Scott Gardner
Non-Partisan | Kansas
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Scott Gardner
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
General Municipal and School Board
Race
Salina Public Schools USD 305 Board of Education, At Large
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Bachelors, 1986
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Masters, 2002
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
USD 305 School Board
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
OTHER INFORMATION
Participated in the Salina USD 305 School Board Candidates Forum (9/30/2023)
*Please note: this information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Neutral
This should be addressed on a case by case bases.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Neutral
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.
Agree
When state legislature is not honoring it's commitments yes.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I need more information.
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?
To support the community and share the vision of the community as it relates to education of children.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Those in charge of State education boards.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Everyone should have a voice.
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
These priorities will change as kids mature.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
It's the same
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
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Neutral
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.
Neutral
You can't teach what you don't know, and you can't lead where you wont go
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Agree
They are also accountable to the kids.
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
Choose not to answer
If they have a phone, they already have access.
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Agree
Do you believe print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review, including those without children enrolled in school.
Did not answer
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I do not force my religion on anyone. If you want to have this discussion please talk with me.
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Neutral
Competition is a personal thing. The objective should always be to get better.
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
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
A responsible adult
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
Kids are learning about this outside of the school. The question is rather it's right.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Neutral
I support allowing public middle and high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Did not answer
Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.
Did not answer
No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Did not answer
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
Positive identification is what's important. Photo should be preferred current or expired.
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?
Moderate
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Did not answer
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I separate my personal position to support the position of those that I am representing. If I could not I would not run.
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
Did not answer
I vote for Republicans and Democrats. Who ever is the best qualified and I trust.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Disagree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Safety of all involved
I support mask mandates.
Neutral
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Neutral
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Neutral
