[2. CALL TO ORDER]
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CALL A MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:00.
ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
NO ONE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA, SO WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:00.
[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]
OKAY. 6:00.WE'LL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND HAVE A REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]
5.2 IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF CG AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OAH, CASE NUMBER 2023040102, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S PARENTS HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT.THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GREG PALATTO WITH A SECOND BY DEREK BAHMANOU.
THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.
REPORT OUT ON 5.3 IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF SHAWN CASEY AS PRINCIPAL AT THE ED JONES EDUCATIONAL CENTER. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY JIM ELLIOTT WITH A SECOND BY GLENN CREIMAN.
THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.
[APPLAUSE] SEAN CASEY HAS WORKED IN BONITA UNIFIED SINCE 2021.
WHILE HERE, HE HAS SERVED AS THE DEAN OF CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.
SEAN WORKED AS A TEACHER ADMINISTRATOR AND ALSO SERVED SIX YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEAN CONTINUING THE EXCELLENT TRADITION OF CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.
AND PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING AND WELCOMING SEAN TO HIS NEW POSITION.
I'M INCREDIBLY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE STANDING HERE TONIGHT AS YOUR NEWLY APPOINTED PRINCIPAL AT CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL WORKING IN BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN A BLESSING AND I HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY, MY WIFE, GLADYS, MY SONS MATTHEW AND SEAN FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGHOUT MY CAREER AND ESPECIALLY IN MY LIFE. THEIR LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT HAVE BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE, AND I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE FOR ME.
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND VISION HAVE SET THE STANDARD FOR OUR DISTRICT AND I AM COMMITTED TO LIVING UP TO THAT STANDARD BY ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE EVERY STUDENT TO LIVE THEIR PURPOSE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOLS.
YOUR HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS IS UNPARALLELED.
COLLECTIVELY, YOU ARE COMMITTED TO DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE THE BEST LITTLE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
FINALLY, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO KRIS BLACK.
WHO HAS BEEN AN AMAZING MENTOR TO ME.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE MANY YEARS OF YOUR TIRELESS DEDICATION TOWARDS PREPARING EVERY STUDENT TO LIVE THEIR PURPOSE AS YOU HAVE HELPED ME TO LIVE MINE BY PROUDLY FOLLOWING IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS AS THE NEXT PRINCIPAL OF CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.
THANK YOU. HEY, WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? READY. BEGIN.
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OKAY. APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ORDER AND CONTENT.[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]
I'LL MOVE. SECOND.OPPOSED. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]
ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 12TH, 2023 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.OKAY. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, TONIGHT WE'LL START WITH NATALIE.
[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]
GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT CREIMAN, MEMBERS OF BOARD CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.CELEBRATIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.
FIRST, I LIKE TO START OFF BY CONGRATULATING MR. CASEY ON BEING SELECTED AS PRINCIPAL OF CHAP VISTA.
ON JUNE 2ND, WE WILL BE HOLDING OUR ALOHA SENIORS RALLY.
THIS INCLUDES A LUNCHEON AND DEPARTMENT AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE PRESENTED.
AMONG OTHER AWARDS, WE WILL ALSO ANNOUNCE OUR STUDENT OF THE YEAR, OUR BULLDOG AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION AT BOTH VISTA AND CHAPARRAL AND OUR DOGS AWARD TO THE STUDENTS WHO EXEMPLIFIED OUR DOGS CREED.
DO THE RIGHT THING, OWN YOUR ACTIONS, GIVE RESPECT AND SHOW PRIDE.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE A NEW AWARD CALLED THE VISTA LEGACY AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED BULLDOG EXCELLENCE WHILE ATTENDING ALL THREE YEARS AT BOTH VISTA AND CHAPARRAL.
ACADEMICS COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION.
ON MAY 9TH, WE WILL HAVE OUR FINAL THREE SENIOR PRESENTATIONS.
THIS WILL MAKE A TOTAL OF 52 PRESENTATIONS FOR THE YEAR.
ARTS STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON PROTEST POSTERS.
ACTIVITIES. LAST WEEK WE CELEBRATED OUR ANNUAL FOOD FEST 2023.
LET'S JUST SAY THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD EATING THAT WEEK.
THIS WEEK IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, AND WE HAVE 13 OF THE MOST AMAZING TEACHERS.
WE CELEBRATED WITH A BAGEL AND A PARFAIT BUFFET BREAKFAST ON TUESDAY AND THROUGHOUT TODAY, WE CELEBRATED EACH TEACHER WITH A READING OF A PERSONALIZED LETTER WRITTEN BY A STUDENT WHO HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY HAVING THAT SPECIFIC TEACHER.
OUR GRADUATES ARE EXCITED FOR OUR SENIOR TRIP GRAD BASH AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, MAY 26TH.
IT WILL BE PART OF OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH RALLY.
OUR NEXT GAME IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 24TH.
OUR SCHOOLWIDE CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT STILL HAS SIX TEAMS REMAINING.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD AND MR. WIEN AND CABINET FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS CHAPERON VISTA'S BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND SHARE ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING AT CHAP VISTA.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT SUCH AN AMAZING SCHOOL THAT I CAN CALL FAMILY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT GRADUATION ON JUNE 6TH.
THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OKAY, JADEN.
GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS AND ATTENDING AUDIENCE AND STAFF.
SAN DIMAS HAS BEEN EXCELLING THIS PAST MONTH.
OUR CULINARY TEAM IS CURRENTLY IN WASHINGTON DC, COMPETING AT THE POST ART NATIONALS CUP.
WE HAD A SEND OFF FOR THEM ON FRIDAY AND THEY WERE ALSO HONORED BY RINGING THE BELL ON CAMPUS.
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THE ANNUAL SCHOLAR BANQUET WAS HELD ON THE 25TH WHERE VALLEY VISTA FIVE TRIPLE THREAT SCHOLAR, ARTIST, SCHOLAR, LEADERS AND SCHOLAR ATHLETE RECIPIENTS WERE GIVEN SOME AMAZING AWARDS. OUR RENAISSANCE ACADEMIC RALLY IS APPROACHING.OUR BASEBALL TEAM WAS NAMED UNDEFEATED VALLEY VISTA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.
THEY PLAYED IN ROUND ONE OF CIF JUST TODAY, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE WIN.
THE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO CIF AFTER ONLY THEIR SECOND SEASON OF PLAYING SAN DIMAS COMPLETED THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A DOMINANT LEAGUE PERFORMANCE AS FINISHED WITH UNDEFEATED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS IN BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS SPORTS.
OUR DRAMA DEPARTMENT HAS WRAPPED UP THEIR VARSITY MUSICAL HIGH SCHOOL.
COLOR GUARD MADE THEIR WAY UP THE RANKS THIS YEAR WITH THEIR SHOW AND TOOK THIRD PLACE.
DRUMLINE ALSO TOOK FIRST IN ONE SHOW AND THIRD IN ANOTHER.
SO BOTH ARE HEADED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR ACTIVITIES.
DURING THAT CONFERENCE, WE HAD THREE LEADERSHIP STUDENTS WHO CHOSE TO LEAD A WORKSHOP AND SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO OVER 200 STUDENTS SO THEY COULD TAKE INFO AND TRAINING BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES.
AND BEFORE I WRAP IT ALL UP, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY PRESIDENT ELECT FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
[INAUDIBLE] IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO BRAG ABOUT MY AMAZING SCHOOL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND I TRULY THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR THIS EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND GRISHM.
GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT CREIMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.
BEFORE I START TALKING ABOUT BONITA, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD THIS YEAR AND FOR GIVING ME THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT MY SCHOOL EVERY MONTH.
IT IS ALSO TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK ON CAMPUS, AND OUR THEME IS MAGIC SCHOOL BUS.
FOR ARTS, THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL COLOR GUARD GOT FIRST PLACE AND A GOLD MEDAL AT THE [INAUDIBLE] PRELIMS AND GOT FIFTH OVERALL AT CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE CAL STATE LONG BEACH PYRAMID IN THEIR DIVISION.
OUR AMAZING THEATER PROGRAM PUT ON THEIR MUSICAL LEGALLY BLOND LAST WEEK AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
AND IF YOU GOT TO SEE IT LIVE, THEN YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
FINALLY WE HAVE GRADUATION COMING UP, WHICH INCLUDES OUR GRAD WALKS, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, OUR SENIORS WILL COME BACK FROM THOSE GRAD WALKS AND HAVE THEIR VERY OWN SENIOR RALLY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LETTING ME COME AND SPEAK ABOUT THE PLACE THAT GAVE ME THE BEST FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE SO FAR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT WHAT BONITA ACCOMPLISHES AFTER I LEAVE.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR
[13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]
FEATURE PRESENTATIONS. AND FIRST IS RECOGNITION OF OUR STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES.AND EVERY TIME YOU GET UP EVERY MONTH TO TALK, YOU PROVE THAT TO BE TRUE.
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YOU HAVE ALL BEEN EXCELLENT SPOKESPERSONS FOR YOUR SITES AND GREAT AMBASSADORS FOR THE DISTRICT.YOU'VE BEEN YOU'VE BEEN GREAT. SO GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR DISTRICT.
[APPLAUSE] NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EACH HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL GET UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE, STARTING WITH KENNY RICHIE.
HE IS GOING TO BE OUR NEXT YEAR'S ASB PRESIDENT.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, ANDREW. [APPLAUSE] NOW, MANY OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER GRISHM FROM A SPEECH THAT HE GAVE FOUR YEARS AGO IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF AND FACULTY AT THE BCA.
THAT LEADERSHIP STARTED THERE AND IT HAS NOT STOPPED SINCE.
SO GRISHM, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT PIECE.
HE WILL BE ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IN THE FALL.
