 4/7/2022
- $500.00 contribution from Parents United for Freedom
- Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after Panel Evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 4/7/2022-4/30/2022
- $200.00 contribution from Republican Men of San Antonio
- $1,120.00 contribution from Texas Family Action Friends of SAFA
- $200.00 contribution from Republican Men of San Antonio
- Campaign Finance Report - period of 4/7/2022-4/30/2022
OTHER INFORMATION
Application for a Place on the Ballot - 2/14/2022
Code of Fair Campaign Practices - 2/9/2022
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Choose not to answer
Parents should take responsibility for instructing their children on this matter.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Choose not to answer
Parents should take responsibility for instructing their children on this matter.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Choose not to answer
Parents should take responsibility for instructing their children on this matter.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Choose not to answer
Parents should take responsibility for instructing their children on this matter.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Strongly Disagree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Strongly Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I believe this limits our ability to educate our children properly. Funding should be given at the local level where we have more control over the content of our curriculum.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I believe this limits our ability to educate our children properly. Funding should be given at the local level where we have more control over the content of our curriculum.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Agree
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
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.
Agree
There should be no discrimination towards any individual by any public institution.
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.
Agree
There should be no discrimination towards any individual by any public institution.
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Disagree
Students should not be allowed to pray in school.
Disagree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The function of the local school board is to serve our community and make decisions that best reflect the rights of parents over their children. We must bring parents and educators back together for the betterment of our children.
What is the function of the local school board?
The function of the local school board is to serve our community and make decisions that best reflect the rights of parents over their children. We must bring parents and educators back together for the betterment of our children.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
I believe the school board should take a harder look at the current curriculum to determine if it is appropriate, understandable, and will teach the values of our culture as Americans.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
I believe the school board should take a harder look at the current curriculum to determine if it is appropriate, understandable, and will teach the values of our culture as Americans.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never
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, Information Technology, Science, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, American History (true version), Language Arts, Art and Music, Vocational Learning, and Foreign Language
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, Information Technology, Science, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, American History (true version), Language Arts, Art and Music, Vocational Learning, and Foreign Language
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
Strongly Agree
We must start teaching our children what makes America different and strong. Our children are the wealth of our nation and we must raise them to love our country.
American civics education should emphasize our nation's founding principles of liberty and equality.
Strongly Agree
We must start teaching our children what makes America different and strong. Our children are the wealth of our nation and we must raise them to love our country.
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
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
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Strongly Agree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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
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
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
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
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am Christian who wants to be in service to our community. As a Christian it is my belief that I must do what I am called to do. In this case I feel compelled to help parents who feel marginalized by the current school board.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am Christian who wants to be in service to our community. As a Christian it is my belief that I must do what I am called to do. In this case I feel compelled to help parents who feel marginalized by the current school board.
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
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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents are responsible for teaching sexual education to their own children. Parents are most capable of knowing when their children are ready for this information.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents are responsible for teaching sexual education to their own children. Parents are most capable of knowing when their children are ready for this information.
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
Physical and emotional health outcomes, abstinence, human anatomy/the reproductive system, and stages of pregnancy and fetal development.
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
Physical and emotional health outcomes, abstinence, human anatomy/the reproductive system, and stages of pregnancy and fetal development.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
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
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
We have to show valid forms of I.D. everywhere else, so why is this even a question?
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
We have to show valid forms of I.D. everywhere else, so why is this even a question?
ABOUT YOU
Which of the 11 objectives specified in the Texas Education Code is your highest priority?
eff. June 14, 2019. CHAPTER 26. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Sec. 26.001. PURPOSE. (a) Parents are partners with educators, administrators, and school district boards of trustees in their children's education. Parents shall be encouraged to actively participate in creating and implementing educational programs for their children. (b) The rights listed in this chapter are not exclusive. This chapter does not limit a parent's rights under other law. (c) Unless otherwise provided by law, a board of trustees, administrator, educator, or other person may not limit parental rights. (d) Each board of trustees shall provide for procedures to consider complaints that a parent's right has been denied. (e) Each board of trustees shall cooperate in the establishment of ongoing operations of at least one parent-teacher organization at each school in the district to promote parental involvement in school activities.
Which of the 11 objectives specified in the Texas Education Code is your highest priority?
eff. June 14, 2019. CHAPTER 26. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Sec. 26.001. PURPOSE. (a) Parents are partners with educators, administrators, and school district boards of trustees in their children's education. Parents shall be encouraged to actively participate in creating and implementing educational programs for their children. (b) The rights listed in this chapter are not exclusive. This chapter does not limit a parent's rights under other law. (c) Unless otherwise provided by law, a board of trustees, administrator, educator, or other person may not limit parental rights. (d) Each board of trustees shall provide for procedures to consider complaints that a parent's right has been denied. (e) Each board of trustees shall cooperate in the establishment of ongoing operations of at least one parent-teacher organization at each school in the district to promote parental involvement in school activities.
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
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
A candidate's personal moral values should not be relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
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?
Moderate
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?
Moderate
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I have not established any media reports or interviews as of yet. I am never been a politician or have had a reason to be in front of a camera giving my view points.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I have not established any media reports or interviews as of yet. I am never been a politician or have had a reason to be in front of a camera giving my view points.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
There needs to be a massive change in the way our school board operates. Parents must be given back their voices over how and what their children are taught, as there is no one more qualified to make that determination than a parent for his or her child.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
There needs to be a massive change in the way our school board operates. Parents must be given back their voices over how and what their children are taught, as there is no one more qualified to make that determination than a parent for his or her child.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Neutral
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Neutral
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
This is a health choice that a parent must make for his or her child.
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
This is a health choice that a parent must make for his or her child.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
If parents wish their children to wear masks this is a choice parents must make.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
If parents wish their children to wear masks this is a choice parents must make.
