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A
CONSISTENT
ETHIC
OF
LIFE
AND
THE
COMMON
GOOD
IN
PUBLIC
EDUCATION
A
Consistent
Ethic
of
Life
and
The
Common
Good
require
respectful
and
inclusive
community
collaboration
in
the
provision
of
moral
public
education,
using
the
broad
application
of
principles
valuing
the
sacredness
of
human
life.
Threats
to
life
include
first
abortion,
fetal
plundering
and
euthanasia,
but
also
moral
degradation,
persistent
poverty,
unjust
war,
capital
punishment,
the
use
of
nuclear
arms,
violence,
racism,
trafficking
and
exploitation.
Threats
to
The
Common
Good
include
governmental
despotism,
illicit
acquiescence
to special
interests
(e.g.
the
abortion
lobby)
and
coercion
(e.g.
WSSDA)
that
promote
moral
degradation
and
violate
the
principle
of
subsidiarity.
As a
school
board
member,
will
you
work
to
ensure
that
public
education
is
based
on a
Consistent
Ethic
of
Life
and
contributes
to
The
Common
Good?
Definitely!
SEX
EDUCATION
In
2020,
the
Washington
State
Legislature
passed
SB
5395
(see
also
here),
which
requires
all
public
school
districts
to
teach
comprehensive
sex
education,
using
programs
approved
by
the
State.
Many
of
these
programs
have
objectionable
content,
such
as
sexualizing children, teaching
children to consent to sex, normalizing anal and
oral sex, promoting homosexual and
bisexual behavior,
promoting sexual pleasure, promoting solo and/or mutual
masturbation, promoting condom
use in
inappropriate ways,
promoting early
sexual autonomy, failing
to establish abstinence as
the expected standard, promoting transgender ideology, promoting contraception and
abortion to children,
promoting peer-to-peer sex
ed or sexual rights advocacy, undermining traditional values and beliefs, undermining
parents or parental rights
and
referring children to harmful resources
(see
comprehensivesexualityeducation.org).
See
here
for
harm
analyses
of
many
of
the
Washington
State
approved
programs,
including
FLASH.
See
school
district
sex
ed
programs
here.
OSPI
main
sex
ed
webpage
here.
Will
you
as a
school
board
member
work
to
promote
life-respecting
sex
education?
Absolutely!
SCHOOL
CLINICS
Washington
State
continues
to
facilitate
the
expansion
of
school
based
clinics,
most
recently
in
2021
legislation
that
established
a
State
office
for
that
purpose
(HB
1225).
A
2010
incident
that
received
widespread
news
coverage
involved
a
Seattle
area
in-school
clinic
that
set
up
an
abortion
for
a
15-year-old
high
school
student
with
neither
her
parents’
knowledge
nor
consent.
What
is
your
position
on
schools
dispensing
birth
control
drugs
or
devices,
giving
abortion
counseling,
or
providing
referrals
to
off-site
abortion
facilities?
_____
Support
__X___
Oppose
_____
No
Opinion
_____
Other:
SCHOOL
CHOICE
National
polls
on
support
for
school
choice
consistently
runs
high,
currently
at
about
70%
(Amer
Fed
for
Children).
The
Supreme
Court
in
Zelman
v.
Simmons-Harris
(2002),
held
that
Ohio's
school
voucher
law
did
not
violate
the
First
Amendment's
establishment
clause.
It
states,
"the
Ohio
program
is
entirely
neutral
with
respect
to
religion.
It
provides
benefits
directly
to a
wide
spectrum
of
individuals,
defined
only
by
financial
need
and
residence
in a
particular
school
district.
It
permits
such
individuals
to
exercise
genuine
choice
among
options
public
and
private,
secular
and
religious.
The
program
is
therefore
a
program
of
true
private
choice"
and
"the
program
does
not
offend
the
Establishment
Clause."
Legislation
has
been
introduced
in
the
past
(HB
2933
by
Vicki
Kraft
in
2020)
to
allow
scholarship
tax
credits
for
lower-income
families
to
send
their
children
to
an
approved
private
school
of
their
choice.
The
Jan
2020
SCOTUS
case Espinoza
v.
Montana
Department
of
Revenue
indicates
the
fragility
of
Washington
State's
Blaine
Amendment.
