

Melanie Freeman
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Melanie Freeman
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education, At-Large Seats
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
melaniefreeman4schoolboard.com
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
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (1)
*Carolina Teachers Alliance
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Jonathan Almond (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Disclosure Report (from Cabarrus County) - Second Quarter 2024 - Reporting Period: 02/18/2024 to 06/30/2024
Selected contributions/expenditures:
- $104.48 expenditure to Cabarrus County GOP
- $79.50 expenditure to NC GOP
Disclosure Report (from Cabarrus County) - Year End 2023 - Reporting Period: 12/12/2023 to 12/31/2023
Disclosure Report (from Cabarrus County) - First Quarter 2024 - Reporting Period: 01/01/2024 to 02/17/2024
Disclosure Report (from Cabarrus County) - Third Quarter 2024 - Reporting Period: 07/01/2024 to 10/19/202
OTHER INFORMATION
Partisan Primary Election Voting History for Melanie Hilder Freeman from North Carolina State Board of Elections during time of residence in the district and/or at current address
- 2024 Primary - Republican
- 2022 Primary - Republican
- Voted in seven Republican Primaries 1992 - 2020
**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
What role should the school serve in helping a student with an unwanted or crisis pregnancy?
Contact parent
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
North Carolina has protection for all school age children to access a " sound, basic education'. Public schools are tax funded . I am in favor of School Choice funded with the same tax dollars as would be spent in Public School. Tax dollars should follow the student. Colleges do not fall under 'basic education". Scholarships are available through grants and need based. College costs have skyrocketed and State funded Universities need to be audited to bring down the costs.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Teachers should be required to instruct students on mandated curriculum even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Mandated curriculum is the issue with the State Board that sets the standards. This mandated curriculum brought in CORE , CRT, SEL, and Gender politics. I would not teach any curriculum that violated my Christian Beliefs and values.
EDUCATION
Abortion and gender transitioning providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Consistent discipline creates a safe and orderly environment, which is essential for student learning.
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
Educators should give students a thorough education in America's founding documents and cultivate American patriotism.
Strongly Agree
I support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Disagree
I believe ALL people are created in God's image. God is no respecter of persons so we should not be either. God created variety and diversity in all of creation. We therefore treat others as God would treat them.
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
If a member of the public flags (challenges) a book as inappropriate and the school board disagrees, should the board impose a moratorium on when the book can be challenged again? If yes, for how long?
Policies differ from county to county. I understand how much time these challenges can take up in School Board meetings. Depending on the policy/process for challenging a book, this is a tough one to answer. Without knowing the process, I would say it should not be challenged again within the school year. Parents could seek to challenge the policy and closely monitor their child's access to objectionable materials. Parents should also consider appealing the decision if dissatisfied.
Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): American History, Art & Music, Civics, Critical Race Theory, Foreign Language, Gender Identity, Information Technology, Language Arts, Mathematics, Personal Finances, Physical Fitness, Political Activism, Science, Sexuality, Social Emotional Learning, Vocational Learning
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, American History, Art and Music, Civics, Personal Finance, Foreign Language, Physical Fitness, Vocational Learning, Technology
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child instead of the bureaucracy, through a program which allows parents the freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Strongly Agree
Which should students have: equity of outcomes or equality of opportunities?
Equality of opportunities.
Which type of written parental consent should be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE)? (A) Opt-In. (B) Opt-Out. (C) None.
Opt- In (A)
Who should make decisions about whether or not a book is appropriate for children? A) the elected school board members; B) an outsourced community committee
School Board members are the elected representative and therefore can be held accountable.
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I believe He paid the price for my sins by dying on the cross, and restored my relationship with God. He was resurrected the 3rd day. I believe the Bible to be the inerrant Word of God from Genesis to Revelation. I believe God gave man His law for how to behave and obey Him and this is in His Word, the Bible. I believe upon repentance and giving my allegiance to God, the Holy Spirit now indwells in me to bear fruit to Him and glorify Jesus Christ I am an Ambassador for Christ and my citizenship is in heaven where I will go when God calls me home. I am part of the blood-bought Church of Jesus Christ and am charged to use my spiritual gifts to edify the Church.
Children have a right to reach maturity without chemical or surgical castration, which would damage their healthy bodies through surgeries and may cause a life-long dependence on cross-sex hormones.
Strongly Agree
If sexual education is taught in schools, what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
There are levels of introduction that are age appropriate. This does not always follow a consistent Chronological age. Depending on the curriculum, parents should decide when their child receives this education and how graphic it should be. Parents should also be included in the class and at a bare minimum should see everything that will be presented to their child.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman essential to the formation and sustaining of a civil and prosperous society.
Strongly Agree
This is God's design and as Creator there shouldn't be any other consideration.
Parents have the fundamental right to raise their child in accordance with their beliefs and values, including the right to make decisions about the child's education and healthcare.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have full and timely access to any and all records, including school and medical records, associated with their minor children.
Strongly Agree
School children have the right to be protected from sexual grooming including drag shows and explicit materials with pictures of sex acts and graphic language.
Strongly Agree
Should schools be giving instruction on how to engage in sexual acts, the pleasures of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or should they instead focus on educating students about the science of reproduction?
Absolutely not. This is not Science; this is "how to". In our highly sexualized world, children do not need their focus diverted to sex in school. There is hardly enough time to teach children a basic education without getting their hormones and emotions stirred up.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
no
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? 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?
Very Conservative
2ND AMENDMENT
The right to bear arms is fundamental and must be protected.
Strongly Agree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
In the event of a pandemic, school districts can mandate whatever health precautions they deem necessary (including masks and vaccines) to protect students and staff.
Disagree
Personal freedom should be protected. With that said, one person's rights end where another's begins.
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