Bradley Moore

Non-Partisan | Virginia

Candidate Profile

Leans Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Bradley Moore

Party

Non-Partisan

Election Year

2022

Election

General

Race

Chesapeake City Public Schools School Board, At-Large Seat

Incumbent

No

Links

Bradley Moore websites
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WORK & MILITARY

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QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Neutral

This statement, as written, implies that no OB/GYN or Hospital would be able to provide resources for instruction or services in the school. If the statement were framed specifically and solely around Planned Parenthood, then it should have been specified.

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

Neutral

This is a philosophical statement which has no bearing on my ability to be an effective decision or policy maker on a municipal School Board.

ECONOMY

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

No public funds, resources or titles should ever be used to lobby for policy making at any level of government, Local, State or Federal.

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

Public education is grossly underfunded at the Federal, State, and Local levels. Every Citizen of the United States should have access to a publicly funded education from Pre-K through College. Those that can afford it are entitled, under the law, to supplement that publicly funded education for their child(ren) if they so choose.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Strongly Agree

Students should be able, but also encouraged, to speak freely and civilly about nearly any matter provided their speech does not infringe upon the First Amendment Rights of others.

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

Publicly funded school districts should not discriminate against any member of that public.

Students should not be allowed to pray in school.

Strongly Disagree

Prayer is a private and personal matter, and personally, I've never seen or heard of a disruptive, sincere prayer.

EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

The function of a local School Board is to develop and vote on policies of a given School District, provide feedback and approve budgets, engage regularly with constituents of and those who do business within a School District, and vote on matters that cannot be resolved at the Administrative level.

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

In the Commonwealth of Virginia, that authority is vested in the Executive Branch, and I feel it is appropriate for curriculum. Determinations regarding resources, however, are best left to experts in the field of pedagogy (e.g. educators).

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

Never. Period. End of Sentence.

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, Science, Information Technology, American (and World) History, Language Arts, Art & Music, Physical Fitness, Personal Finance, Vocational Learning. I prioritized a little differently in my list.

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

Strongly Agree

The purpose of a public education in the United States is to develop a well-educated citizenry. In order to fulfill that purpose personal liberty and true equality are essential to every discussion regarding American civics.

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

Neutral

Neither courses are taught in the School District I am running for election in.

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

Neutral

This statement is unclear.

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

No curricula can be adequately evaluated in 500 characters or less. As a historian, however, I can say that the 1619 Project is an interesting and thought-provoking work of journalism, but I do not consider it to be appropriate curriculum that can be taught at the K-12 level. I don't agree that any one historical argument, flawed or otherwise, makes for an appropriate curriculum at any level of education, including post-secondary.

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.

Agnostic, but I was raised and baptized Methodist, being baptized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in my teens. Additionally, I do not feel my personal spiritual beliefs have any impact on my ability to make an effective School Board Candidate.

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

This is a subjective statement that cannot be reasonably responded to in 500 characters or less.

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

I am not an expert in human sexuality, nor child 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

See previous response.

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

Strongly Disagree

Morality is a private, philosophical matter.

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

I strongly agree, with the caveat that medical emergencies arise and placing a student in the care of a public school involves the concept of in loco parentis (in the absence of the parent). An absolutist reading of this statement would take away the school's ability to provide life saving medical care, if written consent was not first provided. Some implied consent is necessary when enrolling a child in a public school.

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

Neutral

This statement is poorly written, and I am not going to attempt to rebuild it for the purposes of this survey

ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Neutral

500 characters is not enough space to respond.

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.

Neutral

This statement is far too subjective to respond in 500 characters or less.

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?

Moderate

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

Did not answer

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

Did not answer

2ND AMENDMENT

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

Strongly Disagree

I don't have concern for the teacher that is a responsible, adequately trained, and licensed gun owner. I have concern for introducing a weapon into a space where children may gain access to said weapon in spite of that responsible, adequately trained, and licensed gun owner's best efforts.

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

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

Effective, adequately tested vaccinations should be required in public school settings, providing for exemptions in legitimate cases wherein reasonable accommodations can be made to protect the health and welfare of all students, employees, and school visitors.

I support mask mandates.

Neutral

I think this concern is now moot.

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