Brian McMullen

Strongly Agree

As human life begins at conception, it deserves the same constitutional protection from that moment until natural death. No law states that protection only begins after birth. Science confirms life begins at conception, and our laws should reflect that biological reality.

An unwanted pregnancy is a life-changing event, and parents, NOT a school district, should guide their child through it. Families, not government, are best equipped to provide the love, values, and support a student needs. Schools can offer resources to the family, but they should never replace or exclude parents in such deeply personal decisions. Schools cannot and should not impose one-size-fits-all solutions on something so deeply personal. At the end of the day, strengthening families by upholding parental rights is better for both the student and society.

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise and private property rights are the backbone of a productive economy. When individuals are free to own, build, and innovate, they create jobs, drive competition, and generate prosperity. History shows that government-controlled economies stagnate, while free markets unleash human potential. Protecting private property isn’t just an economic principle; it’s a safeguard of liberty itself.

Educational funding comes from taxpayers and is funnelled through the government; parents should have the freedom to decide where that money goes. School choice protects families’ liberty to raise and educate their children according to their own values, not a third-party agenda.

Strongly Agree

Public education exists to serve the interests of students, not the personal convictions of teachers. When a teacher accepts a position in a public school, they undertake a duty to deliver the curriculum in full. Allowing individual teachers to pick and choose what to teach based on personal beliefs undermines consistency, equality, and the rule of law. The curriculum reflects established standards, and every student deserves access to the same complete education, regardless of who is teaching.

Strongly Disagree

Public schools are for education, not for advancing medical or political agendas. Gender-affirming providers, including Planned Parenthood, belong in the healthcare sphere, NOT in classrooms where children should be learning math, science, and history without outside groups pushing ideology. As stated previously here, abortion is a life-changing event, and parents, not a school district, should guide their child through it. Upholding parental rights is better for both the student and society.

Strongly Agree

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Agree

Educators have a duty to ground students in America’s founding documents because they are the blueprint of our freedoms and rights. Teaching them thoroughly and with respect for American patriotism equips students with the core knowledge to be informed citizens who understand, value, and protect the very principles that sustain our democracy.

Strongly Disagree

DEI often sounds good in theory, but in practice it undermines meritocracy while forcing ideological conformity based on the same criteria it's engineered to counter. Instead of fostering fairness, it risks replacing one form of discrimination with another while offering little real improvement. True equality comes from treating people as individuals not identities.

Strongly Agree

The Constitution doesn’t mention education, so under the 10th Amendment it belongs to the states. The Founders intended schooling decisions to stay local, where citizens shape their children’s future. State control fosters innovation, reflects local needs, and gives parents a true voice.

Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, American History, Art & Music, Physical Fitness, Vocational Learning, Civics, Personal Finances, Foreign Language, Information Technology, Political Activism.

Agree

Equality of opportunity ensures everyone starts with the same chance to succeed, while equity of outcome forces the finish line to be the same for all regardless of effort, talent, or choice. Opportunity rewards hard work and innovation; outcome erases fairness and limits achievement.

What grade level? Define 'comprehensive' Are controversial topics included and explained beforehand?

I was born and raised Roman Catholic. I endeavor to live out the virtues of justice, charity, morality, and respect for human dignity at every stage of life.

A touchy subject for sure. There's not a one-size-fits-all solution, so here's a quick high-level breakdown that is, of course, subject to the child's maturity and development level. Sexual education should begin at home, where parents, our children’s first and most influential teachers, set the moral and personal foundation. Schools can then serve as partners, reinforcing those values in a supportive role. Parents who feel uneasy discussing these topics, but are comfortable with the school’s approach, should have the freedom to delegate that responsibility or to opt out entirely. The choice belongs to families, not institutions. ************* Early Childhood (pre-puberty): Basic lessons on body parts, safety, respect, and boundaries. No sexual details. Puberty (10–13): Age-appropriate education on biological changes, reproduction, and health. Teen Years (14+): More detailed discussions about relationships, responsibility, and consequences, with continued emphasis on virtue, respect, and personal responsibility.

In School- human anatomy and reproductive system, abstinence & consent, contraceptive methods, stages of pregnancy and fetal development ******** At home w/ parents- Everything above plus: physical and emotional health outcomes, abortion methods and side effects, sex acts and pleasures of sex - when/if deemed appropriate, sexual orientation and gender identity - when/if deemed appropriate by parent or the child brings it up.

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Strongly Agree

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As a school board director I don't see this as being in scope for anything relating to school age children

Strongly Agree

It's heartbreaking that this is even a question.

Strongly Agree

Yes, 100% Again, It's heartbreaking that this is even a question.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree

No

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I believe there’s often more common ground than the labels or rigid stances we’re asked to choose from in this question. Life and policy aren’t one-size-fits-all, and meaningful solutions usually live in that middle space. At the core of my beliefs is personal liberty—the freedom for individuals to shape their own lives. But true liberty only thrives when it respects the equal freedom of others. That balance is what I stand for.

Disagree

Teachers should be free to focus on educating and protecting students in the classroom, not acting as tactical responders. The skills needed in an active shooter scenario belong to trained security professionals. A hardened facility, as well as individual classroom reinforcements with dedicated staff, is a stronger, safer solution than expecting teachers to carry that burden.

Strongly Disagree

Schools should play a role in health guidance, but pandemic response is too complex for scattered local mandates. Their focus should be on transparency, giving families choices when possible, and adopting policies that safeguard both public health and individual freedoms.