C4QPE Collier

70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board.

We will not go back!

Stupid me!!!
I thought nonpartisan meant that political parties can not endorse candidates for school board. The Florida Constitution and state statute say school board elections are nonpartisan!
What am I missing???? Help!

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C4QPE
Welcome to our new members and friends.

We have an exciting summer ahead as there is a school board election in August for Districts 2 and 4. All residents can vote for candidates in each district, not just the district in which you reside.

In 2022, the school board election was very partisan, despite the nonpartisan requirement of the Florida Constitution and Statute. We encourage all Florida residents to be cognizant of these statutes and report any violation to the county Supervisor of Elections and C4QPE.

We need to keep our public schools free of politics.

STUDY FIND THAT TEACHERS DO NOT INDOCTRINATE STUDENTS
According to a new study from the American Historical Association, the vast majority of middle and high school teachers strive to keep their lessons politically neutral. 97% of the approximately 3,000 teachers surveyed said the main focus is to turn students into critical thinkers and informed citizens.
Jim Grossman, executive director of the AHA stated:" The divisive concepts legislations that have been introduced by lawmakers make assumptions about what teachers are teaching. We always knew that teachers don't really teach critical race theory in their classrooms. But not one (piece of legislation) had any data on what being taught." "... the accusation that teachers are teaching kids to hate America is simply untrue."
For the study, the AHA reviewed k-12 content standards of all 50 states, interviewed district officials and surveyed 3,000 teachers. The study took 2 years to complete.

Naples Daily News 03/16/2024
Douglas Soule
3 FROM MOMS FOR LIBERTY IN STATE
LIBRARY TRAINING GROUP
Moms For Liberty members, who advocated for banning books, make up half of the state librarian training group. Some of Florida's loudest advocates for public school book removals make up half of a state government-sponsored group to advise school districts on how to select titles and when to pull them from shelves.
Who was not selected? Stephanie Ferrell, co-founder and director of research and insight for the Florida Freedom to Read Project applied, as did 20 others, and was not selected.
Instead, the department selected Priscilla West, chair of Moms for Liberty-Leon County, Indian River County Moms for Liberty Chair Jennifer Pippin and Jamie Merchant, Florida Legislative Chair for the national group. Pippin was responsible for pulling a variety of books, including "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation", from an Indian River County high school.
The original online training program, which came out at the beginning of 2023, contained a slide that warned educators to "err on the side of caution" with their book choices. Another slide indicated that school officials could be charged with a third-degree felony if materials were found harmful to minors.
Schools districts responded in in wildly varying ways. Some pulled hundreds of books while other pulled very few. A national free-speech group ranked Florida #1 in book bans, a term used to describe books pulled from public schools.
There is still much confusion over new laws and how they apply. We believe that parents should be the overseers of what their children read.

CURRENT LIST OF 2024 CANDIDATES FOR COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
District 2
Pam Cunningham
Stephanie Lucarelli *
Mariela Naranjo
District 4
Erick Carter *
*notes incumbent
C4QPE, as a 501(c)(3) can not endorse candidates for office.

COLLIER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, April 9 - Regular Board Meeting 4:30 p.m.
(Everglades City School)
Wednesday, April 10 - Work Session
(Boundary Modification) 4:30 p.m.
Monday, April 18 - Work Session
(Social Studies Textbook Hearing) 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 14 - Regular Board Meeting 4:30 p.m.
Unless indicated, all meetings are held at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administration Building.

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Collier school board to vote on invocations to open board meetings

THE INVOCATION ISSUE AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS IS BACK!

On the November 14 Collier County School Board Agenda, Item F2 of Unfinished Business is identified as Invocation at the Beginning of Regular Board Meetings. We believe that the current "Moment of Silence" allows each person to reflect in their own individual manner and therefore we oppose Invocations. New school board member Jerry Rutherford has pushed for this and it seems that it may well pass.
Please write to the school board members using the links below and tell them that a "MOMENT OF SILENCE" is appropriate and we do not want invocations at school board meetings.

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COLLIER SCHOOL BOARD PRAYER

School Board member Jerry Rutherford proposed that school board meetings begin with an invocation (prayer). The vast majority of people spoke against the invocation. Bill Korson spoke for C4QPE opposing the motion. After much discussion, the board tabled the decision. In our opinion, this proposal should have failed. The Supreme Court is clear that organized prayer in schools is unconstitutional. Please be aware that this issue is NOT DEAD.