Erika Price
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Erika Price
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Forney ISD Board of Trustees - Position 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, BS Biology, 2001
WORK & MILITARY
none
AFFILIATIONS
Mustang Creek Community Church, Member, Women's Minister, Camp Creek Kids Volunteer, Shiloh Church
Member, Early Childhood Coordinator, Youth Pastor, Smith Elementary PTO, President, Member
Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Character Coach
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
none
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
none
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local Churches including Mustang Creek Community Church, Love Community Church, Relentless Church, Trinity Community Church, Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Appointment of a campaign treasurer
- Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational information only.
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History from Kaufman County Elections Department for Erika Price during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: Republican
- 2020 Primary election: Republican
- Voted in four Republican Primary elections 2016 - 2022
- Voted in four General elections 2016 - 2022
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
- 2022 Forney ISD School Board Candidates answer questions.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
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
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?
Government funding of public education is integral to a thriving country. Typically children who don't have access to Pre-K do not perform as well in primary school, and sometimes the disparity remains through secondary school. Primary and secondary schools are vital to ensure that every member of society has a basic level of preparation for entering the workforce, vocational school, college, or University. Public schools should produce young men and women ready to be productive members of society. Community Colleges and State Universities remain viable options for families considering the college route to keep costs down.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
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
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The function of the local school board is to provide oversight to the school district. The school board should set ISD goals and appropriate resources and funds to fulfill those goals. The school board will also evaluate, and when appropriate, hire or fire, the Superintendent.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Local school districts should have the authority to set curriculum and determine what resources are utilized.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should never be restricted from speaking in a school board meeting as long as they are respectful in their communication.
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
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, American History, Information Technology, Art & Music, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Social Emotional Learning, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Liberty and Equality
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Equity in education means that all children will receive a good education. Children are to be given the tools they need to succeed no matter their socioeconomic status, ethnicity, learning style, etc.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Neutral
It should be clearly defined what will be taught, and when, so parents have the opportunity to choose whether they want their child to participate in the course. It would create an administrative nightmare to have all parents have to opt-in.
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Agree
Local schools need all of the funding that is available, however, not if it means that the federal government will dictate what is taught in the school district.
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
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
This is, however, a tricky question. My children learned of certain deplorable sexual acts in our family Bible study time. Would I like for the Bible to be accessible to students? Yes, I would.
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christ-lover and Christ-follower. Jesus is my example on how to treat others, and the Bible is the Word of God and provides the framework for my worldview.
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
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Neutral
I completely agree that a school official should not be involved with the sexual transitioning of a student. School officials or staff should not ask a child for preferred pronouns. I believe in loving people where they are. If a young person asks to be called by a specified name I believe it is respectful to the human making the request to use it. If people do not know how much we care, we will never have their ear.
No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
Agree
I agree, but there are occasionally nuanced situations where children may not be in a safe situation and may need a social worker, other family member, etc to provide consent instead of the parent.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Detailed sexual education should be taught to children by parents. If we, as parents, listen to our children, we will learn from them when it's time to present certain concepts. My eldest was in the fourth grade when she first heard male classmates using innapropriate words to describe sexual organs; so at that time I introduced the topic to my daughter. I would not prescribe fourth grade as the "correct time" across the board; it is a decision each parent needs to make regarding their child's needs. Open and honest communication with our children is imperative and we must give context to sexuality before our children learn from peers or anywhere else. Children should be aware of what to expect from puberty prior to entering that stage of life, but a parent's introduction is ideal.
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, Human anatomy/the reproductive system.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
Values congruent with Judeo-Christian values are necessary for our system of limited government.
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 are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Strongly Agree
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
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
https://www.inforney.com/education/forney-isd-school-board-candidates-answer-questions/article_b5c33eb0-c70a-11ec-8f26-87f17c59d34c.html
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I grew up attending public schools in Oakland, CA (please don't hold this against me; I got here as soon as I could!). Some of the challenges we are currently facing in Forney, TX I also experienced as a child/youth in back in the 80s and 90s. I look forward to bringing a fresh perspective as a School Board member.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Neutral
Our schools should be equipped with trained law enforcement for the safety of students. There may be children in a classroom who have experienced trauma and may experience a disruption in learning if they learn that their teacher is carrying a gun.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
None.
I support mask mandates.
Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Strongly Agree
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Strongly Agree
