Susan Kershaw
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Susan Kershaw
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Frisco ISD Board of Trustees - Place 5
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Mississippi, Oxford, BBA, 1994
Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, AAS, 2006
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Stonebriar Community Church, Member, Rainbow Corner Preschool PIP
Committee Chair, Frisco Elementary School PTA, Member
Frisco Middle School PTA, Member, Cat Matchers Animal Rescue
Volunteer, BSA Cub Scouts, Health & Safety Chair, Committee Chair, Den Leader
BSA Scouts, Committee Member, Adult Leader, Denton County Elections
Election Clerk, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Volunteer
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (3)
Collin County Republican Party
Families For Frisco
*Patriot Mobile PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Collin County GOP
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 purposes only.
OTHER INFORMATION
- Election Voting History from Denton County Elections Department for Susan Kershaw during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: Republican
- 2020 Primary election: Republican
- Voted in five Republican Primary elections 2008 - 2022
- Voted in eight General elections 2008 - 2022
**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**
- Candidate submitted public comment for Texas HB 900
- 2023 Candidate Forum - Frisco ISD Board of Trustees - Place 5: Susan Kershaw and Mark Hill.
- Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
- Candidate Survey - The Dallas Express
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Disagree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
With government programs, come regulation with strings attached.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
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.
Agree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
School Boards are the voice of the parents and community to the administration. School Boards develop the vision of the school district, determine and uphold the policy, set curriculum, determine the budget, and oversee the administrators.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The School Board weighs recommendations provided by the administrators to determine curriculum and allocate required resources.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Never
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
As stated in the Texas Education Code: Reading and writing of the English language, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Additionally, Personal Finance, American History (including the Constitution), Information technology, Physical Fitness, Fine Arts, Vocational / Trades, and Foreign Language.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A) Liberty and Equality.
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
I am a first generation college graduate from humble beginnings. I know that with sacrifice, hard work, determination, and perseverance, we can all obtain a quality academic experience. "Equity" refers to outcome, "Equality" refers to Opportunity. I believe we should all have the same opportunities.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Agree
A full informed consent opt-in should be required. I don't believe sexual behaviors should be taught to students at academic centered entities. Full informed consent and opt-in should be required for SEL evaluations -which are psychiatric evaluations, creating permanent governmental records of our children.
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Agree
Strings are attached to government programs.
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.
Agree
"Parents will be full partners with educators in the education of their children", as stated in the Texas Education Code.
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Agree
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Agree
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian, baptized at fifteen years old. I have strong moral and family values. I believe that our children are entitled to an education free from interference from special interest groups.
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Disagree
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
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.
Agree
Other than life saving interventions, no healthcare should be given to a child without full informed and written consent of the parent.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Reproductive Health should be taught in the schools by appropriate and trained science instructors as a part of the study of the Human Body Systems. Sexual behavior topics should be reserved for the families to teach via family values. Social behaviors should be taught at home by the family and reinforced in the schools per policy.
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
Human Anatomy, the Reproductive System, Stages of Pregnancy including fetal development should be included in Science Education. Sexual health and behaviors should be reserved for the family to manage.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
Other religions have wonderful moral codes of conduct as well.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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.
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).
I have been vetted and unanimously endorsed by the Collin County Conservative Republicans.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am a first generation college graduate, I know the value of a quality education. I earned a second degree in Nursing so that I could serve my community as a Surgical/ Trauma ICU Nurse, and I'm not afraid of hard and difficult work. I love Frisco ISD, my two middle-school children love their school and teachers. As a district parent, I understand the concerns and challenges presented to us. I will refocus our students curriculum back on academics. I will support, honor, and protect our teachers. I will be the voice of the parents and the community to enhance transparency and integrity in Frisco ISD. Thank you for your support. Susan
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Agree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Never
I support mask mandates.
Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Agree
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Agree
As well as a required dissenting vote statement.
