Ritter, John
Meet the Candidate
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School BoardDistrict:
Gateway School DistrictAge:
69Occupation:
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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* | Students have differing skills, interests, backgrounds, goals, needs, and challenges. Parents who seeks to provide the best educational approaches for their children should be supported by excellent choices in public, private, vocational, online, or other schools. |
| 2. Reserving girls’ sports exclusively for biological females. | S* | Student safety is a foundational component of school-based sports. Since girls and boys are biologically different, that difference must be acknowledged and accommodated in the design and implementation of (a set of cogent) school policies and regulations. |
| 3. Separating restrooms, locker rooms, and other privacy areas based on biological sex. | S* | Student privacy is a foundational component of school-based sports. Since girls and boys are biologically different, that difference must be acknowledged and accommodated in the design and implementation of (a set of cogent) school policies and regulations. |
| 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* | School personnel are "mandated reporters" (by law) in the case of manifest and/or perceived dangers for students. Schools do not have the right to supersede parental oversight of their child's health and education. |
| 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* | Traditional educational courses in chemistry, biology, physics, health, et cetera should be supported by school districts. Social engineering and politically-oriented schemes should require notification to parents of the course's design and goals and require an explicit opt-in / consent form. |
| 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 | |
| 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 |