Laura Tario
Non-Partisan | South Carolina
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Laura Tario
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
Special SD 42 and Spartanburg One School District
Race
Spartanburg One School Dist. Board of Trustees
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, BA, 2002
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, MA
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Spartanburg CAN
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
OTHER INFORMATION
- Partisan Primary Election Voting History from Spartanburg County for Laura Tario during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- no records received
**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
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.
Agree
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.
Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I support government funding of public education from Pre-K through 12th grade. College is a choice that may not be right for everyone. If an adult chooses to attend college then they need to be responsible for paying for it.
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?
The local school board and it's members should function as the oversite and voice of the community it represents in matters of finance, policy, hiring/firing and curriculum.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The school board members and the Superintendent should together determine the curriculum and resources used in the schools. All curriculum and materials in schools should be easily and openly accessible to parents for their review and ability to provide feedback.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should not be restricted from speaking in school board meetings.
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, American History, Science, Physical Fitness, Personal Finances, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language, Art & Music
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?
Personalized resources according to need in order for everyone to reach the same outcome. I believe in equal opportunity however, a student can have all the resources in the world available to them and without effort, accountability and good study habits they will never reach the same outcome.
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 able to review the complete curriculum prior to being asked to opt-in or opt-out.
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
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
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
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.
Yes
If your tax dollars are used to fund the school you should have access to the material presented whether or not you have a student attending the school.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Catholic constitutional conservative
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.
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?
A parent is the first and most important teacher in all regards but especially sexual education. The appropriate age will vary from child to child.
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 and fetal development
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
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.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.
Strongly Disagree
No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Strongly Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly 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).
Local newspaper article in which I was covered for speaking at a Library Board Meeting requesting material be relocated out of the children's browsing section.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Did not answer
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2016 General Election 2018 General Election 2020 General Election 2022 General Election
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?
Vaccinations are a personal health decision and should not be required to participate in school.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Disagree
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Agree