AND AFTER COLLEGE, HE HOPES TO WORK IN THE AREA OF MEDICINE OR LAW.
WHEN I TALK TO GRISHM ABOUT HIS FAVORITE MEMORY, HE SAID THAT HIS FAVORITE MEMORY AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL WAS BEING PART OF THE DRUMLINE AND GETTING TO PERFORM A SOLO AT THE TOYOTA CENTER. AT HIS LAST COMPETITION.
IT WAS HIS FAVORITE THING WHEN TALKING ABOUT AN INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER.
IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT MR BYRD, THE BAND TEACHER, WAS HIS INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER FOR TWO REASONS.
AND SO. MR. BYRD, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
WHEN I ASK HIM WHAT IS SOME ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO ANY FRESHMAN COMING INTO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, HE SAID THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND EVERY STUDENT TO GET INVOLVED IN AS MANY ACTIVITIES AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN BECAUSE YOU NEVER WANT TO LOOK BACK AT YOUR FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE REGRETS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE MET FOR TWO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, THE LEADER YOU'VE BEEN ON CAMPUS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, GRISHAM, STEPHANIE.
[APPLAUSE] NOW REPRESENTING SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, JACK NANCE. THANK YOU.
IF ANYBODY KNOWS ME, I LOVE SPORTS.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE THE BEST IS CINDERELLA STORIES.
AND JADEN IS A CINDERELLA STORY.
JADEN, I READ YOUR BRAG SHEET TODAY IN TEARS.
TWO YEARS AGO, HE DECIDED TO STEP OUT OF THE BOX AND GO FOR ASB.
SCHOOL HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE JADEN HAS TAKEN OVER.
HE HAS AN INCREDIBLE FACE TO SEE.
BUT WE KNOW HE'S GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS.
AND THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO MISS YOU JADEN.
I'M GLAD THAT WE STILL HAVE 23 DAYS.
JADEN, COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE] I FORGOT ONE THING. I DID WANT TO READ A QUOTE FROM ONE OF JADEN'S TEACHERS.
THIS IS FROM MRS. CARSON, HIS ASB TEACHER, AND SHE SAYS, JADEN IS DETERMINED, PATIENT, TRUSTWORTHY AND A VERY HARD WORKER.
HE HAS THE NECESSARY DRIVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL STUDENT AND A MEMBER OF SOCIETY.
JADEN MIRANDA IS THE KIND OF YOUNG MAN WHO WILL MAKE YOUR SCHOOL PROUD.
[APPLAUSE] AND NOW FROM CHAPARRAL.
IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO SPEAK ABOUT NATALIE BOLANOS, OR SHOULD I SAY OUR NATALIE.
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ON BEHALF OF HER ENTIRE BULLDOG FAMILY AND TO SINCERELY THANK HER FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT SHE HAS REPRESENTED OUR SCHOOL AS OUR SCHOOL BOARD REP.NATALIE IS TRULY AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADER WHO EXEMPLIFIES OUR BULLDOG EXPECTATIONS OF DOING THE RIGHT THING, OWNING YOUR ACTIONS, GIVING RESPECT AND SHOWING PRIDE.
THE BULLDOGS ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HER.
WE HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH PLEASURE FROM WATCHING HER GROW INTO AN AMAZING STUDENT AND WATCH HER GROW AND BLOSSOM INTO THE AMAZING YOUNG WOMAN THAT YOU'VE SEEN WHO EXUDES SUCH CONFIDENCE WHEN SHE GETS UP HERE AND SPEAKS EVERY MONTH.
WE KNOW THAT SHE IS READY TO GO OUT THERE AND TAKE ON THE WORLD TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION.
WE WISH NATALIE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING AND TONS OF BULLDOG LOVE AS SHE PREPARES TO ATTEND CITRUS COLLEGE THIS FALL AND THEN MOVE ON TO GET HER DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK AND THEN GO ON TO LIVE HER PURPOSE, WORKING AS A CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER, WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.
WE ARE GOING TO MISS HER AND HER ENERGETIC SPIRIT THAT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE EVERY MONTH AND HER BEAUTIFUL SMILE, I THINK HOW MUCH NATALIE IS TRULY LOVED AND APPRECIATED BY OUR BULLDOG FAMILY IS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE NUMBER OF BULLDOGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT TO SEE HER OFF.
NATALIE, WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR SCHOOL SO WELL.
[APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME OF YEAR IS FUN.
OKAY, NEXT RECOGNITION OF THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CIF CHAMPIONS.
TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING YET ANOTHER CIF CHAMPIONSHIP FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS BEING THE THIRD GROUP OF ATHLETES FROM SAN DIMAS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
THE GIRLS WERE A CLOSE KNIT GROUP THAT REPRESENTED EVERYTHING THE GREAT SAINTS STAND FOR.
THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE ROLE MODELS ON THE CAMPUS AND SHOW GREAT RESPECT AND HARD WORK.
MAY I PLEASE HAVE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JACK NANCE COME TO THE PODIUM TO ASSIST WITH THE AWARDS? WE WOULD FIRST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR COACHES.
JESSE JAIME, ANGEL SOLIS, TIKI JAIME.
AND ALISON [INAUDIBLE] AND NOW, MR. NANCE, WILL YOU PLEASE RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENT ATHLETES? BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THEM.
KALEY'S OVERALL RECORD WAS A PHENOMENAL 37 AND FOUR AND A SIXTH PLACE FINISH AT STATE.
SHE WILL BE ATTENDING TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ON A WRESTLING SCHOLARSHIP.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, KALEY RICE.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT IS A SOPHOMORE, AND THIS IS HER SECOND CIF CHAMPION.
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JULIANA HAS ALSO DOMINATED THROUGHOUT HER CIF RUN.SHE ENDED WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 40 AND FOUR AND A FOURTH PLACE FINISH AT STATE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JULIANA MARQUEZ.
AND OUR FINAL FEATURED PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS RECOGNITION OF OUR DISTRICT'S SOCIAL WORKERS.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN DEVELOPING OUR SOCIAL WORK SERVICES TEAM.
SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, BUT CAN ALSO WORK WITH FAMILIES OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL TO MEET MATERIAL NEEDS AND CONNECT THEM TO LONG TERM SUPPORT AS NEEDED.
PRESENTING IS MARK ROGERS, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.
AND FULL DISCLOSURE, I DID NOT TELL TIFFANY AND CRYSTAL THEY WERE BEING HONORED TONIGHT.
I JUST SAID, WHY DON'T YOU COME TO THE PRESENTATION, IT'LL BE NICE.
BUT TIFFANY PRIMARILY WORKS WITH OUR LA VERNE SCHOOLS AND KRISTA WITH OUR SAN DIMAS SCHOOLS.
AND THEN WE HAD OUR LARGEST SOCIAL WORK INTERN PROGRAM EVER THIS YEAR WITH NINE.
IT WAS A GREAT TEAM OF INTERNS.
THE ANNE MENTIONED THAT THIS BEGAN THIS PROGRAM BEGAN REALLY AS SUPPORT FOR FOSTER YOUTH, BUT HAS EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS, PARTICULARLY IN THESE YEARS SINCE COVID, TO REALLY SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE ISSUES, PARTICULARLY ONES THAT EXIST OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL, THAT MAY BE KIND OF CREATING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS.
WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ABOUT 120 YOUTH IN FOSTER PLACEMENT.
THAT'S NOT THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR.
THAT'S JUST HOW MANY ARE ENROLLED RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 95 FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
THAT'S UP SIGNIFICANT FROM WHAT WE SAW PRIOR TO COVID AND ABOUT 3400 STUDENTS DESIGNATED AS SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCED, LIKE I SAID, SOMETHING THAT IS CREATING A HEADWIND OR A BARRIER TO EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.
AND SO THE TEAM REALLY SERVES THOSE STUDENTS BOTH WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL.
SO THE TEAM DEVELOPED A VISION STATEMENT THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS CRYSTAL AND TIFFANY AND THE NINE SOCIAL WORKERS.
THAT'S WHERE SOCIAL WORK REALLY, YOU KNOW, DOES ITS WORK IS NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENS FROM 8 TO 3:00, BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND A STUDENT GETTING TO SCHOOL OR HAVING EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT SCHOOL BASED SOCIAL WORK DOES.
THE MISSION IS A VARIETY OF THINGS.
WE DO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUTH AND FOSTER CARE IN SCHOOL.
WE'RE SUPPORTING FAMILIES WITH MATERIAL NEEDS AS NEEDED.
WE REALLY WANT TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS TO THE FULL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, NOT JUST GOING TO CLASS, BUT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND REALLY GET BARRIERS DOWN LIKE COST.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF A STUDENT MAKES A TEAM BUT CAN'T AFFORD EQUIPMENT, WE WANT TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THEM.
WE CONNECT STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE PARTNERS AS WELL AS LONG LISTS OF RESOURCES.
THEY PARTICIPATE VERY DIRECTLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE PROGRAMS. AND THEN A CASELOAD OF WHAT WE CALL TIER TWO, WHICH IS STUDENTS WHO NEED A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT.
SO AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE A STUDENT WHO HAS A LOT OF ABSENCES.
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SO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES BOTH WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.AND I WANTED TO SHARE WHAT I WAS CALLING A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A SOCIAL WORKER, TIFFANY AND CRYSTAL PROVIDED ME OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, OCCASIONAL UPDATES ON WHAT DID WE DO THIS WEEK. THIS IS KIND OF A SUMMARY OF ONE WEEK, I THINK IT WAS BACK IN THE FALL BECAUSE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS LISTS, BUT IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF WHAT OUR FOLKS ARE SPENDING THEIR TIME DOING. THIS IS ONE WEEK AND THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST.
