2 School Board Candidate Questionnaire • 2016
| 1. | Give your name, district and seat, address, phone, fax, and e-mail address. |
| 2. | What is your experience in government, politics, and public issues? |
| 3. | In approving appointments and/or staff hiring for all positions, do you support a policy of nondiscrimination toward sexual minorities? |
| 4. | Are there any areas of employment where you feel sexual minority people should not be hired? If so, what areas? |
| 5. | How can public schools combat harassment, bullying and hate crimes against sexual minority students, faculty, and staff? |
| 6. | What resources would you have the public schools offer to students who are lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered? |
| 7. | What resources would you have the public schools offer to students regarding information on family planning, birth control, and abortion? |
| 8. | Do you support the Board of Public Education's established policy concerning HIV-infected students and employees? What can the public schools do to help students avoid infection with HIV? Do you support additional HIV prevention education? |
| 9. | How will you help public schools create a more inclusive atmosphere for children from nontraditional families (such as single-parent, same-gender parents, step-families, bi-racial families)? |
| 10. | Do you support a change in the public schools' curriculum that would include more information throughout the school year on the contributions of sexual minority people, African-Americans, women, and other minorities to U.S. culture? |
| 11. | What is your position on pay equity and comparable worth? |
| 12. | What is your position on affirmative action
to combat racism and sexism? In particular, how would you
improve the Board of Public Education's outreach program for minority teachers and
administrators? |