{"id":13699,"date":"2022-08-20T14:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/?page_id=13699"},"modified":"2025-06-06T00:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T07:29:02","slug":"schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Save-Our-Schools-new-logo-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Save-Our-Schools-new-logo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Save-Our-Schools-new-logo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Save-Our-Schools-new-logo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Save-Our-Schools-new-logo-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Save-Our-Schools-new-logo-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Save-Our-Schools-new-logo.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You might think it couldn\u2019t happen here, but for four years or more, pro-Trump MAGA Republicans in Santa Clara County have been plotting to take over our local schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They don\u2019t believe in science.&nbsp; They think COVID is a hoax and that horse medicine is the solution.&nbsp; They don\u2019t want our schools to support LGBTQ+ kids or to teach about slavery and racism.&nbsp; They don\u2019t even want schools to teach sex education or spend any time on social and emotional learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worst of all, they\u2019ve coached their candidates to hide their true beliefs, and instead to use codewords and dog whistles to signal their true colors to their fellow true believers.&nbsp; Themes like \u201cparents rights\u201d and ensuring schools are a \u201csafe place\u201d for THEIR kids.&nbsp; Their focus on \u201creading, math, and [English] language\u201d is to the exclusion of all the other things we know our kids need to learn in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have the receipts. Trust us that you don\u2019t want to get sunk too deeply into their swamp, but for a taste of their beliefs view these videos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>George Soros and former Vice President Mike Pence should be \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v12u4u3-2022d27-scott-bennet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>executed for treason<\/strong><\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The January 6 insurrection was a<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v12u4u3-2022d27-scott-bennet.html\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v12u4u3-2022d27-scott-bennet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u201cfalse flag\u201d operation<\/strong><\/a> by the AFL-CIO to allow the 2020 election to be \u201cstolen\u201d from Trump<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v12u4u3-2022d27-scott-bennet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Teachers are \u201cderanged\u201d and \u201cwicked people\u201d<\/strong><\/a> for providing a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People should avoid the COVID vaccine and instead use discredited so-called alternative treatments such as<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/vvwuqu-2022a26-arw-dr-fox.html\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/vvwuqu-2022a26-arw-dr-fox.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critical Race Theory<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v16nx6v-2022e21-erin-friday.html\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v16nx6v-2022e21-erin-friday.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201c<strong>causes\u201d children to identify as transgender<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v16mmiv-2022e21-lynley-kerr-hogan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schools should not support LGBTQ+ kids<\/a> <\/strong>who come out at school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City Councils should be<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v16mmiv-2022e21-lynley-kerr-hogan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>targeted by protests<\/strong><\/a> if they support the LQBTQ+ community or the \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d movement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School board candidates should<a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v159ryj-how-to-be-elected-to-the-school-board.html\"> <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v159ryj-how-to-be-elected-to-the-school-board.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hide their anti-LQBTQ agenda<\/a> <\/strong>and opposition to historical fact-based teaching on the subject of race, when speaking to a <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5a5a5a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">general<\/mark> audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"table\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#555555\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"#table\">We<\/a>\u2019ve<\/mark> recruited candidates to run against them, and we\u2019ll update this page in early September to list our endorsements.&nbsp; Until then, be on the lookout for the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">MAGA<\/mark>-supported candidates listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">To read about the radical right group from Idaho working with a local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svacr.com\/election-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MAGA group<\/span><\/a> to plan a <font color=\"#ff0000\">hostile takeover<\/font> of the Franklin McKinley School Board follow <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Franklin-McKinley-takeover.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THIS LINK<\/span><\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Please consider donating to the fund we\u2019ll use to ensure only well-qualified candidates who share our community\u2019s values of diversity and inclusion are elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">                    DONATE!                     <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below lists the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svacr.com\/election-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAGA-supported candidates<\/a><\/strong>* and the district in which each is running.&nbsp; Let your friends and neighbors know <strong>not to be deceived<\/strong> and to be sure <strong>not to vote for them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, don&#8217;t vote for other candidates not listed here but who are running as a slate with these candidates. They are most likely aligned in their MAGA values. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For a PDF of these results, follow <strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/school-board-results-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THIS LINK<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thursday, December 5, 2024, 12:26:54 PM<br>Official Final Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>District<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Seat<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>MAGA-Supported Candidate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Endorsed By<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Status<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Margin<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Santa Clara County Board of Education<\/td><td>Area 4<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shanelewisfortrustee4.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shane Lewis<\/a><\/td><td>SVACR<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-11.90%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alum Rock Unified School Board<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/karnes4arusd2024.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matt Karnes<\/a><\/td><td>SVACR, MFL<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-8.05%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cupertino Union School District<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/longforcusd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Long Jiao<\/a><\/td><td>SVACR<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-14.74%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Franklin-McKinley School Board<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gonzalezforfmsd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josue Gonzales<\/a><\/td><td>SVACR, MFL<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-13.68%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Franklin-McKinley School Board<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/harringtonforfmsd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joshua Harrington<\/a><\/td><td>SVACR, MFL<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-16.10%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fremont Union High School Board<\/td><td>Area 2<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/renteriaforfremonthigh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frances Renteria<\/a>, <br><a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosespotlight.com\/appalled-backlash-over-sunnyvale-candidates-anti-lgbtq-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/td><td>SVACR, MFL<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-51.20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mountain View Whisman SD<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/momsforlibertysantaclara.com\/img\/signed_parent_pledge\/extras\/raymond_white_statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raymond R. White<\/a>, <br><a href=\"http:\/\/momsforlibertysantaclara.com\/local_mountain_view.