Bill Fountain

Non-Partisan | North Carolina

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Bill Fountain


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2025


Election

General - School Boards


Race

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, District 1


Incumbent

No


Links

Bill Fountain websites Bill Fountain emailFacebookXLinkedInBallotpedia

EDUCATION

Central Michigan University, Goldsboro, NC, Master, 1976

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, Bachelor, 1965

University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, NC Teacher License, 2010

WORK & MILITARY

US Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel, 20

Large Aerospace Company, Program Mgr/Marketing Mgr, 20

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools, High School Teacher, 9

AFFILIATIONS

NC Civil Air Patrol, Mission and Instructor Pilot, High School

Toastmasters, Toastmasters, Member

American Legion, Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board District One, 2025

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

Mecklenburg County Republican Party

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Mecklenburg County GOP

member

2025

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

Republican Womens Organizations (2024)

Republican Patriots (2022)

WinRed (2020)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

OTHER INFORMATION

Candidate participated in the Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum for CMS districts one and six.

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WFAE: Here's who's running for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schoosl Board of Education (07/21/2025)

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    • 2022 Primary election: Republican
    • 2020 Primary election: Republican
    • Voted in five Republican Primary elections 2006 - 2018
    • Voted in one Democratic Primary election 2010

**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?

Support the student during her pregnancy and that life is precious.

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

Agree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Disagree


ECONOMY

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

Strongly Agree

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

North Carolina Constitution mandates funding for grades 1 - 12. Pre-K is too early for proper development. No for college


EDUCATION

Abortion and gender transitioning providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Strongly Disagree

Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.

Strongly Agree

CMS has a code of student conduct which they need to honor.

Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.

Agree

To include the importance of character

I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Disagree

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Agree

Move decision making down the most complement level.

If a member of the public flags (challenges) a book as inappropriate and the school board disagrees, should the board impose a moratorium on when the book can be challenged again? If yes, for how long?

I believe parents should have the right to challenge instructional materials they feel are inappropriate. At the same time, our schools cannot afford to be stuck in a revolving door of repeated challenges to the same book. A balanced approach would be to allow a book to be reconsidered once per school year, unless new and substantial information comes forward.

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

Language Arts, Mathematics, American History, Civics, Science, Physical Fitness, Information Technology, Personal Finances, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language,

The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child instead of the bureaucracy, through a program which allows parents the freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.

Agree

Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?

Equality of opportunities and merit based. Equity of outcomes leads to social promotions.

Which type of written parental consent should be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE)? (A) Opt-In. (B) Opt-Out. (C) None.

(A)

Who should make decisions about whether or not a book is appropriate for children? A) the elected school board members; B) an outsourced community committee

The parent then B


2ND AMENDMENT

The right to bear arms is fundamental and must be protected.

Agree


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

In the event of a pandemic, school districts can mandate whatever health precautions they deem necessary (including masks and vaccines) to protect students and staff.

Disagree

The problem is many health professional get it wrong.


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

no

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

no

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?

Conservative


VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I'm a Christian and try to follow God's will.

Children have a right to reach maturity without chemical or surgical castration, which would damage their healthy bodies through surgeries and may cause a life-long dependence on cross-sex hormones.

Agree

If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

10th grade

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman essential to the formation and sustaining of a civil and prosperous society.

Agree

Parents have the fundamental right to raise their child in accordance with their beliefs and values, including the right to make decisions about the child's education and healthcare.

Agree

Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.

Agree

School children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming including drag shows and explicit materials with pictures of sex acts and graphic language.

Agree

Should schools be giving instruction on how to engage in sexual acts, the pleasures of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or should they instead focus on educating students about the science of reproduction?

The later but also emphasizing marriage.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree

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