IT'S JUST AN IDEA OF I GOT DANCE TICKETS FOR A STUDENT THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN HOMECOMING AT THAT TIME OF YEAR, DELIVERED FOOD, DID DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE AWARENESS LESSONS AT CHAPARRAL.
WE'RE WORKING ON CHRISTMAS WISH LISTS WITH PARENTS, GOT KIDS SHOES.
THERE WAS A STUDENT WHO ONLY EATS FRESH FRUIT BUT WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING IT IN A GROUP HOME SETTING, PROVIDED THAT DONATED FURNITURE LITERALLY DIDN'T JUST ARRANGE FOR THE DONATION, BUT INTERNS PERSONALLY TOOK FURNITURE AND THEN ACTUALLY CONNECTED SOME OF OUR YOUTH WITH THE COUNTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THEM TO ASK QUESTIONS AND KIND OF SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVE. SO ALL OF THAT IS PART OF WHAT HAPPENED IN ONE WEEK IN OCTOBER.
SO THIS IS THE WORK THEY'RE DOING EVERY WEEK.
THIS IS ALL THE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL STUFF.
ALL RIGHT. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE NEW.
WE RECENTLY LAUNCHED WHAT'S CALLED A STUDENT AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE FORUM.
AND WE ACTUALLY JUST GOT A SPANISH EDITION PUT UP LAST WEEK.
SO THIS IS JUST A WAY, AGAIN, FOR A FAMILY TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE THAT'S A BIT MORE PRIVATE.
THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE THEM TALKING ABOUT IT IN A PUBLIC AREA LIKE AN OFFICE.
AND THEN THESE GET ANYTIME ONE OF THESE COMES IN, ME, TIFFANY AND KRISTA GET IN.
I'M GOING TO DO THAT IN MULTIPLE TIMES.
AND THEN EITHER THEY OR ONE OF THEIR INTERNS FOLLOWS UP WITH THE FAMILY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AND WE MAINTAIN A DONATION ACCOUNT THAT ALLOWS US TO RESPOND TO THINGS LIKE THIS VERY QUICKLY AND WITH A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE PAY FOR.
MCKINNEY-VENTO IS HOMELESS, FOSTER HOUSING RESOURCES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SO ON.
WE'RE WORKING ON INTEGRATING THIS INTO OUR EXISTING SOCIAL WORK WEBSITE.
SO THIS WAS WHAT'S CALLED A MACRO PROJECT.
SO IT WILL BECOME A PERMANENT RESOURCE FOR THE DISTRICT.
THEY CAME OUT OF THE WORK THIS TEAM DID TOGETHER THIS YEAR.
AND THEN A COUPLE OF THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON FOR NEXT YEAR.
MY DEPARTMENT, STUDENT SERVICES, SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING WITH SITES TO TO REALLY BUILD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR WHAT WE CALL TIERED WELLNESS. WHAT DO ALL KIDS GET? WHAT DO SOME KIDS GET THAT'S A LITTLE EXTRA AND WHAT DO SOME KIDS GET THAT'S A MORE INTENSE NEED.
IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO IN ACADEMICS WHERE EVERYBODY GETS CORE INSTRUCTION.
SOME GET A LITTLE MORE, SOME GET A LOT MORE.
IT'S ANALOGOUS TO THAT KIND OF ON THE WELLNESS SIDE OF THE EQUATION.
AND THEN WE ARE LOOKING TO GROW OUR INTERN TEAM TO 16 FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE HAD NINE. WE'RE LOOKING TO GROW THAT TO 16.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT.
THAT'S NOT SIMPLY ASPIRATIONAL.
WE HAVE A WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'RE BRINGING ON A NEW COMMUNITY PARTNER WHO'S GOING TO BE BRINGING IN COUNSELING INTERNS.
SO IF I COULD HAVE TIFFANY AND CRYSTAL COME UP HERE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE, ARE YOU SERIOUS? YES, I AM. [APPLAUSE] I DID WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND DIDN'T WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THESE TWO WORKED TIRELESSLY ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES OF OUR DISTRICT.
A LOT OF IT IS BEHIND THE SCENES.
IT'S NOT OUT IN THE OPEN, BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE SLOGAN CHANGING THE WORLD ONE KID AT A TIME.
AND THESE GUYS DO THAT EVERY DAY.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. SORRY TO BE SNEAKY ABOUT IT, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU.
REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. EXCUSE ME. PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.
IN THE CASE OF NON AGENDA ITEMS, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
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ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA.[15. CONSENT AGENDA]
MATTERS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.IF ANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SO REQUIRES AN ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS, FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.
IT'S ABOUT AN AGREEMENT WORKING WITH CHARTER OAK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND I WORK FOR A CHARTER OAK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM 15.2.8.
[15.2.8. Approve and/or Ratify Agreement Between Bonita Unified School District and Charter Oak Unified School District (COUSD)]
SO MOVED. SECOND.ALL RIGHT. ON OUR ACTION AGENDA FIRST IS RECEIVE FIRST READING OF OUR BOARD POLICIES.
[16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
SO TONIGHT WE HAVE 18 BOARD POLICIES GOING FOR A FIRST READ.CHANGES SOMETIMES REQUIRE UPDATES.
SO WE HAVE 18 UPDATES FOR THOSE.
AND THEN THESE WILL GO TO A SECOND READ ON JUNE 14TH.
OKAY. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
[17. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT]
WE'LL START WITH DEREK.JUST A COMMENT. I APPRECIATE KEVIN, MY POLICY BUDDY.
SO WE GOT A NICE LITTLE SYSTEM WORKED OUT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
I'M GOING TO KEEP MY WORDS SHORT AND JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
BONITA IS AN AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY THIS EVENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT WE HAD A WONDERFUL RECOGNITION OF OUR RETIREES LAST WEEK.
IT WAS JUST ANOTHER AFFIRMATION THAT OUR DISTRICT ATTRACTS AND KEEPS EMPLOYEES.
AND IT SAYS A LOT FOR HOW WE SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE.
JUST AGAIN, HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.
YOU GUYS DO SO MUCH. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, AS WELL AS NURSE'S APPRECIATION.
YOU GUYS DO A LOT FOR MY OWN KIDS AND ALL OF OUR KIDS HERE.
CONGRATS TO YOU, CHRISTINE, ON YOUR RETIREMENT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
PART OF THAT LEARNING WALKS. WE DID GET TO SEE SOME INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AT THE ELEMENTARY.
WE ARE AGAIN RANKED NUMBER ONE FOR THE SECOND YEAR FOR READING, AND I WORK IN ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY TALK ABOUT BONITA LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO THAT THEY DO? SO OUR WORK DEFINITELY GETS RECOGNIZED.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND JUST TO SEE THE KIDS HAVING FUN MAKES THEM REALLY WANT TO LEARN.
I LIKE TO START BY THANKING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAS SINCE LEFT, BUT THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB THIS YEAR, KEEPING EVERYBODY INFORMED OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THEIR CAMPUSES AND ENJOYED WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE THEM GROW DURING THE YEAR.
AND I'D LIKE TO CLOSE BY SAYING MEMORIAL DAY IS THIS MONTH, SO TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR FREEDOMS AND TRY TO LIVE A LIFE WORTHY OF THAT SACRIFICE.
I JUST WANT TO SPEND MY TIME TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT THREE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE PASSED DURING CONSENT.
FIRST RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MAY AS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH.
THIS RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGES FOSTER PARENTS, CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND HELPS THEM FIND PERMANENT HOMES AND CONNECTIONS TO LEAD A SUCCESSFUL AND REWARDING LIFE.
SECOND RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES MAY 5TH SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY.
OUR FOOD SERVICES STAFF MEMBERS HAVE PREPARED AND SERVED OVER A MILLION SCHOOL MEALS THIS YEAR.
AND THEN THE THIRD RESOLUTION DECLARES THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY IS CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WEEK.
CSA EMPLOYEES COVER A HUGE ARRAY OF JOBS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT.
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THEY HELP TEACHERS WORK DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS. THEY PREPARE THEIR MEALS, KEEP THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS CLEAN AND SAFE, DELIVER STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL, MAINTAIN RECORDS, MANAGE OUR OFFICES, OPERATE LIBRARIES.CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE VITAL TO THE DISTRICT, AND THIS RESOLUTION PROVIDES WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO OUR SCHOOLS. OKAY, NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.
[18. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC]
AND WE'LL TRY TO BREAK THESE UP BY SUBJECT.SO WE'LL START WITH MICHAEL CAMPOPIANO.
DEAR SUPERINTENDENT, I NEED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE DISCRIMINATION AND NEGLIGENCE YOUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS SUBJECTED MY SON TO WHILE AT RAMONA FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, IN PARTICULAR, DANIELLE WALKER AND ANDREA CASTANEDA HAVE NOW ESCALATED THE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MY SON TO THE POINT THAT IS FORCING ME TO TAKE THE MAKE THIS A PUBLIC AWARENESS.
YET THEY HAVE INTENTIONALLY CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
SO I HAVE FILED COMPLIANCE COMPLAINTS AND I AM SUING BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AS A RESULT OF THE DISTRICT'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPETENTLY AND ADEQUATELY UNDER THE LAW.
YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CORRECT THE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR STAFF AND ENSURE THAT NO SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT IS A VICTIM OF INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF EDUCATION CODES AT YOUR SCHOOLS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A PROMPT RESPONSE FROM YOU ON HOW YOU PLAN TO HANDLE THE INEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED, AS WELL AS THE BLATANT DISREGARD FOR FEDERAL LAWS BY YOUR STAFF, BOTH PRESENTLY AND IN THE FUTURE.
NOT ONLY PARENTS THAT ONLY PARENTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS HAVE TO ENDURE TIME AND TIME AGAIN AS THE PUBLIC IS JUST NOT AWARE OF THE INEPTITUDES AND FAILURES OF YOUR STUDENTS ENDURE ON A DAILY BASIS AT THE HANDS OF YOUR DISTRICT'S EMPLOYEES.
