{"id":1211435,"date":"2022-01-12T14:34:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T19:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1211435"},"modified":"2022-01-12T14:35:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T19:35:04","slug":"conservative-maryland-school-district-likely-to-veto-political-neutrality-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-maryland-school-district-likely-to-veto-political-neutrality-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Maryland School District Likely To Veto \u2018Political Neutrality\u2019 Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservative-maryland-school-district-likely-to-veto-political-neutrality-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1211435&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After politics hijacked the learning environment in conservative farm country, school board members unanimously sought to approve a policy that would keep politics out of the classroom. But now, the school board in Carroll County, Maryland, is divided on approving that policy, even as many community members view it as uncontroversial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carrollk12.org\/boe\/BoardShareDocs\/2021\/12-08-2021\/Attachments\/8.h\/Approval%20of%20Politically%20Neutral%20Policy%20and%20Regs.pdf\">proposed<\/a> in July 2021, would revise an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carrollk12.org\/boe\/Board%20Policies\/G%20-%20Personnel\/GBI%20-%20Political%20Activities%20of%20Carroll%20County%20Public%20Schools%20Employees.pdf\">existing<\/a> rule on employee political activities by saying Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) staff members \u201cshould avoid discussion of political issues, parties and candidates during classroom instruction\u201d unless those discussions align with the approved curriculum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Board members moved on the policy vote after witnessing how educators in CCPS embraced left-wing Critical Race Theory dogma. Parents reportedly complained about their kids learning about \u201cwhite privilege\u201d and being forced to watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=10&amp;v=hD5f8GuNuGQ&amp;feature=emb_title\">Buzzfeed video<\/a> on the \u201cprivilege walk,\u201d which shames people due to biological factors outside of their control.<\/p>\n<p>Other matters shocked parents, such as \u201cprivilege scorecards\u201d being used in middle and high schools. The questionnaires made students calculate various personal biological and social factors and score themselves, photos reviewed by The Daily Wire show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Thompson, who leads the group Concerned Parents of Carroll County, says the politics have gotten out of hand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think we\u2019ve drifted away from schools teaching reading, writing, arithmetic, and from letting parents have control over how they want to shape their children,\u201d Thompson told The Daily Wire. \u201cTeachers have crossed the line. They are teaching topics that are damaging to the kids. We\u2019ve got to do everything we can to stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the board policy was scheduled to be approved in December, it was delayed after a board member proposed language that would also establish a reporting mechanism for teachers who violate the rule, as <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/mxVbx#selection-3291.93-3291.286\">reported<\/a> by the Carroll County Times. The outlet noted:<\/p>\n<p>A new policy aimed at maintaining political neutrality in classrooms was scheduled to be approved during Wednesday\u2019s Carroll County school board meeting. But it was tabled after a board member pitched a mechanism for reporting alleged violations and tracking teachers who didn\u2019t stick to the curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Board member Donna Sivigny pushed to add a process the public could follow to report teachers who violated the proposed policy. But the school system\u2019s lawyer, Rochelle Eisenberg, warned that such a policy might violate free speech guarantees.<\/p>\n<p>According to Thompson, three board members have signaled that they will now oppose the neutrality policy \u2014 which will be voted on at 5:00 p.m. on January 12. Two of the members who will allegedly oppose it identify as conservative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The teachers union, Carroll County Education Association, has also come out against the neutrality policy. <\/p>\n<p>In an op-ed <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/gAGbJ\">published<\/a> in December, union president Teresa McCulloh claimed altering the existing political policy \u201cputs more stress on an already exhausted, dedicated and fearful workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, your educators need your support and understanding rather than your suspicions, fear and anger,\u201d McCulloh wrote. \u201cCarroll County Public Schools used to be a community-oriented, family-first, school system, but the pandemic has exposed many underlying issues that have only been exacerbated by an increasingly divided country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CCPS did not immediately respond to request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Send story tips to Gabe Kaminsky at <a href=\"mailto:gekaminsky@protonmail.com\">gekaminsky@protonmail.com<\/a>. Follow him <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gabe__Kaminsky\">on Twitter.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After politics hijacked the learning environment in conservative farm country, school board members unanimously sought to approve a policy that would keep politics out of the classroom. 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