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Katy's avatar

Citizens Defending Freedom visited Melissa ISD in November speaking against Title IX and the "138 books in your school libraries" that needed to be removed. They said they were "making the rounds" to all the other districts.

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Frank Strong's avatar

Thank you for the heads up!

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Mallory's avatar

Just saw a “Launch” event for Harris Co citizens defending freedom. Will try to send a screenshot.

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Mallory's avatar

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Frank Strong's avatar

Ugh.

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Mallory's avatar

I signed up to go…hope to be able to attend. Also, I did find the title 9 template for the school board resolutions. It was on the TX state web site for citizens defending freedom.

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Mallory's avatar

I spent an hour reviewing their site and all the info about Title 9. There’s much there but did not see any specific recs for school districts. Was their “visit” during a public board meeting?

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Frank Strong's avatar

I know for sure that group leaders from Tarrant/Collin County made statements at board meetings last month in Keller & Plano ISD. Usually when they do that they also send emails to trustees/superintendents. And they're pretty coordinated, so if they're doing it in two counties, they're probably doing it elsewhere.

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Mallory's avatar

I was one of 10 citizens speaking against the Title 9 resolution passed by SBISD a few weeks ago. Do you have any info on what group or organization is recommending this resolution action to school districts?

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Frank Strong's avatar

Citizens Defending Freedom has been pushing it in some districts, but I want to look into it more before I say for sure they’re behind the effort in SBISD.

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Mallory's avatar

Would appreciate any info you find. I hope to follow up with a few trustees later this month. My email is mjcs@swbell.net.

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Ryan Tsamouris's avatar

Thanks for doing these Frank, it is truly exhausting keeping up with what’s happening and where so we’ll know how to assess it when it arrives in our district.

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Frank Strong's avatar

Glad to offer a statewide perspective!

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Eve's avatar

I love this feature! Thanks for keeping us updated on the districts statewide.

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Frank Strong's avatar

Thank you! It seemed important to me to highlight trends that are happening statewide.

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