Cassandra Aucoin

Non-Partisan | Virginia

Candidate Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Cassandra Aucoin


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2023


Election

General and Fairfax County and Loudoun County School Boards


Race

Fairfax County School Board, At Large


Incumbent

No


Links

Cassandra Aucoin websites
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EDUCATION

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Business Mgt

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Fairfax Republican Party

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)

Loudoun Conservatives Care (2023)

Matthew Lang (2021)

Winsome Sears (2021)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Republican Women's Organizations (2023)


OTHER INFORMATION

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 not under the purview of my school board candidacy.

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Choose not to answer

This is not under the purview of my school board candidacy.


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Agree

This is not under the purview of my school board candidacy.

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 (K-12) needs adequate funding; government should take less of a role for college funding -- the private sector/colleges should take this role.


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 oversee the operations of public education and be responsive and accountable to parents and community.

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

Joint effort with school boards and schools, and with comment input from parents and community.

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

Never. Parents and the community at large should be always to provide comments at the 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 (Reading and Writing), Math, Science, Information Technology, American History, Physical Fitness, Art & Music, Personal Finances, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language

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?

Outcome based, at any cost. Equality in education is ensuring the playing field is fair and accessible to all children to achieve.

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.

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.

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 as a Christian - my personal religious belief should not play a role in my duties as a SB member.

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?

Parents.

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 - the biological aspects.

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.

Disagree

I am focused on education policy.


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?

Choose not to answer

This is a non-partisan race.

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

None.

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

No.

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

2014 General Election 2016 General Election 2018 General Election 2020 General Election 2022 Republican Primary 2022 General Election


2ND AMENDMENT

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

Choose not to answer


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

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

When data supports the need.

I support mask mandates.

Disagree

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

Strongly Agree

Transparency

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

Strongly Agree

Transparency

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