What
is
your
position
on
school
vouchers,
tax
credits
or
other
methods
of
increasing
school
choice
in
Washington
State?
__X___
Support
_____
Oppose
_____
No
Opinion
_____
Other:
SOCIAL
EQUITY
America
has
traditionally
promoted
equal
opportunity,
whereas
equity
policies
promote
equal
outcomes.
The
1970's
developed
theory
called
Social
Equity
isn't
so
much
about
a
charitable
welfare
tool,
one
that
helps
groups
of
people
with
targeted
characteristics,
such
as
persistent
poverty,
low
educational achievement
and
poor health
to
improve
their
circumstances.
Welfare
generally
confers
equity
in
some
form,
often
financial.
Rather,
social
equity
demands
reparations
for
claimed
past
injustices,
be
it
the
slave
history
of
Black
Americans
or
some
other
supposedly
oppressed
group,
using
equal
outcomes
as a
measure
for
success.
In
an
educational
setting,
this
can
result
in
the
needs
of
academically
high
achieving
students
not
being
served,
where
"the
achievement
gap"
is
narrowed
by
the
removal
of
advanced
educational
opportunities
or
"tracks."
Social
equity
uses
Marxist
inspired
Critical
Race
Theory
as a
justification
(Camas
example),
with
its
promotion
of
oppressor and
oppressed
classes,
guilt
and
jealousy,
and
invoking
social
justice
arguments
to
address
supposed
systemic
racism.
What
is
your
position
on
social
equity?
_____
Support
__X___
Oppose
_____
No
Opinion
_____
Other:
CRITICAL
RACE
THEORY
What
is
your
position
on
implementing
Marxist
inspired
Critical
Race
Theory
(CRT)
in
school
districts?
_____
Support
__X___
Oppose
_____
No
Opinion
_____
Other:
1619
PROJECT
What
is
your
position
on
teaching
the
much
criticized
1619
Project
on
American
history?
See
also
here
and
here
(Wiki).
_____
Support
__X___
Oppose
_____
No
Opinion
_____
Other:
ABORTION
Even
dedicated
proponents
of
abortion
acknowledge
that
life
begins
at
conception.
What
do
you
believe?
Does
a
unique
human
life
begins
at
conception?
Yes!
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If not, how long after conception does a human life begin?
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The
14th
Amendment
states
"nor
shall
any
state
deprive
any
person
of
life,
liberty
or
property
without
due
process
of
law;
nor
deny
to
any
person
within
its
jurisdiction
the
equal
protection
of
the
laws."
The
Supreme
Court
in
Roe
v.
Wade,
1973,
stated
that
"if
this
suggestion
of
personhood
is
established,
the
appellant's
case,
of
course,
collapses,
for
the
fetus'
right
to
life
would
then
be
guaranteed
specifically
by
the
[14th]
Amendment."
The
Court
regrettably
concluded
though
that
"we
need
not
resolve
the
difficult
question
of
when
life
begins.
When
those
trained
in
the
respective
disciplines
of
medicine,
philosophy,
and
theology
are
unable
to
arrive
at
any
consensus,
the
judiciary,
at
this
point
in
the
development
of
man's
knowledge,
is
not
in a
position
to
speculate
as
to
the
answer."
Do
you
believe
that
the
right
to
life
of
the
unborn
child
is
guaranteed
by
the
14th
Amendment?
Is
taking
the
life
of a
pre-born
child
through
abortion
ever
morally
permissible?
Check
all
that
apply:
__X___
No,
it's
never
permissible
_____
Yes,
to
save
mother's
life
_____
Yes,
in
cases
of
rape
or
incest
_____
Yes,
for
physical
deformity
_____
Yes,
for
gender
_____
Yes,
for
race
_____
Yes,
to
punish
spouse
_____
Yes,
it's
always
permissible
Do
you
support
parental
notification
and/or
consent
before
a
minor
(under
18
years
of
age)
could
have
an
abortion?
A
judicial
bypass
of
parents
would
be
allowed
when
necessary.
A
2013
poll
commissioned
by
Human
Life
WA,
found
Washington
State
voters
are
widely
supportive
of
laws
requiring
"parental
involvement"
in
abortion
decisions
for
girls
under
the
age
of
18
(62-29%
with
just
under
10%
undecided).