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I STAY ON SCRIPT.
A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS I INITIALLY HAD WERE ANSWERED AT THAT.
AND I COME BEFORE THIS BODY TODAY BECAUSE THURSDAY, APRIL 13TH, MY SON WAS TEXTING ME WHILE HE WAS AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, DAD, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THESE BOOK BANNINGS? AND TO MY EMBARRASSMENT, I DIDN'T.
AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, I CLEARLY AM NOT IN THE KNOW.
APPARENTLY, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION DURING THAT BOARD MEETING THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY, HE WAS TEXTING ME UPDATES AND I SAID, I CLEARLY NEED TO GET UPDATED ON THIS MATTER.
SO I'M STILL PLAYING CATCH UP.
BUT NONETHELESS, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY SON, WHO IS A SENIOR GRADUATING FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
WE'VE HAD A PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCE AND BONITA UNIFIED AND BUT IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE INFORMED, I FELT THAT IF THESE BOOKS WERE WARRANTING A BANNING IN THE DISTRICT, THEY WERE MUST READ BOOKS.
AND SO I QUICKLY ORDERED THE BOOKS.
AND I'M STILL WORKING THROUGH THE SECOND BOOK THAT WAS PULLED.
I BELIEVE THAT'S THE BEYOND MAGENTA.
AND SO I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY.
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AND I'VE SEEN THE EXCERPTS IN ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND I GOT A HANDOUT TODAY.AND LIKE I SAID, MY INITIAL THOUGHT IS IF IF IT'S A BANNED BOOK, IT'S WORTH A READ.
AND, YOU KNOW, I LOVE THIS DISTRICT, I LOVE THIS STATE, I LOVE THIS COUNTRY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I LOVE THE PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND THE LIBERTY WE HAVE AS A RIGHT.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM OPPRESSIVE RESTRICTIONS.
AND I FEEL FROM MY VANTAGE POINT THAT THESE BANS WOULD PREVENT THAT PERSONAL FREEDOM THAT MY SON HAS, THAT PERSONAL FREEDOM THAT I HAVE, THAT PERSONAL FREEDOM THAT EVERY STUDENT IN BONITA UNIFIED HAS.
I RESPECT THE OPINION OF EVERY ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS, AND I MAY VERY WELL BE IN THE CLEAR MINORITY HERE, BUT I'VE READ THESE BOOKS COVER TO COVER.
I SUPPORT PARENT AND STUDENT CHOICE.
AND MY TAKEAWAY WAS AFTER I READ THIS, I WANTED TO REDOUBLE MY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION OF EACH AND EVERY ONE THAT THAT LIVES IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO READ THESE BOOKS WITH ANYONE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE CAN START A BANNED BOOK READING CLUB, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S OPPOSING DECISIONS AS WELL.
NOW, IF I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE RIGHT NOW, IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME, BECAUSE I PROBABLY WILL.
MY HUSBAND'S ARMENIAN, SO I'M JUST A MUTT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
AND I AM SPEAKING ON THIS BOOK THAT HE WAS JUST SPEAKING ON BEYOND MAGENTA.
AND I AM JUST GOING TO READ JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT IT SAYS.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS BOOK IS YOU CAN GET THIS BOOK IF YOU'RE IN KINDERGARTEN.
OKAY. THEY'RE AVAILABLE AT ALLEN ELEMENTARY, EKSTRAND, GRACE MILLER, LA VERNE HEIGHTS, OAK MESA, ROYNON, SHULL, LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL, BONITA CHAPEL AND SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO CRY.
I HAVE A GRANDSON THAT'S IN FIRST GRADE AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS, AND IT'S SO SAD THAT HIS MOM HAS ALREADY HAD TO EXPLAIN TO HIM THINGS THAT HE SHOULDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT YET.
HE'S IN FIRST GRADE AND HE'S SEVEN.
THE BIGGEST THING I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT WAS WHO AM I GOING TO RIDE MY BIKE WITH AFTER SCHOOL? WHO AM I GOING TO PLAY WITH AFTER SCHOOL? WHO'S GOING TO PLAY BASEBALL? WHO'S GOING TO THIS? THIS STUFF IS I UNDERSTAND, I LOVE MY COUNTRY, TOO.
BUT THIS STUFF THAT WE'RE PUSHING ON OUR LITTLE KIDS AND EVEN HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, I WANT HIM TO LEARN TO READ, TO WRITE, TO DO HIS MATH.
I WANT HIM TO BE LIKE THOSE KIDS THAT ARE ON ASB.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TEACH THEM THIS STUFF.
THE EXCERPT THAT I'M GOING TO READ SAYS I WAS SEXUALLY MATURE.
WHAT I MEAN BY SEXUALLY MATURE IS THAT I KNEW ABOUT SEX FROM SIX UP.
I USED TO KISS OTHER GUYS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, MAKE OUT WITH THEM AND PERFORM ORAL SEX ON THEM.
I USED TO LOVE ORAL AND I TOUCHED THEIR YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WERE REALLY YOUNG, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
I WAS MAKING OUT WITH GIRLS, TOO.
I USED TO LOVE MAKING OUT WITH GIRLS BECAUSE EVERYBODY THOUGHT I WAS COOL.
I'D SEE GUYS GIVING ME A LOOK, AND IT KIND OF CREEPED ME OUT.
THEY WOULD TOUCH THEMSELVES SAYING, COME HERE, SWEETIE.
I RAN AWAY. I RAN WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE.
AND THE OTHER EXCERPT WAS THERE WAS SEX, WHAT I WOULD CALL CURIOSITY SEX.
ISN'T THAT WHAT A KID DOES AT THAT AGE? AT SIX.
I DON'T WANT MY GRANDSON READING THIS STUFF.
IT'S HIS PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO TEACH HIM THIS STUFF.
THIS DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN ANY SCHOOL.
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LYONS WAS RIGHT. WE ARE A FREE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW ANYWAYS.NOT FOR LONG. AND WE NEED TO NOT HAVE THESE IN A SCHOOL LIBRARY.
IT'S FINE. GO TO A PUBLIC LIBRARY IF YOU WANT TO READ THAT STUFF.
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY, BUT DON'T PUSH THIS ON MY KIDS.
OKAY. WE'LL HAVE YOUR OTHER HALF.
I KNOW BETTER THAN TO SAY BETTER HALF ITS OTHER HALF.
I'VE BEEN A LA VERNE RESIDENT SINCE 2002.
MY WIFE AND I MOVED HERE PURPOSELY TO FIND A SAFE HAVEN FOR OUR CHILDREN.
GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH TO LEARN AND A FINE COMMUNITY IN WHICH TO BE A PART OF.
MR LYONS CHARACTERIZED THIS MEETING AS A BOOK BAN.
THIS IS NOT. THIS IS A SUGGESTION THAT CERTAIN BOOKS BE DISALLOWED ACCESS TO BY OUR YOUNGER MEMBERS OF OUR POPULATION, BY OUR STUDENTS.
THE EXCERPT THAT I'M GOING TO READ IS FROM A BOOK CALLED THE BLUEST EYES.
IT'S WRITTEN IN 1941, RURAL MISSISSIPPI.
IT'S ABOUT A RAPE OF A 11 YEAR OLD GIRL BY HER FATHER, AN INCESTUOUS RAPE.
I'LL PREPARE YOU AHEAD OF TIME.
SO IT WAS ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE THIN LIGHT OF SPRING.
HE STAGGERED HOME, REELING DRUNK AND SAW HIS DAUGHTER IN THE KITCHEN.
THEN HE BECAME AWARE HE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE.
NEXT, HE FELT THE DISCOMFORT DISSOLVE INTO PLEASURE.
THE SEQUENCE OF HIS EMOTIONS WAS REVULSION, GUILT, PITY, THEN LOVE.
HIS REVULSION WAS A REACTION TO HER YOUNG, HELPLESS, HOPELESS PRESENCE.
HE WANTED TO BREAK HER NECK, BUT TENDERLY HIS HATRED OF HER SLIMED IN HIS STOMACH AND THREATENED TO BECOME VOMIT.
BUT JUST BEFORE THE PUKE MOVED FROM ANTICIPATION TO SENSATION, SHE SHIFTED HER WEIGHT AND STOOD ON ONE FOOT, SCRATCHING THE BACK OF HER CALF WITH HER TOE, THE CREAMY TOE OF HER BARE FOOT SCRATCHING A VELVET LEG.
HE RAISED HIS HAND AND CAUGHT THE FOOT IN AN UPWARD STROKE.
PICCOLA LOST HER BALANCE AND WAS ABOUT TO CAREEN TO THE FLOOR.
CHARLIE RAISED HIS OTHER HAND TO HER HIPS TO SAVE HER FROM FALLING.
HE PUT HIS HEAD DOWN AND NIBBLED AT THE BACK OF HER LEG.
HIS MOUTH TREMBLED AT THE FIRM PRESENCE OF HER FLESH.
HE CLOSED HIS EYES, LETTING HIS FINGERS DIG INTO HER WAIST, THE RIGIDNESS OF HER SHOCKED BODY.
THE SILENCE OF HER STUNNED THROAT WAS BETTER THAN PAULINE'S EASY LAUGHTER HAD BEEN.
THE CONFUSED MIXTURE OF HIS MEMORIES OF PAULINE AND DOING WILD AND FORBIDDEN THING EXCITED HIM AND A BOLT OF DESIRE ROUND DOWN HIS GENITALS, GIVING IT LENGTH AND SOFTENING THE LIPS OF HIS ANUS.
SURROUNDING ALL OF HIS LUST WAS A BORDER OF POLITENESS.
HE WANTED TO FUCK HER TENDERLY, BUT THE TENDERNESS WOULD NOT HOLD.
