Annette Albright
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Annette Albright
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, At-Large Seat
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Pfeifer University, Misenhimer, Master Of Science, 2004
Pfeifer University, Misenhimer, Bachelor's of Science, 1998
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
NAACP, Chair - Education Committee, National Alliance on Mental Illness
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Board of Education District 1, 2017
Board of Education At-large, 2018
Race
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Finance Documents:
- Disclosure Report - period of 03/01/2022 through 03/11/2022
- Disclosure Report - period of 03/01/2022 through 03/11/2022 (Amendment)
- Disclosure Report - period of 03/12/2022 through 6/30/2022
- Disclosure Report - period of 07/01/2022 through 12/31/2022
- Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
Disclosure Report - period of 08/01/2023 through 09/26/2023
$100.00 contribution from Pat Cotham (County Commissioner - Mecklenburg County)
Please note: the following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.
OTHER INFORMATION
- Partisan Primary Election Voting History from North Carolina State Board of Elections for Annette Albright during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
- 2022 Primary election: no information found
- 2020 Primary election: no information found
**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**
- WFAE 90.7 Candidate List with Bios (7/21/2023)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Disagree
On a college level those resources should be readily available but in high schools and middle schools the resources should be provided on as a needed basis.
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Choose not to answer
I am not a scientist and for my campaign I am only focused on students and student outcomes.
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Choose not to answer
Not related to my campaign or platform.
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Agree
Taxpayers money should only be used to lobby state legislators as it relates to cost for traveling back and forth to Raleigh.
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
I agree that public funding should be utilized to ensure every child has the proper skills to maximize their educational journey. It is a huge yes for me.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Agree
As long as their views and religious preferences are not being forced on others.
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 function of the local school board is governance. The most important of these duties is the hiring and supervision of the Superintendent.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
At this time who has this authority is the State BOE. Who should have this authority in my opinion is the district Superintendent with input from educators. However, I understand the need to keep lessons and curriculum unified across the state.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Only if a parent is being belligerent or disrespectful. I believe every parent and every student should have the time to voice their concerns.
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
Social Emotional Learning, Language Arts, Math, Science, Physical Fitness, Sex. EdA and American History, Art & Music, Information Technology, Vocational Training, Foreign Language, Personal Finance, Political Activism.
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
A and B.
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Ensuring each student has what they need to succeed.
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
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
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
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
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was raised in a Primitive Baptist Church where I was raised to be in constant fear of God's wrath. As an adult I was introduced to a pastor who taught principles based on love, kindness, and being of good character that would place one in God's favor. I am a firm believer in integrity, transparency and accountability and being of good character.
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?
Great question!!! I was in the 7th. grade when I was introduced to sex education in a classroom setting. I believe in today's society sex education should be taught around the 5th. grade in an academic setting. Hopefully, parents are guiding their children before school years with age appropriate discussions.
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
Sex education should include physical and emotional outcomes, abstinence, human anatomy/the reproductive system. Some of the other more advanced topics could be optional classes for high school students.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Disagree
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
Not without the permission of parents or guardians.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
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
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).
WSOC-TV has recorded interviews with all candidates that will be aired during the month of September.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am the only candidate running for CMS Board of Education that has worked the "school-to-prison" pipeline and I know what it takes to change that narrative. I am 1000% committed to this community, students, parents, and educators. A strong public school system is the backbone of a strong flourishing, and desirable city.
A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Strongly Agree
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 General Election 2016 Democratic Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Democratic Primary 2018 General Election 2020 General Election 2022 Democratic Primary 2022 General Election
I can't remember all the primaries I voted so this is to the best of my knowledge.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Strongly Disagree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
Only if state or federally mandated.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
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
