Gelsinger, Keith
Meet the Candidate
Running For:
School BoardDistrict:
South Western School DistrictAge:
49Occupation:
Retired Marine/local business ownerEducation: (click to expand)
Biographical Info: (click to expand)
Why are you running for office? (click to expand)
Survey
Response Legend
- SSupport
- OOppose
- UUndecided
- −Declined to Respond/Undecided, Position Unknown/Unclear
- *Comment
- †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
| Question | Response | Comments/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Providing state tax credits and education savings accounts to enable parents to choose what school their child attends. | S | |
| 2. Reserving girls’ sports exclusively for biological females. | S | |
| 3. Separating restrooms, locker rooms, and other privacy areas based on biological sex. | S* | If anyone believes a child should be permitted in the opposite gender showers or locker room- do NOT vote for me. I strongly oppose this and will consider removing my daughter from school if they permit boys on her shower room. |
| 4. Permitting students to discuss their Christian faith with others during non-class time on school premises. | S | |
| 5. Allowing school personnel to refer students to abortion providers. | O* | They can discuss with parents if the parents want the information. |
| 6. Requiring signed permission (opt-in) from a parent before a student may participate in sex education classes or presentations on gender identity theory. | S | |
| 7. Increasing transparency by requiring videos or documents shown to students [which are not part of pre-approved curriculum] be preserved for easy review by administrator and parents | S | |
| 8. Providing curricula that advocates critical race theory and its emphasis on defining people as oppressors or oppressed based on group identity or privileges. | O* | I am opposed to CRT. |
| 9. Requiring teachers to use "she" to describe a biological male student who identifies as a female, even if the teacher offered a reasonable alternative. | O | |
| 10. Specifying in school policy that materials containing visual depictions of people engaging in sex acts or explicit written descriptions of people engaging in sex acts is not age-appropriate for the school’s curriculum and libraries. | S |