THE TIGHTNESS OF HER VAGINA WAS MORE THAN HE COULD BEAR.
HIS SOUL SEEMED TO SLIP DOWN INTO HIS GUTS AND FLY INTO HER AND FLY OUT INTO HER.
AND THE GIGANTIC THRUST HE MADE THEN PROVOKED THE ONLY SOUND SHE MADE A HOLLOW SUCK OF AIR IN THE BACK OF HER THROAT, LIKE THE RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROM A CIRCUS BALLOON FOLLOWING THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE FALLING AWAY OF SEXUAL DESIRE, HE WAS CONSCIOUS OF HER WET, SOAPY HANDS ON HER WRISTS, HIS FINGERS CLENCHING.
REMOVING HIMSELF FROM HER WAS SO PAINFUL TO HIM.
HE CUT IT SHORT AND SNATCHED HIS GENITALS OUT OF THE DRY HARBOR OF HER VAGINA.
CHARLIE STOOD UP AND COULD SEE ONLY HER GRAYISH PANTIES SO SAD AND LIMP AROUND HER ANKLES .
AGAIN, THE HATRED MIXED WITH TENDERNESS.
THE HATRED WOULD NOT LET HIM PICK HER UP.
THE TENDERNESS FORCED HIM TO COVER HER.
SO THEN THE CHILD REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS.
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PRETTY DISGUSTING, I WOULD THINK.I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT MY HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THIS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE BLUEST EYES SOUNDS INNOCUOUS ENOUGH, BUT IT'S NOT.
I'M ELIZABETH OTTO AND A LA VERNE RESIDENT.
MY HUSBAND TIM AND OUR TWO SONS HAVE BOTH GONE THROUGH BONITA SCHOOLS SINCE GRADE SCHOOL.
I TOLD MYSELF IF I HAD A BIG DICK, I'D BE A GIRL.
THIS GUY GOT ME TO PERFORM ORAL SEX ON HIM.
I THOUGHT I WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING BY PERFORMING ON HIM, BUT I WASN'T.
HE HAD TOTAL MIND CONTROL OVER ME.
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO GET PHYSICAL WITH ME.
HE JUST KNEW WHERE TO HIT ME, WHERE IT HURTS EMOTIONALLY.
WE FINALLY GOT CAUGHT IN THE ACT AND I WAS VERY HAPPY BECAUSE I WANTED IT TO STOP.
IT WASN'T CONSENSUAL AT ALL, BUT I JUST WANTED IT TO END.
I WANTED THEM TO STOP TALKING ABOUT IT.
OTHER KIDS TRIED TO HAVE SEX WITH ME.
OTHER KIDS WANTED TO ABUSE ME.
I WAS MAD AT MYSELF, SLOW BECAUSE OF MEDICATION AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
HE SAID, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT TO ME? I SAID, I WOULD, BUT I HAVE TO GO TO WORK RIGHT NOW.
WHEN I COME BACK, I WILL DO IT.
I REMEMBER WALKING WITH MY GROUP AND THINKING, OH MY GOD, HE WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, WITH ME.
I HAD BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.
WHEN I CAME BACK, I WAITED AND WAITED FOR HIM.
WHEN I FOUND HIM, I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO DO IT, BUT HE SAID I WAS JOKING.
MY HUSBAND IS HERE WITH ME, BUT HE'S NOT ABLE TO SPEAK, SO I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HIM AS WELL.
WE SHOULD NOT BE SEXUALIZING OUR CHILDREN.
IT'S VERY SAD TO HAVE TO SHOW UP AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND HAVE TO DEFEND CHILDREN AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY, EXPLICIT, PERVERSE PORNOGRAPHY, DIRECTLY TARGETING CHILDREN.
ISN'T THIS THE REASON PEDOPHILES GO TO PRISON? HOW PATHETIC HAVE WE BECOME AS A SOCIETY TO GROOM CHILDREN INTO SUCH PERVERSION? WHAT KIND OF ADULTS ARE BEING ALLOWED TO WRITE BOOKS FOR OUR CHILDREN? WE SEND OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION, NOT SEX.
HAVING BOOKS LIKE THIS IN OUR SCHOOL'S LIBRARY IS AN ENCOURAGEMENT FOR KIDS TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CONSEQUENCES OF SEXUAL BULLIES, PREGNANCIES, STDS, DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.
AND NOT FOCUSING ON EDUCATION.
LEAVE OUR CHILDREN TO BE TAUGHT ABOUT SEX FROM THEIR PARENTS.
MY CHILDREN DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DISCUSSION WHEN WE DID SIT DOWN WITH THEM.
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT WENT THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MY GRANDSON'S AT ROYNON AND I LOVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE LIMIT ADULT CONTENT FROM OUR CHILDREN.
CHILDREN ARE NOT ADMITTED INTO RATED R MOVIES.
AGE LIMITS ARE PLACED ON WEBSITES THAT CONTAIN TOBACCO ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS.
SHOWING PORNOGRAPHY TO CHILDREN IS A PUNISHABLE CRIME.
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THIS IS ALL WIDELY ACCEPTED ACROSS THE WORLD, EXCEPT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.THE COMPLETE NEGLIGENCE TO SCREEN SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIAL HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXPOSED.
MANY PARENTS BELIEVE THIS IS THE FINAL STRAW.
THANK YOU. RON ROSE. GOOD EVENING.
I'M A LONGTIME LA VERNE RESIDENT AND A FATHER AND GRANDFATHER, AND WE'RE DIVIDED HOUSE.
MY SON GRADUATED FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
AND ALSO I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE EKSTRAND SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, MAKING SURE CHECKING OUT THE CURRICULUM AND HELPING OUT IN THAT AREA AND HOW WE WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE IN THE SCHOOL.
AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE I FELT LIKE I WOKE UP AND I'M IN A TWILIGHT ZONE.
WE WOULD NO LONGER THINK ABOUT HAVING A BOOK ON HOW TO MANUFACTURE A BOMB IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ARENA OR HOW TO HOW CAN WE MANUFACTURE DRUGS? HOW COME HOW CAN WE LET'S HAVE THIS IN THE SCHOOL SO THAT WAY OUR KIDS WILL NOT BE DEPRIVED OF THIS INFORMATION.
YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE THE GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN.
AS A PARENT, AS A GRANDPARENT, I DO NOT LET MY CHILDREN GO WILD AND WATCH WHATEVER THEY WANT.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE BY THIS LITERATURE LIKE THIS.
I HAVE SEEN AND FORTUNATELY DEALT WITH A NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT WERE MOLESTED, THAT BECAME MOLESTERS THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF PORNOGRAPHY, BECAUSE OF SUGGESTIVE THINGS LIKE THIS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GUARDING THE CHILDREN.
WE WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT IF THEY CHOOSE LATER ON.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BANNING.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GUARDING THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEST.
WE LOCK UP GUNS BECAUSE WE KNOW THE KIDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING THEY'RE GOING TO EXPERIMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN THE SCHOOL AND THEN SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK OF OUR MIND, YOU'LL BE THINKING, WHY DID WE ALLOW THIS TO GO THERE? THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND I PRAY THAT YOU JUST DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BANNING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE'LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU.
OKAY. THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE A NAME, BUT I'M GUESSING OFF THE EMAIL.
HELLO, I'M ELENA NORD AND MY KIDS ATTEND IN THE DISTRICT AND I LIVE IN LA VERNE.
AND I KNOW THAT THIS WASN'T AN AGENDA ITEM, AND I THINK I WANT TO PRAISE YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU ALREADY TOOK THESE BOOKS THAT ARE HIGHLY OFFENSIVE OFF THE SHELVES IN OUR CAMPUS.
I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS THAT BROUGHT IN A CONTRARY OBJECTION TO THAT.
THAT'S PUTTING IT BACK ONTO THE AGENDA TO BE DISCUSSED.
I COULDN'T SEE WHY ANYBODY WOULD STAND UP FOR SUCH A THING.
I THINK THAT GUN REFERENCE WAS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE.
WE HAVE YES, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS, BUT WE DON'T GIVE THEM TO OUR CHILDREN.
WE PROTECT THEM UNTIL THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES.
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AND I HAVE FAITH THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT PROCESS WELL, AND I'M JUST HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO.I WAS GOING TO READ AN EXCERPT THAT WAS ALREADY READ PREVIOUSLY BY SOMEBODY ELSE, AND I DON'T WANT TO JUST WING IT FROM HERE, BUT I DO WANT TO JUST FOLLOW UP AND SAY THAT I DO HAVE FAITH.
I'VE TALKED WITH EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND YOU'RE GOOD PEOPLE AND YOU WANT TO PROTECT OUR KIDS.
AND I KNOW WHEN GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY, YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR WHEN THAT COMES TO PLAY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OUR KIDS BEING PROTECTED FROM THIS GARBAGE BECAUSE THEY DON'T NEED IT.
I'M A PHYSICIST, WAS A DIRECTOR OF A MEDICAL COMPANY, AND I'M NOW A PASTOR.
YOU KNOW, OUR FOUNDING FATHERS SAID THAT DEMOCRACY IS WHOLLY NOT COMPATIBLE WITHOUT AN EDUCATED POPULACE.
SO THE INSTITUTED THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM SO THAT WE WOULD EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN, SO THAT WE WOULD INCREASE OUR CIVILITY AND THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS NATION.
NOW, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE AGREES THAT OUR CHILDREN NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM VIOLENCE AND FOR THINGS THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THEIR HEALTH.
THE QUESTION ARISES WHETHER OR NOT THESE BOOKS ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THEIR HEALTH.
THERE ARE MANY PASSAGES REGARDING INCEST, VIOLENCE, GENOCIDE.