Read
a
summary
of
the
results
here.
Do
you
support:
Notification?
Yes!
Consent?
Yes!
PLANNED
PARENTHOOD
The
nation's
biggest
abortion
provider,
Planned
Parenthood, in
the
2021-22
fiscal
year received
$670
million
in
tax
payer
funding
and
aborted
374,155
babies.
Planned
Parenthood
is
active
in
Oregon
school
districts,
where
their
representatives
have
been
allowed
to
regularly
address
students
in
both
Portland
and
Salem.
Opposition
has
been
firm
and
articulate
(segment
begins
at
12:44).
Should
Planned
Parenthood
be
allowed
to
make
presentations
to
students
or
provide
literature,
birth
control
chemicals
or
devices,
or
abortion
services?
No!
RECREATIONAL
MARIJUANA
Recreational
marijuana
was
legalized
in
Washington
State
in
2012
by
Initiative
502.
The
drug
though
is
still
banned
federally,
and
considered
dangerous
by
many,
including
the
AMA,
the
APA,
and
The
American
Academy
of
Child
and
Adolescent
Psychiatry.
Citizens
against
Marijuana
Legalization
(CALM)
states
"The
normalization,
expanded
use,
and
increased
availability
of
marijuana
in
our communities
are
detrimental
to
our
youth,
to
public
health,
and
to
the
safety
of
our society."
The
Alaska
Association
of
Police
Chief
describe
some
of
the
negative
aspects
of
legalizing
the
drug
here.
For
additional
dangers
see
here.
For
an
extensive
report
by
the
National
Academy
of
Sciences
(Jan
2017)
see
here.
What
is
your
position
on
the
legal
production,
processing
and
sale
of
recreational
marijuana
in
Washington
State?
_____
Support
__X___
Oppose
_____
No
Opinion
_____
Other:
QUALIFICATIONS
Please
state
your
professional
experience,
community
involvement,
education,
family
successes
and
other
qualifications
for
a
school
board
position.
Do
you
have
children
of
your
own?
35
years
as
an
accountant
spanning
the
private
sector,
public
accounting
and
governmental
accounting.
Washington
Parents
Rights
in
Education
(Evergreen
Coordinator)
/
Evergreen
High
School
Band
and
Color
guard
(Volunteer)
/
Evergreen
East
Vancouver
Missional
Community
(Team
Leader)
/
Evergreen
Finance
team
(Chair)
/
Evergreen
AWANA
(4th
Grade
Leader)
/
Compassion
Vancouver
(Volunteer)
/
Clark
County
Summit
‘Crisis
in
Education
(Ground
Team
lead)
/
AGNA
Airport
Green
Neighborhood
Association
(Volunteer)
/
City
of
Beaverton
(Budget
Committee)
Bachelor
of
Science
-
Accounting
-
Philadelphia
University
(3.5
cum)
/
Associate
of
Arts
-
Business
Administration
-
Bucks
County
(PA)
Community
College
Married
36
years,
father
of 3
children
ages
31,
27
and
13
(oops,
God
has
a
sense
of
humor)
I’ve
attended
something
like
33
of
the
last
37
school
board
meetings
for
the
Evergreen
School
District
speaking
several
times
about
the
poor
academic
scores
per
OSPI
(25%
meeting
Math
standards,
etc.)
giving
possible
reasons
and
solutions.
Met
several
times
with
Superintendent
John
Boyd
to
share
my
research
and
many
possible
solutions
to
the
academic
crisis
at
Evergreen.
POLICY
POSITIONS
You
may
state
here
any
policy
positions
you
have
in
relation
to
the
office
you
are
seeking:
I
believe
academics
should
be
the
primary
and
actually
right
now
possibly
the
only
focus
for
this
school
district.
I
intend
to
look
at
everything
through
an
academic
lens.
If
it
is
not
going
to
raise
academic
scores
I’ll
be
likely
to
vote
against
it.
May
LifePac
post
your
returned
survey
on
our
website?
Your
response
is
only
posted
with
your
permission.
Yes!
Please
give
your
campaign
web
address
if
you
have
one:
www.wilsonforevergreen.com
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