Vees, Barbara

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
School Board
District:
Pennridge School District
Age:
66
Occupation:
Retired Physical Therapist Assistant
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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* Competition will help to keep our school district a community where people want to live.
2. Reserving girls’ sports exclusively for biological females. S* Absolutely. This is for the protection of our female athletes.
3. Separating restrooms, locker rooms, and other privacy areas based on biological sex. S* This will provide safety and privacy for everyone.
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* This has nothing to do with education our students. This is parental responsibility.
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
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. U* This should be discussed with the parents. If they insist that "he" be called "she" then the teacher should respect the parents wishes. As much as this would go against my values, I would think of it as a nickname.
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