BUT IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE CASES, THERE IS A LESSON ON WHY THOSE DEPRAVED SITUATIONS EXISTED.
AND IN THE NEW TESTAMENT DECLARES THAT THERE IS NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE, SLAVE OR FREE.
IN OTHER WORDS, EVERYONE IS EQUAL AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE LOVED EQUALLY.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE ALPHABET GROUP SHOULD BE EQUALLY LOVED.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS NO PURPOSE FOR UNDERSTANDING THEIR ACTIONS.
AND PARTICULARLY THE ACTIONS OF PEDOPHILES AND GROOMERS IN YOUNGER CHILDREN.
THERE'S NO BENEFIT TO SOCIETY.
YOUR JOB AS EDUCATORS IS TO SEE TO IT THAT OUR SCHOOLS EDUCATE A POPULACE TOWARD CIVILITY AND PROGRESS.
AND I ASK YOU, HOW ARE READING THESE TYPES OF BOOKS GOING TO HELP OUR SOCIETY GROW TOGETHER.
HOW IS TITILLATING A CHILD? WITH IMAGES ON PAPER GOING TO HELP THEM GROW INTO CIVIL, KIND, LOVING HUMAN BEINGS.
SHOULDN'T WE FOCUS ON READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC? SHOULDN'T WE LEAVE THE SOCIAL ENGINEERING TO OTHERS? NOW, I AGREE WITH THE PERSON THAT SPOKE BEFORE ME THAT SAID THAT THESE BOOKS BELONG IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THERE SHOULD NEVER BE A BANNED BOOK.
HUCKLEBERRY FINN IS IS IS BANNED NOW IN SOME PLACES.
OKAY. TAKE HIM OUT OF THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEIR KIDS MAY BE TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY.
THE BIBLE PUTS THINGS IN CONTEXT.
TO ALLOW A MORE LOVING POPULATION, SHOULDN'T WE AT LEAST DO THE SAME IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM? THANK YOU. OKAY.
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LUKE MELCASIAN.THIS IN ITSELF IS LEADING AWAY FROM THE CLASSICAL TEACHINGS OF MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH, AND LEANING INTO INDOCTRINATION OF SEXUAL IDENTITY AND A NORMALIZATION OF SEXUAL BEHAVIORS.
I'M HERE SIMPLY BECAUSE CHILDREN HAVE AN INNOCENCE.
THE ACCESS TO PORNOGRAPHY HAS BECOME EASIER AND EASIER AND ADMITTED BY PORNOGRAPHY COMPANIES.
THE TARGETED AUDIENCE HAVE BECOME YOUNGER AND YOUNGER.
THESE FACTORS HAVE CREATED A SEXUAL NORMALIZATION IN YOUNGER GENERATIONS.
HOW ARE THESE BOOKS ANY BETTER? WHY WOULD WE WANT TO INCREASE SEXUAL EXPOSURE ANY MORE THAN OUR SOCIETY ALREADY DOES? WE HEAR A COMMON THEME FROM THOSE WITH COUNTER-ARGUMENTS STATING WE ARE ATTACKING THE GAY AND TRANS COMMUNITIES, WHICH COULDN'T BE FURTHER FROM MY ARGUMENTS.
BEING ONLY 22, I'VE BEEN DIRECTLY IMMERSED IN THE SEXUALIZED SOCIETY FROM A MORE RECENT PERSPECTIVE, I UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF OVERSEXUALIZATION, ESPECIALLY AT A YOUNG AGE, AND I CAN TELL YOU IT'S NOT FOR THE BETTER.
WHY ARE WE EXPOSING THESE KIDS TO SEXUAL IDENTITIES AND PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS WHEN THEIR BODIES HAVEN'T EVEN SHIFTED INTO THAT STAGE OF THEIR LIFE? I THINK THAT'S A CONCERN OF ALL THESE PARENTS IS WHY.
I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGE THAT COMES WITH THESE TOPICS.
BUT WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO START FAVORING THE 99% INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THE 1% TO CONTROL YOUR DECISIONS? BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S OKAY TO STRIP INNOCENCE FROM THESE KIDS OR YOU JUST A FEARFUL PORN BEING CONTROLLED IN A BIGGER GAME OF CHESS, NOT STANDING UP FOR YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS TRULY KNOW IS WRONG? AS BROADLY AS I CAN SAY.
WHO CARES IF OTHER DISTRICTS ARE COMPLYING IN FEAR OR BLESSED HAS BEEN ON THE TOP OF ALL DISTRICTS FOR SO LONG BECAUSE WE PRIORITIZE OUR KIDS NEEDS FIRST, AND IT SHOULD REMAIN THAT WAY. LASTLY, I KNOW SOME OF YOU UP HERE ARE FELLOW BELIEVERS, AND I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF A QUOTE FROM SCRIPTURE WHERE GOD'S WORD STATES IN MARK 9:42 IF ANYONE CAUSES ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES TO STUMBLE, IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THEM IF A LARGE MILLSTONE WERE HUNG AROUND THEIR NECK AND THEY WERE THROWN INTO THE SEA. THANK YOU.
I'M A LITTLE SHORTER, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THIS.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU GUYS AND SOME OF YOU GUYS KNOW ME AND KNOW THAT I'M A VERY CONCERNED PARENT.
I'M VERY INVOLVED, HAVE BEEN SINCE MY KIDS WERE IN KINDERGARTEN.
AND I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO CRY WHEN MAKING THE DECISION TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
YOU HAVE HEARD AND MET HEAR MORE PASSAGES FROM THIS BOOK.
IT'S GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING, JUST TO SAY THE LEAST.
I LOOKED UP THE BOOK IN A BOOK BINDER.
IT'S A WEBSITE THAT MOST PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.
THE BLUEST EYES IS A BOOK LEVEL 5.2.
THIS MEANS FIFTH GRADE, SECOND MONTH.
MY KIDS WERE READING FIFTH GRADE LEVEL AND THIRD GRADE.
THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR TEENS OR YOUNG ADULTS.
THE BLUEST EYES GIVES YOU EIGHT ERROR POINTS.
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BONITA UNIFIED HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB IN INSTILLING THE LOVE AND WANT TO READ TO OUR CHILDREN.AND BECAUSE OF THAT, ACHIEVING THE GOALS HAS BECOME A VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? KIDS SHOW AND THEY KNOW TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS THEY NEED TO GET CERTAIN POINTS AND THEY SOMETIMES WILL READ BOOKS, NOT THE ONES THAT THEY WOULD CHOOSE FOR FUN, BUT THE ONES THAT WILL GIVE THEM THE MOST POINTS.
SO IF THESE BOOKS HAVE R TESTS, WHO ARE THEIR TARGET AUDIENCE? I LOOKED UP THIS BOOK AND BOOK FINDER AND IT ALSO GIVES YOU A LITTLE, I GUESS, SAMPLE OF WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT.
THE PLOT CONTAINS SEXUAL SITUATIONS AND VIOLENCE.
IF THIS BOOK WAS MADE INTO A MOVIE, I'M SURE IT'D BE RATED R.
LET'S REMOVE THE WORD BANNING FROM THIS CONVERSATION.
WE ARE NOT. WE DON'T WANT TO BAN THE BOOKS.
WE WANT THEM REMOVED FROM THE REACH OF CHILDREN THAT HAVE NO BUSINESS READING ABOUT SEX.
I KNOW WHEN I READ A BOOK, I IMAGINE THE SCENARIO AND THE CHARACTERS IN MY MIND.
MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE READERS, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THAT'S WHY THE ARGUMENT IS ALWAYS MADE THAT THE BOOK IS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE.
DO WE WANT TO PUT THOSE IMAGES IN OUR YOUNG CHILDREN'S MIND? MAYA ANGELOU SAID IT BEST WHEN SHE SAID, DO THE BEST UNTIL YOU KNOW BETTER.
THEN WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, DO BETTER.
HELLO, MY NAME IS DANIEL CRUZ.
I'M ONE OF THE LEADERS OF INFORMED PARENTS WITH BUSD.
APPARENTLY SOMEBODY WAS UPSET THAT THE BLUEST EYES WAS REMOVED FROM OR I'M SORRY, QUESTION WHY IT WAS REMOVED FROM BUSD SCHOOLS.
SO I THOUGHT I'D READ A COUPLE OF PARAGRAPHS OUT OF THE BOOK AND IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY.
THEN HE LIFTS HIS HEAD, TURNS OVER AND PUTS HIS HAND ON MY WAIST.
IF I DON'T MOVE, HE'LL MOVE HIS HAND OVER TO PULL AND KNEAD MY STOMACH SOFT AND SLOW LIKE .
I STILL DON'T MOVE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO STOP.
I WANT TO PRETEND SLEEP AND HAVE HIM KEEP RUBBING MY STOMACH.
THEN HE WILL LEAN HIS HEAD DOWN AND BITE MY TIT.
THEN I DON'T WANT HIM TO RUB MY STOMACH ANYMORE.
I WANT HIM TO PUT HIS HAND BETWEEN MY LEGS.
I PRETEND TO WAKE UP AND TURN TO HIM, BUT NOT OPENING MY LEGS.
I WANT HIM TO OPEN THEM FOR ME.
AND I'LL BE SOFT AND WET WHERE HIS FINGERS ARE STRONG AND HARD.
I'D BE SOFTER THAN I EVER WAS BEEN BEFORE.
MY BRAIN CURLS UP LIKE WILTED LEAVES, A FUNNY, EMPTY FEELING IN MY HANDS.
I WANT TO GRAB HOLD OF SOMETHING.
I DON'T WANT HIS HANDS BETWEEN MY LEGS NO MORE.
BECAUSE I THINK I AM SOFTENING AWAY.
I STRETCH MY LEGS OPEN AND HE IS ON TOP OF ME.
TOO HEAVY TO HOLD AND TOO LIGHT NOT TO.
