Watkins, Eric
Meet the Candidate
Running For:
School BoardDistrict:
Selinsgrove Area School DistrictAge:
43Occupation:
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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. | U* | It would need to be case by case to provide a valid reason to change schools. |
| 2. Reserving girls’ sports exclusively for biological females. | S | |
| 3. Separating restrooms, locker rooms, and other privacy areas based on biological sex. | S* | Accommodating facilities can be provided for those uncomfortable or struggling with gender. |
| 4. Permitting students to discuss their Christian faith with others during non-class time on school premises. | S* | Students should be allowed to discuss their faith in any setting. |
| 5. Allowing school personnel to refer students to abortion providers. | O* | It should be mandatory for parents to be informed. If there is a safety concern protective measures can also be taken. |
| 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 values based education should also be an option. |
| 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* | All curricula should be available to review by staff, parents, and students (with parental consent) |
| 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* | Any curricula that groups and divides students based on immutable characteristics is inappropriate |
| 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* | "Reasonable alternatives" should be determined by the school administration and provided in the student handbook, to alleviate the burden from the teachers. |
| 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 |