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/td><td>MFL<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-7.26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oak Grove School Board<\/td><td>Area 1<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/otilasalazartorres.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Otila Salazar Torres<\/a><\/td><td>SVACR, MFL<\/td><td><font color=\"#ff0000\">Leading<\/font><\/td><td>25.18%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Jose Unified School District<\/td><td>Area 5<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/vote4gribstad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicole Gribstad<\/a><\/td><td>SVACR, MFL<\/td><td><font color=\"#ff0000\">Leading<\/font><\/td><td>5.05%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Key: (SVACR) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svacr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Silicon Valley Association of Conservative Republicans<\/strong><\/a>, (MFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/momsforlibertysantaclara.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Moms for Liberty<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>* Silicon Valley Association of Conservative Republicans&#8217; (SVACR)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.svacr.com\/election-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>voter guide<\/strong><\/a> references 8 school board candidates in 7 districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Moms for Liberty&#8217;s (MFL)&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/momsforlibertysantaclara.com\/candidates_2024.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voter guide<\/a><\/strong> references 7 school board candidates in 6 districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following candidates for School Board are not being officially supported by the Conservative Republican movement but each is registered as a member of Republican Party running against Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>District<\/strong><\/td><td>Seat<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td><strong>Candidate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Status<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Margin<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Campbell Union SD<\/td><td>Area 2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snyder4cusd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael L. Snyder<\/a><\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-12.56%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Morgan Hill Unified SD<\/td><td>Area 5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/tylermhsb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tyler Smith<\/a><\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-5.26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Morgan Hill Unified SD<\/td><td>Area 6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/voterebeccamunson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rebecca Munson<\/a><\/td><td><font color=\"#ff0000\">Leading<\/font><\/td><td>16.86%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Morgan Hill Unified SD <\/td><td>Area 7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.votetompocus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Pocus<\/a><\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-31.22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Jose Unified SD<\/td><td>Area 1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td>Chris Webb<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-20.88%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saratoga Union SD<\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td>Yacoub Elziq<\/td><td>Trailing<\/td><td>-14.69%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;\u2018Appalled\u2019: Backlash over Sunnyvale school board candidate\u2019s anti-LGBTQ views&#8221; article on 10\/8\/24: <a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosespotlight.com\/appalled-backlash-over-sunnyvale-candidates-anti-lgbtq-views\/\">https:\/\/sanjosespotlight.com\/appalled-backlash-over-sunnyvale-candidates-anti-lgbtq-views\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;The GOP platform calls for \u2018universal school choice.\u2019 What would that mean for students?&#8221; article on 7\/11\/24:  <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2024-republican-platform-education-schools-172e27bbfb3402d22e5c2effb740654f\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2024-republican-platform-education-schools-172e27bbfb3402d22e5c2effb740654f<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Amid Backlash, Conservative Groups Target South Bay School Board Seats&#8221; article on 10\/27\/23: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11965684\/amidst-backlash-conservative-groups-target-south-bay-school-board-seats\">https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/news\/11965684\/amidst-backlash-conservative-groups-target-south-bay-school-board-seats<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Republicans excluded from meaningful positions of power have looked down ballot&#8221; article on 8\/21\/23: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/21\/gop-school-boards-california-00112084\">https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/21\/gop-school-boards-california-00112084<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> &#8220;Lacking political power in California, conservatives turn focus to local school boards&#8221; article on 8\/15\/23: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2023-08-15\/lacking-political-power-in-california-conservatives-turn-focus-to-local-school-boards\">https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2023-08-15\/lacking-political-power-in-california-conservatives-turn-focus-to-local-school-boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An article on CA GOP&#8217;s effort to target school board races in 2022:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/politics\/2022\/08\/california-republicans-school-board-races\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/calmatters.org\/politics\/2022\/08\/california-republicans-school-board-races\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021 SV GOP Action Alert &#8211; Oppose Critical Race Theory in Our Schools link:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.svgop.com\/2021\/03\/12\/action-alert-oppose-critical-race-theory-in-our-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.svgop.com\/2021\/03\/12\/action-alert-oppose-critical-race-theory-in-our-schools\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 Santa Clara County Republican Party endorsement&nbsp;questionnaire link &amp; excerpt:&nbsp; &#8220;<em>If you are a registered Republican seeking either a partisan or non-partisan office, please explain how your platform is consistent with GOP principles.&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/svgop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-SVGOP-Endorsement-Questionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/svgop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-SVGOP-Endorsement-Questionnaire.pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might think it couldn\u2019t happen here, but for four years or more, pro-Trump MAGA Republicans in Santa Clara County have been plotting to take over our local schools. They don\u2019t believe in science.&nbsp; They think COVID is a hoax and that horse medicine is the solution.&nbsp; They don\u2019t want our schools to support LGBTQ+ &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/schools\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14191,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13699","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nodate","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13699"}],"version-history":[{"count":169,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22003,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13699\/revisions\/22003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}