Jane Puszkar

Strongly Agree

Life begins at conception.

The school must support decisions made by the student regarding a pregnancy, however, the school should have no role in decision-making. That should be done by the student and their family.

Strongly Agree

Each student signs a contract to repay the funds that were borrowed. By not paying back, only one party to the contract is held responsible. This unfairly shifts the burdent to other taxpayers who did not sign a contract.

I think government funding helps school districts to stay afloat. It's not the funding that's the issue, it's the demands that come along with the funding that creates issues.

Our founding fathers wanted to separate church and state because of the history they lived. They desired to keep the government out of religion, not religion out of the government. Our country was founded on the belief that our rights come from God, not from our government. Government is meant to protect our rights, not take them away.

Strongly Agree

Many Americans have been hurt or murdered by illegal aliens allowed to come into our country with no vetting or screening process. In light of recent events, I fully support law enforcement in their efforts to remove anyone here illegally.

Disagree

These subjects, abortion and gender affirmation, should be discussed by parents and their children first, and not the school. Parents have rights. One of those rights is the ability to teach their children about sex and gender first. If a parent wants to seek out resources for their child, the school should be able to give them the name and contact information about the resources available. However, these resources should not be available at the school, especially if the children are minors.

Agree

Yes, there should be consequences for bad behavior. Children crave structure. With that structure, they learn normative behavior. Leaving aside children with special needs or the inability to self-regulate, the vast majority of students want and need a calm and stable environment in which to learn. We need to put education first and not social-emotional learning.

Strongly Agree

Those who have not learned history are doomed to repeat it. Our founding documents are rich in history and education. If we are not teaching American exceptionalism, then we are doing a disservice to our youth. This is our 250th year, and American exceptionalism is something we should all be proud of.

Agree

Realizing the negative impact that DESE has had on the education of our youth, I do believe we need to give control back to the states and communities. While I believe this needs to be accomplished, I also believe it needs to be done quickly and efficiently. I don't believe that DESE has demonstrated that that children's education is their priority as the scores in Math, Science and reading have all gone down since their inception.

I don't support the teaching of sex ed to my children by the schools. Sex ed should be an "opt-in" requirement and not "opt-out" for students and their families. Mandatory teaching of sex violates my parental rights to teach my kids the way that I want, and not the way the school wants. Schools should stick to the basic subjects of reading, math, science, etc.

1) Science 2) Mathematics 3) American History, 4) Language Arts, 5) Civics 6) Personal Finances 5) Information Technology 7) Vocational Learning 8) Personal Finances 9) Physical Fitness 10) Foreign Language

Strongly Agree

I believe that academic achievement should be the first goal of any public school. Schools are there to teach. Buidling character happens in great part by family influence and beliefs

Strongly Agree

Public schools currently have a captive audience. There are many dedicated teachers, however, the demands currently placed on them do not always relate to teaching. Social emotional learning and other programs take time away from the basic subjects that should be taught. Competition between schools helps all schools become better.

Strongly Disagree

NO! Males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports. Grown women enjoy privacy in rest rooms and locker rooms, and there is no reason that our young women should be different. They have the same right to privacy that we do.

Christian and conservative. My faith is a major part of who I am and what I believe.

Strongly Agree

Children belong to their parents, not the government. Yes, the government and schools need to support parents' rights, not question them.

Strongly Agree

Judging by the color of skin is merely divisive. DEI has become a division in schools and needs to be stopped.

Strongly Agree

I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Strongly Agree

Yes, mental health conditions need a proper diagnosis and then proper treatment. As a retired nurse, I know that the diagnosis is key in deciding on a course of treatment. Gender dyphoria needs treatment, not affirmation, especially in minors.

Strongly Disagree

Prohibitions against pornography and obscenity have already been codified into law Just because a book manages to get on an award list is no reason that it should be given to children that are not mature enough or capable of processing the information. Research has shown that children exposed to pornography before they are mature enough to handle it, typcially end up with aberrant sexual behavior in adulthood. This includes rape, incest, addiction to pornography and other aberrant behaviors.

Strongly Disagree

We cannot have the American way of life without safe and secure elections.

No

No

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Republican

Very Conservative

My beliefs are rooted in the Bible.

Agree

I'm in favor of faculty being trained and carrying if the guns are kept away from the children but are accessible in case of an emergency. I would prefer a law enforcement person such as a school resource officer, but they aren't always available.