Donald C. Tippett

Non-Partisan | Arkansas

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Springdale Public Schools Board of Education – At Large Position 2 Arkansas School Board | May 9, 2023

Conservative (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, JD, 1991

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA, BA Political Science, 1986

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR, MA Public Administration, 1998

WORK & MILITARY

US Army, SFC, 17

AFFILIATIONS

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

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

Strongly Disagree

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

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

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

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?

Public Education is the backbone of American Democracy

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

Public Education is the backbone of American Democracy


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

Strongly Agree

1st Amendment

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

Strongly Agree

1st Amendment

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

Of course, must not discriminate otherwise.

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

Of course, must not discriminate otherwise.


EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

Direct policy of the particular school district

What is the function of the local school board?

Direct policy of the particular school district

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

Elected school board member

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

Elected school board member

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

Never - time, place, manner

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

Never - time, place, manner

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

Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, American history, physical fitness; foreign language, no

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

Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, American history, physical fitness; foreign language, no

Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.

Liberty and equality and trying to make it a more perfect union

Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.

Liberty and equality and trying to make it a more perfect union

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

Equal access

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

Equal access

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

Parents should be given all information with the option to opt out

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

Parents should be given all information with the option to opt out

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

Agree

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

Agree

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

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

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

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

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.

God created the universe and through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ we can be saved from our own sins

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

God created the universe and through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ we can be saved from our own sins

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 Agree

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 Agree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Strongly Agree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Strongly 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.

Strongly 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.

Strongly Agree

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

Parents or guardians

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

Parents or guardians

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; abstinence; human anatomy/the reproductive system; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; any one under the age of 18 should not engage in sex with the possible ramifications if they do

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; abstinence; human anatomy/the reproductive system; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; any one under the age of 18 should not engage in sex with the possible ramifications if they do

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Agree

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

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

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?

Very Conservative

very conservative as far as the paradigm explains this but very as far as the classic concept of liberating the economy from government control

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?

Very Conservative

very conservative as far as the paradigm explains this but very as far as the classic concept of liberating the economy from government control

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

N/A

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?

N/A - I try to be the same in the house as in the public square

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

N/A - I try to be the same in the house as in the public square


2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Agree

Strict controls and ongoing training for class invasions

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Agree

Strict controls and ongoing training for class invasions


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

Only if there is a long history of success for the vaccine and safety

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

Only if there is a long history of success for the vaccine and safety

I support mask mandates.

Strongly Disagree

No studies that say that masking is effective as far as the purpose concerned. Follow the science.

I support mask mandates.

Strongly Disagree

No studies that say that masking is effective as far as the purpose concerned. Follow the science.

All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.

Strongly Agree

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

All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.

Strongly Agree

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