I WRAP MY FEET AROUND HIS BACK SO HE CAN'T GET AWAY.
THE BED SPRINGS SOUND LIKE THEM CRICKETS USED TO BACK HOME.
HE PUTS HIS FINGERS IN MINE AND WE STRETCH OUR ARMS OUT WIDE LIKE JESUS ON THE CROSS.
MY FINGERS AND MY FEET HOLD ON TIGHT BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING.
I KNOW HE WANTS ME TO COME FIRST.
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NOT UNTIL I FEEL HIM LOVING ME.NOT UNTIL I KNOW THAT MY FLESH IS ALL THAT BE ON HIS MIND.
THAT HE CANNOT STOP IF HE HAD TO, THAT HE WOULD RATHER DIE THAN TAKE HIS THING OUT OF ME.
NOT UNTIL HE HAS LET GO OF ALL HE HAS AND GIVE IT TO ME.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT SATAN IS WAITING AND WALKING AROUND, LURKING FOR WHOM HE CAN DEVOUR.
YOU KEEP THESE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND YOU'RE FEEDING THE LION.
YOU'RE JUST GIVING OUR KIDS TO THEM.
I'M ASKING YOU GUYS, PLEASE, AGAIN, REMOVE THESE FROM OUR SCHOOLS.
THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT, CHRISTINE ALBON.
GOOD EVENING. TWO MONTHS AGO, INFORMED PARENTS OF BUSD, EXPOSED, HORRIFICALLY SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LIBRARY CATALOGS. OUR TEAM SET UP A MEETING WITH SUPERINTENDENT MATT WIEN TO DISCUSS OUR CONCERNS.
AND MATT, YOU IMMEDIATELY OR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS TO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO BYPASS BOARD POLICY 1312-2 AND REMOVE BOTH THE PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL COPIES HERE BECAUSE YOU SAW FOR YOURSELF HOW BAD THEY WERE.
THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO TO RESTRICT STUDENTS ACCESS TO THESE BOOKS WAS APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY.
IT WAS BASED ON DOING WHAT WAS RIGHT, NOT AGREEING WITH ONE SIDE VERSUS ANOTHER, WHICH IS WHY IT WAS DEEPLY TROUBLING TO HEAR THAT THE DISTRICT DECIDED TO WALK BACK THE DECISION BECAUSE OF COUNTER CHALLENGES.
I DON'T NEED TO READ ANYTHING FROM THE BOOKS.
I THINK YOU GET THE IDEA THAT THEY'RE BAD.
IN WHAT WORLD DO SANE INDIVIDUALS CALL RESTRICTIONS ON THESE TYPES OF BOOKS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AN ATTACK ON A MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY? WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE THE TEACHERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO COUNTER CHALLENGE THESE BOOKS? TRYING TO PROTECT? WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE DOES OUR DISTRICT TRYING TO PROTECT? BECAUSE THESE ARE THE DEPICTIONS OF A PEDOPHILE, A PREDATOR, A MONSTER.
IF THE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO ALLOW EMOTIONS TO RULE OVER PRINCIPLES, CHILDREN ARE GOING TO GET HURT.
AND IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS BECAUSE GOOD INTENTIONS ARE OFTEN MORALLY WORTHLESS.
WE NEED YOU TO LEAD THIS DISTRICT WITH WISDOM.
WISDOM IS ASKING WHAT DOES GOOD, NOT WHAT IS WELL INTENTIONED.
THANK YOU. HEIDI HENRY. HELLO.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW YOU DO LISTEN TO US, PARENTS.
I STOOD UP HERE LAST TIME ABOUT THE VACCINE AND NOT ALLOWING IT.
MY DAUGHTER. SHE IS GOING TO BE REPRESENTING BONITA IN THE CIF PRELIMS IN FOUR EVENTS AS A FRESHMAN.
ANYWAYS, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I'M CURRENTLY A FOURTH GRADE TEACHER, BUT THESE BOOKS HAVE TO.
AS A FOURTH GRADE TEACHER, I SEE A LOT OF WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY NOW? THEY COME FROM ROUGH HOMES.
I TEACH OUT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, AND SOME OF THIS STUFF CAN BE TRIGGERS FOR THE KIDS.
IF THEY WERE TO PICK IT UP AND READ IT AND JUST RELIVE OTHER THINGS.
AND I RECENTLY BECAME A REGISTERED NURSE AS WELL.
SO I WANT TO COME TO YOU WITH A LITTLE BACKGROUND AS FAR AS FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE AND ROSE ET AL HAD SAID IN 2015, EXPOSURE TO PORNOGRAPHY IN GENERAL HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY LINKED WITH ADOLESCENT DATING, VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL AGGRESSION.
IN 2015, 9.6% EXPERIENCED TEEN DATING VIOLENCE.
AND I KNOW WE PARENTS, THE KIDS CAN GET THE PORNOGRAPHY ON THEIR PHONES.
WE SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THAT, THOUGH.
WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THE SCHOOL AND TURN THEM OVER.
WE SHOULDN'T TURN OUR KIDS OVER TO YOU GUYS.
AND WE THINK YOU SHOULD PROTECT THEM AND NOT JUST LET THEM HAVE GET MORE SUBJECTED TO MORE ABUSE.
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I'M SORRY. I GET REALLY NERVOUS.GOOD AFTERNOON. RAYMOND LOPEZ.
I COME HERE AS A FATHER, A PROTECTOR, A GUARDIAN FOR MY CHILDREN.
I'M ALSO GOING TO READ, WILL NOT READ.
I'M GOING TO PLAY AUDIO OFF THE BOOK.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL OR ELEMENTARY, BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BIG ON SCHOOL APPROPRIATE MATERIAL, AND I JUST WANTED TO PLAY A MINUTE OF ONE CHAPTER, ONE PAGE, AND THEN ANOTHER MINUTE FROM ANOTHER ONE. SHE HOPES HE WILL NOT SWEAT THE DAMP ME GET INTO HER HAIR AND THAT SHE WILL REMAIN DRY BETWEEN HER LEGS.
SHE HATES THE CLUCKING SOUND THEY MAKE WHEN SHE IS MOIST, WHEN SHE SENSES SOME SPASM ABOUT TO GRIP HIM, SHE WILL MAKE RAPID MOVEMENTS WITH HER HIPS, PRESS HER FINGERNAILS INTO HIS BACK, SUCKING HER BREATH AND PRETEND SHE IS HAVING AN ORGASM.
IT MOVED GENTLY BETWEEN HER LEGS AS SHE WALKED GENTLY, EVER SO GENTLY.
AND THEN A SLIGHT AND DISTINCTLY DELICIOUS SENSATION COLLECTED IN HER CROTCH AS THE DELIGHT GREW.
SHE HAD TO STOP IN THE STREET, HOLD HER THIGHS TOGETHER TO CONTAIN IT.
THAT MUST BE WHAT IT IS LIKE, SHE THINKS.
BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS WHILE HE IS INSIDE HER.
HE BELONGED TO THE FORMER GROUP.
HE WORE WHITE SHIRTS AND BLUE TROUSERS.
HIS HAIR WAS CUT AS CLOSE TO HIS SCALP AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID ANY SUGGESTION OF WOOL.
THE PART WAS ETCHED INTO HIS HAIR BY THE BARBER.
IN WINTER, HIS MOTHER PUT JERGENS LOTION ON HIS FACE TO KEEP THE SKIN FROM BECOMING ASHEN.
EVEN THOUGH HE WAS LIGHT SKINNED, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO ASH.
THE LINE BETWEEN COLORED AND NIGGER WAS NOT ALWAYS CLEAR.
SUBTLE AND TELLTALE SIGNS THREATENED TO ERODE IT, AND THE WATCH HAD TO BE CONSTANT.
THE JUNIOR USED TO LONG PLAY WITH THE BLACK BOYS MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
HE WANTED TO FEEL THEIR HARDNESS, PRESSING ON HIM, SMELL THEIR WILD BLACKNESS.
SAY FUCK YOU WITH THE LOVELY CASUAL.
THAT'S JUST A COUPLE OF CLIPS FROM THE BOOK.
SORRY, JUST A COUPLE CLIPS FROM THE BOOKS.
BUT MY SUGGESTION IS JUST WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BAN IT.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO RESTRICT IT FROM APPROPRIATE AGES.
GOOD EVENING BOARD AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
YOU KNOW, I AM A SCIENCE TEACHER AND I'M A MOTHER.
I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT WHEN BOOKS ARE CHALLENGED, SOMEONE ELSE DECIDES WHAT IS BEST FOR EVERYONE BASED ON THEIR BELIEFS, PERCEPTIONS, EXPERIENCES AND FEELINGS. STUDENTS CAN NO LONGER ACCESS THOSE BOOKS AND THEIR WORLD.
THEIR WORDS, THEIR THOUGHTS BECOME SMALLER.
AND FOR TEACHERS, THIS IS AN EVER CHANGING CURRICULUM OF FEAR AND PERSONAL CHOICE.
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NOVEL, SCIENTIFIC TEXTS REQUIRED NEW BOOK, FOR INSTANCE, AS THE BLUE ASSIGN AP CURRICULUM THAT'S BEING QUESTIONED.AND BY THE WAY, IT IS IN THAT CLASS FOR ITS LITERARY MERIT AS A TEXT OUTSIDE, UNLESS OF COURSE, THEY WANT TO READ JAMES JOYCE AND BECAUSE IT DOES GIVE AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF LIFE AFTER THE DEPRESSION OF THE AFTER OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, AND I DON'T SEE MANY PEOPLE IN HERE WHO MIGHT UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
BANNING BOOK LIMITS THE ACCESS, AND IT LEAVES OUR STUDENTS BEHIND OTHERS WITHIN THIS NATION DURING A TIME WHEN EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, HAS BECOME EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE.
ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD KNOW I HAVE A SON WHO JUST GOT INTO UCSD.
IT WAS NOT EASY FOR HIM, I'M CERTAIN.
NOT ONLY DOES BOOK BANNING HAVE AN IMPACT ON STUDENTS, BUT ON OUR TEACHERS.
LET'S JUST NOT CARRY BOOKS BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO.
YOU KNOW, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT AS A PARENT OF BUSD, I AM THE ONE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOOKS THAT MY CHILDREN READ, NOT YOU, THE DISTRICT.
I AM SOLELY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE TYPES OF MATERIALS THAT HE READS, ALL FIVE OF THEM, NOT THIS DISTRICT. I AM THE ONE WHO WILL ATONE FOR THE CHOICES THAT HE MUST MAKE AT THE END OF THIS DAY, NOT THIS DISTRICT. WILL THE FULL BELIEF THAT ANY FOUNDATION THAT HE HAS BEEN GIVEN BY ME WILL LEAD HIM TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE BECAUSE ALL KNOWLEDGE IS WORTH HAVING.
THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A REQUEST FROM THE DAIS FOR A FIVE MINUTE PERSONAL NECESSITY BREAK, SO WE'LL TAKE FIVE MINUTES.
I THINK. AND ON THE DOWNWARD STRETCH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARLON LA VERNE.
THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT.
GOOD. GOOD EVENING TO YOU AND GOOD EVENING TO THE AUDIENCE.
WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT BOOKS BEING BANNED IN SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE, FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN'T KNOW WHICH BOOKS WERE BEING BANNED BECAUSE THE INFORMATION WASN'T REALLY ACCESSIBLE OR EASY TO GET TO.
AND THEN WHEN IT DID, I WAS SHOCKED BY FIRST THE FACT THAT, SURE, SOME OF THIS LANGUAGE IS VULGAR.
BUT SECOND, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE VALUE THAT THESE BOOKS HAVE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FOR THOSE OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, INCEST AND RAPE, READING LITERATURE THAT REPRESENTS THE STORIES THAT THEY LIVED THROUGH UNCONSENUALLY CAN PROVIDE A HEALING EXPERIENCE FOR MANY.
FOR THOSE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE AP LIT CURRICULUM, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO LEARN ABOUT TOPICS LIKE THESE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAPPEN IN LIFE EVENTUALLY. I AGREE THAT SURE, A KINDERGARTNER SHOULD NOT BE READING THIS BOOK, BUT A FLAT OUT BAN OF ALL TOPICS INVOLVING VULGARITY FROM OUR DISTRICT OR A POTENTIAL EXTENSION TO THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE STANDARDS FOR WHICH WE'RE BANNING THESE BOOKS ARE SO VAGUE CAN LEAD TO THE BANS OF OTHER BOOKS THAT ARE CRITICAL IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL LITERATURE PROGRAMS. THE HANDMAID'S TALE, 1984, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.
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THESE IDEAS ALSO HAVE LESS THAN EFFICIENT IDEALS.THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL WAS AN ORGANIZATION THAT SINCE 2010 HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THE BAN OF BOOKS THAT REGARD QUEER LITERATURE, JEWISH LITERATURE AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STORIES. HOWEVER, FOR ONE OF THEIR EXECUTIVE LEADERS FROM 2013 TO 2015, JOSH DUGGAR, AN ADVOCATE OF BANNING BOOKS SUCH AS THE BLUEST EYE, BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED WHEN HE WAS STILL IN HIS POSITION, WAS FORCED TO RESIGN AFTER COMMITTING SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST FIVE MINORS, FOUR OF WHICH WERE HIS SISTERS.
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL DON'T HAVE A GREAT PAST, ALL WHILE ADVOCATING TO BAN BOOKS RELATED TO THE SAME CRIMES THAT THEIR EXECUTIVES COMMITTED.
FROM SOMEONE THAT IS AN ALUMNI OF SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND A FORMER STUDENT OF BONITA UNIFIED.
I WANT MORE CRITICAL THOUGHT TO BE PUT INTO BANNING A BOOK BEFORE WE GO AWAY WITH THIS ACTION, BECAUSE IT OPENS THE DOOR FOR A REALM OF POSSIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE NOT EVEN BEGAN TO EXPLORE.
I WANT EDUCATION TO BE BOTH SAFE FOR STUDENTS AND ACCESSIBLE, BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT.
WE CAN THINK ABOUT THIS MORE CRITICALLY AND GO AT A SLOWER AND MORE REASONABLE PACE.
THIS IS NOT THE SOLUTION THAT BONITA UNIFIED NEEDS.
GOOD EVENING AUDIENCE AND GOOD EVENING BUSD BOARD.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.
AND THESE BOOKS, WHICH MOST OF YOU PARENTS ARE CLAIMING TO BE AROUND, COLLEGE LEVEL ASSESSMENT, I AGREE, SHOULD NOT BE HANDED OUT TO CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN OR IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS I FEEL IT IS AN INAPPROPRIATE TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT.
HOWEVER, MOST OF US IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AROUND ABOUT SIXTH OR SEVENTH GRADE ACTUALLY DO LEARN ABOUT SEX ED, AND IT IS EXPERIENCES THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS AND ACTUALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE GONE THROUGH.
A LOT OF THESE BOOKS CAN BE WELL INFORMANT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THESE ACTUAL SITUATIONS AND ALLOWED THEM TO EMPATHIZE AND SYMPATHIZE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE AND WILL ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE CONNECT TOGETHER WHO HAVE BEEN IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THESE BOOKS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN AN EYE OPENER FOR A LOT OF STUDENTS AND HAVE ALLOWED A LOT OF NEW PLACES TO BE PASSED, ESPECIALLY IN SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THEY HAVE NOW INSTALLED GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF DIFFERENT STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T OUTRIGHT CENSOR THESE BOOKS, BUT RATHER THAT IF YOU ARE A CONCERNED PARENT WHO FEELS THAT THESE BOOKS SHOULD NOT BE IN THE HANDS OF YOUR CHILDREN, YOU DO WHAT IT IS BEST YOU FEEL FOR YOUR CHILD.
HOWEVER, WHEN OTHER PARENTS ALLOWED THEIR KIDS TO GO TO THOSE SAME EXPERIENCES OR EVEN PLAY VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES, THEY DID NOT STOP THEM BECAUSE THEY REALIZED THAT IT WAS THEIR RIGHT AND THEIR CHOICE TO RAISE THE KIDS THE WAY THAT THEY FEEL.
AND I DO FEEL THAT IT IS THE PARENTS OBLIGATION TO DO THAT FOR THE STUDENT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, BRIAN DUNLOP.
THANK YOU BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I FIRST MOVED TO SAN DIMAS IN 1978 TO GO TO COLLEGE.
I'VE LIVED HERE FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE.
I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN. I RAISED HERE, 12 GRANDCHILDREN NOW.
SO I'M PRETTY INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY.
I PASS TO THE LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH IN LA VERNE.
MY FIVE KIDS ALL WENT TO COLLEGE.
THREE OF THEM HAVE MASTER'S DEGREES.
ONE OF THEM WILL BE GRADUATING FROM UCLA LAW SCHOOL NEXT FRIDAY.
HE ALSO HAS TWO OTHER MASTER'S DEGREES.
GRADUATED FROM USAFA AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
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THEY DID ALL OF THAT WITHOUT ANY EXPOSURE TO PORNOGRAPHY.SO I'M NOT SURE THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THEIR EDUCATION.
I THINK THEY CAN BE WELL EDUCATED WITHOUT HAVING PORNOGRAPHY.
I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON A NUMBER OF STUDIES REGARDS TO PEDOPHILES AND SEX OFFENDERS AS TO HOW THEY GROOM THEIR VICTIMS. AND THIS IS A SYNOPSIS OF A PLETHORA OF STUDIES.
THEY SINGLE OUT A CHILD AND THEN TREAT THEM AS COURAGEOUS AND SPECIAL.
THEY GRADUALLY EXPOSE THEM TO SEXUAL CONTENT.
THEY ENCOURAGE THE CHILD TO KEEP SECRETS FROM PARENTS, MAKE PARENTS OUT TO BE THE ENEMY.
THEY TREAT CHILDREN AS COCONSPIRATORS IN THE RELATIONSHIP ACCORDING TO REIN, WHICH IS THE RAPE, ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK. 93% OF VICTIMS KNOW THEIR PERPETRATOR.
SO IT'S NOT A STRANGER SNATCHING KIDS OFF THE STREET.
IT'S A COACH. IT'S A TEACHER, IT'S A NEIGHBOR, IT'S A FAMILY MEMBER.
AND SO I WOULD IMPLORE THE BOARD, DON'T DO THE WORK OF THE PEDOPHILES TO GROOM THESE CHILDREN, TO PREPARE THEM TO BE MOLESTED AND TO BE ABUSED.
I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST FILTH.
IT DOESN'T DO ANYBODY ANY GOOD.
I DON'T WOULD ANYBODY ADVOCATE IF WE HAD BOOKS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT TAUGHT STUDENTS HOW TO KILL THEIR TEACHER, HOW TO POISON THEIR PRINCIPAL? OBVIOUSLY, SOME BOOKS ARE BAD, SOME BOOKS ARE DETRIMENTAL.
PROVERBS 23 SEVEN SAYS AS A MAN THINKETH IN HIS HEART, SO IS HE.
I WOULD BEG YOU TO REALIZE YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S CENSORSHIP AND THERE'S EDITING THAT GOES ON ALL THE TIME.
THERE'S MILLIONS OF BOOKS OUT THERE.
THERE'S ONLY A SELECT FEW THAT ARE IN LIBRARIES.
ANYBODY FROM PTA? UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, CSEA.
[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]
OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE JUNE 14TH, 2023.AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:46.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.