Cassandra Gonyer

Neutral

I believe every person is made in the image of God. This "legal protection at every stage" should include both babies and their mothers. The United States has one of the highest pregnancy mortality rates of all developed countries, so we need to legally and medically protect women that may be having health complications during a pregnancy, too.

Most public schools are not equipped to care for pregnant students, but I'm glad that Volusia County has The Chiles Academy, a public charter school specifically designed for pregnant teens and student mothers, along with their children. I am also a county virtual school teacher and have had several pregnant and young mothers taking classes online with me in order to have a more flexible schedule to attend doctor's visits or care for their children. We can use these creative school solutions to accomodate students.

Neutral

Every student deserves access to a free, high-quality Pre-K - 12th grade education. This will take multiple funding streams, including local, State, and Federal government. I appreciate that there are various levels of government funding for college: State Colleges being more affordable for students and then students also having access to private colleges and universities.

Agree

As a teacher, I am hired to teach the curriculum. As a science teacher, I have never been presented with curriculum that violates my beliefs. I believe that God created the heavens and the Earth and can still teach that scientists' best explanation for why the universe is currently expanding is called "The Big Bang Theory." The curriculum doesn't say who or what is causing the expansion, just that it's happening. I can then open a class discussion for students to share their thoughts and beliefs

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Yes

I welcome all people (rather than partisan organizations) to take part in curriculum, textbook, and reading material reviews.

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Strongly Agree

I know some folks are nervous about this acronym, but it literally means that we welcome every person of every background to the decision-making table to use their voice. Everyone is invited to the party, each person gets to choose a song on the playlist, and everyone is allowed on the dance floor to take part!

Strongly Disagree

Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History, Civics, Art & Music, Physical Education, Vocational Learning, Information Technology, Foreign Language, Personal Finances, Social Emotional Learning

Strongly Disagree

Tax dollars funding public school undergo a high degree of accountability and scrutiny. There has been a lack of accountability in money following students to private and homeschools. If we put safeguards in place to make sure that students are receiving high-quality education rather than lining the pockets of private corporations or even individuals, then I would be more open to it. My goal is to protect and educate students.

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B. Opt-Out

I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that he came to Earth to restore our broken relationship with the Father. His prayer was to make things "on Earth as it is in Heaven," so I value working towards restoration and redemption here on Earth. This includes justice, peace, love, and as the disciples in Acts did, "sharing everything in common." My family has lived in International community with other followers of Jesus for 15+ years. We pray and read the Word together in worship and community.

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No

No

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I was registered "No Party Affiliated" for the 2012 - 2022 election cycles, so while I did vote in Florida's primaries, it was only for non-partisan elections

Lean Liberal

My family is morally conservative but politically liberal. When Jesus asks us to love our neighbor, we want our government to help with that, too, which is seen as "liberal"

Strongly Disagree

Statistically speaking, homes with guns are more likely to have an injury or death to the gun's owners than to any outside, potential threats. I am not willing to increase this statistic in my classroom, too.

Agree

School Districts already implement health and safety precautions for things like "blood borne pathogens" and glassware in chemistry labs. It only makes sense that they would continue to follow Health Officials guidance on larger scale health concerns, as well. Their job is to keep both students and staff safe.