Melanie Freeman

Republican | North Carolina

Candidate Profile*

Conservative

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Melanie Freeman


Party

Republican


Election Year

2024


Election

General


Race

Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education, At-Large Seats


Incumbent

No


Links

Melanie Freeman websites FacebookFacebook

EDUCATION

melaniefreeman4schoolboard.com

WORK & MILITARY

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AFFILIATIONS

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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (1)

*Carolina Teachers Alliance

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)

Jonathan Almond (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

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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