David "DaWud" Edgerson
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
David "DaWud" Edgerson
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees - Place 5
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Bachelors, 1989
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Masters, 1993
WORK & MILITARY
N/A
AFFILIATIONS
Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP), Member, Texas Education Policy Institute (TEPI)
Fellow, Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE), Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
N/A
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
None as of this Printing
OTHER INFORMATION
Please note: This information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
- Campaign questionnaire from 2021
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Choose not to answer
This is a partisan question. The office for which I am running is non-partisan. Therefore, I choose not to answer.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Choose not to answer
This question does not fall under the purview of the office for which I am running. School board trustees do not set policies regarding the conception of human life.
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
Taxpayer money should be used to educate students and run school operations, not to lobby the state legislature.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Thomas Jefferson said, "an educated citzenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people." If we are going to continue to advance as a viable and competitive society on the global stage, we must ensure all of our citizens receive an appropriate and free education. Therefore, it is incumbent upon government to provide funding and resources that allows all citizens, without exception, to receive a quality public education.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Strongly Agree
This is true as long as it does not infringe on the rights of other students.
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.
Choose not to answer
Although this is a broad question, school districts should not practice any kind of discrimination.
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
Local school boards are responsible for: 1. Set the tax rate and approve the budget 2. Hiring and evaluating the superintendent 3. Creating policy that focuses on positive student outcomes
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The school superintendent.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should be allowed to speak at school board meetings during the established public comments section. All other times are reserved for the business on the agenda to be conducted by the school board.
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 Foreign Language Political Activism Physical Fitness Vocational Learning Information Technology Art & Music Social Emotional Learning Personal Finances
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?
Equity means that all students should receive a free and appropriate education (FAPE). Students of all abilities should receive instruction at research-based, established levels. Educational funding and resources should be provided impartially.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Strongly Agree
Social Emotional Learning or (SEL) strategies do not necessarily need parental consent.
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Agree
Although school districts need federal dollars, that should not come at the price of losing local control.
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
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Strongly Agree
Although print and digital material should be made available for public view, the public should not dictate solely on what is allowed to be taught.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a man of extreme faith in God. I believe in human dignity and the basic creed of fairness and equality.
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.
Choose not to answer
I am choosing not to answer questions that are partisan in nature. I am running for an office that is non-partisan in nature.
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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents are children's first teachers. They should dictate at what age and to what degree their child should be taught and exposed to sexual education within their home.
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
Parents are children's first teachers. They should dictate at what age and to what degree their child should be taught and exposed to sexual education within their home.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Agree
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?
Choose not to answer
This is a partisan question. Since the office for which I am running is non-partisan, I choose not to answer.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
N/A
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I will share more information in the coming days and weeks leading to the election.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Strongly Disagree
This places our students and staff at huge risks.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Schools should be allowed to require vaccinations under the same circumstances as before. Vaccinations should be required if there is a danger to the public at large. There should be allowances/provisions for parents/students to opt out.
I support mask mandates.
Neutral
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
