Letter in Gazette February 8th 2023 SCHOOLS ARE FAILING STUDENTS Regarding the front page SEL training article in Monday’s paper – that is social emotional training, SEL. I once again wish to ask this question. What is the purpose of educating students? Is it scaring them? Making them throw up? Once again I ask … Read more
Here are the recommendations for D49’s various Director Districts: See https://d49guardians.com DD2 (pink map) Deb Schmidt: ✅ Staunch conservative who has been fighting against indoctrination and excessive spending, and demanding improvement for academic achievement. Debbie is the only candidate in D49 we endorse. **** –Her opponent Candice ❌❌ is a woke activist whose ONLY platform is … Read more
5 IMPORTANT POINTS TO KNOW ABOUT SEL By: Sabrina A. Balister, former MSW, LSW 1) SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) is a vehicle for indoctrination into Leftist ideology, which is today’s cultural Marxism. SEL contains 5 Core competencies that are very subjective, and easily manipulated. They are: Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and making … Read more
D49 continues to attack the advocates of quality education who dare to speak out. D49 Superintendent Peter Hilts is now turning his attacks on constituents more than ever. Are they going to be labeled “Domestic Terrorists” soon? Hilts has done the unprecedented for any professional let alone a superintendent who makes over a quarter of … Read more
Stop the travesty against our children in public education! We are dumbing down our children in order to raise social justice warriors, exactly in accordance with Communist John Dewey, “education reformer.” D49 reading and math scores in 2023 are literally 20-25% lower than 12 years ago. Translation: in 2023, 44.5% and 29.5% of D49 are … Read more
Good morning board members, This came to my attention while looking at a local website that I visit, Next Door. I did confirm that this is indeed a copy of an official D49 posting on the official D49 social media site. From what I understand, there is an accompanying video from your superintendent. This is … Read more
Some brave constituents are exposing the darkness and manipulations in D49. Other are working on informing the community. Taxpayers deserve to know. Share these: http://D49guardians.com https://d49exposed.com/ **Three members of the board self-proclaim to be “Christian Constitutional Conservatives” while they consistently vote AGAINST the values of the community and ignore the input of the taxpayers. Look … Read more
Knowing that this district is still faced with the decision of a permanent Superintendent, I thought I’d share my perspective. But What does a Chief Officer do? The roles of the superintendent includes: Overseeing daily operations to include managing the budget. With the budget in mind, it seems the District & the Chief Officer has … Read more
12/15/2022 Ann Easton – Former Special Ed teacher. Why were you elected? Why did the people of District 49 vote for you – elect you? Do you even know? They elected you to keep their children safe. They elected you to select the best curriculums in which to teach academics to their children. This is … Read more
13 March 2023 by Deb Schmidt Why are our kids anxious and acting out? Why are they depressed and think about suicide? Schools everywhere tell us that they need psychologists, social workers, and behavior therapists to stop this mental health crisis. I disagree. (Editor: Need we mention hundreds of millions tax dollars worth of SEL?). … Read more