When I ran for Trustee in 2018 I was bright eyed and bushy-tailed, eager to listen to the desires and ideas of the community and bring them back to central CCSD for real innovative solutions.
Immediately I was met with resistance by the superintendent and several trustees. Anytime I tried to represent my constituents, I was shut down. When local organizations showed up offering solutions, they were ignored. When teachers and staff spoke up, they were threatened and retaliated against.
None of it made sense. There had to be something bigger going on.
I started asking questions, researching other school districts, noticing patterns throughout the country, following the money, cross-referencing contracts, and learning how outside groups were draining school districts and leaving them in shambles.
I discovered the school district I grew up in, that my own children were in, which I was elected to protect, had been invaded by the same outside groups. Finally I understood that the chaos and dysfunction happening, which is what drew me to run in the first place, was part of a well-orchestrated long-term plan to take over public schools.
So I started speaking out.
They sent cease and desist letters.
I kept speaking out.
They put out hit campaigns to try to discredit me.
I kept speaking out.
They threatened to sue me, recall me, even send me to jail if I didn't keep quiet.
I kept speaking out.
Even now they're withholding information and trying to keep me out of important board meetings.
I’m STILL speaking out.