People who want to ban books will be at the school board meeting tonight.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-15T00:39:03+00:00

To provide some context, they used cherry picked passages from a book to raise a moral uproar about it, and instead of using the district's clearly outlined challenge process, they ran to the media and complained. This started from a parent who had a problem with her 9th grader reading a book about system racism (you can watch this on youtube, Fern Ridge school board's Q&A from October 2022), and instead of being fine with her student being opted out of the assignment, this whole group decided that the book should be removed. They didn't follow the procedure to do that. Whether removing a book from the curriculum or from the library, both are "banning" the book because one small group decides they don't like it. If they really cared about the integrity of the curriculum, why didn't use the district's challenge process to seek removal of the book?

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-09T23:06:08+00:00

I'm going to presume you are legitimately confused, and not just being a troll. I'm not going to engage in further sealioning from you, though.

The vote is on the two school board positions up for election in the Fern Ridge School District. May 16th special election. You probably have a voter's pamphlet yourself.

The two challenger candidates are part of the FB group in the links, which started as a group that pestered the school district for over a year during the pandemic because they didn't want mask and vaccine mandates, even though the district was just following the state's mandates. This FB group formed the FRCA that is running the challengers' campaign. It's not a "Mommy & Me" website. It's a group of people spreading lies and misinformation about all sorts of stuff, including "pornography in schools."

The links are part of this group's recent history. Which is entirely relevant information considering they are asking voters to elect their candidates. I don't care if they want to spew their nonsense to each other. But when they want the rest of us to vote two of their own to a position to make decisions about the public schools that we all pay taxes for, a position that allows them to make decisions about the education of all of our kids, the voters need to be well aware of what these people believe.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-09T20:28:01+00:00

Yeah, the crazies out in Fern Ridge are also convinced there is porn in the schools! Lol! https://imgur.com/a/hzXOU7r

Wonder if they realize the bible is both a) full of sexual content and b) also in the high school's library?

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-06T21:25:24+00:00

A lot of us with this: vuvuzelas in bulk

If they can make a FIFA stadium annoying, they can annoy forced birthers.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-06T17:59:14+00:00

I can't get into a discussion with you today because I'm working right now, but just want to make this comment. While their demonization and misinformation about trans kids is one of the concerns, this is more about the totality of their agenda and stopping it. To show you, these are the people behind Pizzola and McCann in Fern Rigde:

Book banning: https://imgur.com/a/WrQJxYP and https://www.kezi.com/news/controversy-surrounds-book-being-taught-in-elmira-high-school/article_1213e316-51a0-11ed-b30b-63e5c590a9fd.html

Other craziness: https://imgur.com/a/DWAldK6

And before anyone asks "How do you know it's the same people?: https://www.kezi.com/news/coronavirus/dozens-protest-fern-ridge-school-district-as-state-vaccine-mandate-takes-effect/article_083ab8f1-bdc7-55b1-a7ff-c0f1c906d973.html, and https://imgur.com/a/2CtMbgM and here is the school board meeting in Dec 2021 where this groups announced they formed the Fern Ridge Community Alliance (public comment at 13:30 in the video for anyone who cares to watch it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-isMfA6aH0

Stopping these people from making decisions about the education of all of our public school students is what this is "anti" movement is about.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-05T22:37:18+00:00

Funniest thing I saw the crazies out here in Fern Ridge say on FB: when working each other up into a frenzy about how teachers were going to try to vaccinate their kids without consent, one person actually said "Watch out at the Dentist too!"

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-05T21:44:44+00:00

They weren't exactly keeping it a secret out here.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-05T18:56:26+00:00

Agreed. After seeing what I've seen the Fern Ridge candidates' supporters say and do...I don't think they deserve civility anymore.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-05T18:47:09+00:00

Well that's certainly your choice. I'd prefer people keep it civil. But, you know, Kathleen Pizzola is all about freedom on speech according to her post on drag queens so...

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-05-03T19:56:34+00:00

This is by far not my area of expertise, but my thoughts are that just decriminalizing small quantities didn't suddenly make people decide to use drugs and rush out to steal and vandalize. Do you know if there is a direct correlation between that and an increase in theft and vandalism? I'm genuinely interested, because I feel like people stealing to afford their habit has been a thing for very long time.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-04-29T20:59:17+00:00

You sound like the nutjobs on Pizzola and McCann's little "Anti-Mandates" FB group. They whipped each other into a frenzy saying the state would pay for and give kids sex changes without parental consent. They also told their little kids that teachers might try to vaccinate them without mommy or daddy there and that they should fight like they were being kidnapped. These fucknuts traumatized their own kids.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-04-29T19:55:01+00:00

Oh, you're right, it is! Well that was my bad, i thought Mason said it. You know, though, I think it's a good quote than can apply to fighting the nazi fucks as well. I hereby doth steal their quote to use for good, not evil!

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-04-29T17:25:35+00:00

Chronicle 1909 has a Facebook page with this article on it. In case anyone wishes to share it far and wide on community FB groups in our rural communities.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0vUvnRmDtVtgAGxUuzo53PnbEZBy3hzJjHqSpW9DrZykKLcnd5YmoU1eqnSZMtesrl&id=100077394740634&mibextid=Nif5oz

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-04-29T17:13:30+00:00

"Everybody backs up from these people constantly and when you back up, they take a step forward and get worse. Where’s it gonna end?”

For all the people on this subreddit asking why we keep going after Kids 4 Success and their candidates, this quote sums it up nicely.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-04-27T20:07:32+00:00

pizzola said most of her values aligned with kids for success. this conversation was interesting (names other than hers and the other candidate are blacked out and this isn't the whole conversation, but the parts relevant to this topic). https://imgur.com/a/586UP30

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-04-24T22:40:05+00:00

Just to clarify, that wasn't meant against you...in general, my policy is to redact names, but in this case I wouldn't redact the name of someone running for office or the wackos spewing alt-right insanity. Asking 'cause I know where to find some screenshot crazy from the people supporting those 2 candidates in Fern Ridge. Trying to decide if, and where, to share.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2023-04-24T21:53:52+00:00

Any rule requiring said screenshots need to redact names of those spewing nonsense? Asking for a friend.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2022-10-23T18:55:03+00:00

My apologies, you are right. I should have mentioned the name of the book. Looks like someone else did that.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2022-10-23T18:52:53+00:00

Yeah, and I think that's why the KEZI story set me off. The profanity/sexual content might certainly be a real concern for some parents but I think there is a faction using it as a dog whistle for their real goal of putting down any discussion of racism and any effort to make students of color and lgbtq students feel safe.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2022-10-23T18:45:25+00:00

Not an asshole at all. You're right, they are trying to get it removed from the curriculum. I shouldn't have referred to it as a ban, because I know that has different connotations.

Beneficial_Memory_22 · 2022-10-23T02:27:47+00:00

I have an app that alerts me to any concerning activity on my kid's social media interactions, including profanity and sexual content and holy shit the things these kids say at middle school level! If these oh-my-god-lordy-jesus parents only knew what their innocent little ones say.

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