Shirley Auguste

Non-Partisan | Virginia

Candidate Profile*

Liberal

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Shirley Auguste

Party

Non-Partisan

Election Year

2022

Election

General

Race

Chesapeake City Public Schools School Board, At-Large Seat

Incumbent

No

Links

Shirley Auguste websites
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EDUCATION

Deep Creek High School, Chesapeake, VA, Advance Diploma, 1989

Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA, A.S., 1991

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, B.S., 1993

Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, M.A., 2004

Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, M.A., 2010

Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, M.ED., 2010

Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, Ed.D., 2018

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Transportation Toll Facility Advisory Committee, Member, Chesapeake Democratic Committee

Member, NAACP, Member

Chesapeake Democratic Women's Committee, Member, NAACP - Ecomonic Branch

Member, Regent University Alumni Association, Member

National Association of Professional Women, Member, Riverview Elem. School Advisory Committee

Chair; Member, Association of Supervisory and Administrative School Personnel, Member of Board of Director

Riverview High School Music Booster Association, Chair

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Chesapeake Public School Board, 2020

Chesapeake Public School Board, 2022

Race

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ENDORSEMENTS

LIBERAL (1)

Chesapeake Democratic Committee

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)

Senator Louis Lucas

Chesapeake Democratic Committee

Senator Lionel Spruill

Congresswoman Elaine Luria

Congressman Bobby Scott

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

ActBlue (2022)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Campaign Finance Reports:

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE*

*Additional information was received after the evaluation was assigned and was not considered in the Panel Evaluations, therefore it is for additional educational purposes only.
RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Neutral

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

Neutral

ECONOMY

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

Neutral

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

Neutral

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

Education is essential and the key to minimizing crime. Everyone should be able to acquire a good education.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Neutral

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

Everyone is entitled to their beliefs and should be discriminated against it.

Students should not be allowed to pray in school.

Strongly Disagree

Every person is entitled to their beliefs. Religion is a choice. Faith is a choice. Not having a faith or religion is a choice. People should be allowed to be themselves and are protected by the Religious Freedom Act. Extremes are never acceptable.

EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

The school board is a local governming body that workds together to ensure that the local public school is providing a good quality education to all of the students in the local area. The school board members are supposed to work with the superintendent and stakeholders while enforcing/reviewing policies and procedures. It is not about personal agendas.

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

Setting curriculum and determining resources is a system responsible. It involves all of the stakeholders. No one specific group should have control of what takes place in the public school system.

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

When it has nothing to do with school.

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

No response

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

Neutral

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

Agree

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

Neutral

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.

Neutral

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.

Neutral

VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian and believe in respecting differences. I follow the principles of Jesus Christ (love thy neighbor as thyself).

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

Neutral

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

The schools provide the option to op out.

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

The schools provide the option to op out.

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

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.

Neutral

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

Neutral

ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

ABOUT YOU

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.

Disagree

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

Lean Conservative

I believe in following the law, being respectful of all differences, treating people the way I want to be treated, and doing what is right for all people.

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

www.ShirleyPAuguste.org I can be found on Facebook.

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

I am not a politician, just an educator that wants to make sure all of our children and educators are supported, feel safe, and get back to loving to learn and teach.

2ND AMENDMENT

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

Strongly Disagree

Schools should always be a safe place. I have known teachers with mental issues who abused their authority and if they had the option to carry a gun, they would intimidate children or other co-workers. A school building should always be safe and not a place for the "Wild, wild West."

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

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

No response

I support mask mandates.

Neutral

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