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EDGEMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT — Annual Organizational Meeting, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for EDGEMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. We found 6 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Superintendent Given Blank Check for Federal Grants
Item F.3 gives the Superintendent unilateral power to apply for any and all federal and state grants without prior Board approval. This is how ‘strings-attached’ money for controversial programs like data-mining, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and DEI initiatives gets into our schools under the radar. Parents will have no say before the district is already on the hook for the mandates that come with the money.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical transparency issue. Email the Board of Education: ‘I demand Item F.3 be removed. The Board must approve each individual grant application in a public meeting. Do not give the Superintendent a blank check with our children’s education.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Potentially millions in federal/state funds with ideological mandates.
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Superintendent Given Power to Hire Staff in Secret
Item F.2 authorizes the Superintendent to hire personnel between board meetings, with the board just rubber-stamping the decision later. This allows the district to hire controversial staff, like DEI consultants or SEL coaches, without any public discussion or parental input until after they’ve already started working in our schools.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education: ‘Vote NO on Item F.2. All personnel appointments must be voted on by the Board in a public meeting *before* an offer is made. Stop these back-room hiring practices.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Loss of public oversight on all new hires.
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Voting Blind on All District Policies and Code of Conduct
Under items G.2 and G.3, the board is voting to re-adopt its entire policy book and the student Code of Conduct in a single vote, without attaching the documents for public review. This is where radical gender ideology, restorative justice, and limits on parental rights get hidden. They are asking for a blank check on the rules that govern our children’s daily lives.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Education: ‘Pull items G.2 and G.3 from the agenda. Parents demand to see the full text of the Code of Conduct and a list of all policies being reauthorized before you vote. We will not accept a blind vote on our children’s rights.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed/Transparency Violation
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Creating ‘Wellness Coordinator’ Position
Item E.56 creates a placeholder to hire a ‘Wellness Coordinator.’ This title is a well-known Trojan horse for bringing Social Emotional Learning (SEL), mental health screenings, and other ‘whole child’ initiatives into the school that often operate outside of parental consent and academic instruction. They are building the infrastructure for social engineering.
Recommended Action Plan
PUT THEM ON NOTICE: Email the Board of Education: ‘Regarding Item E.56, parents oppose the creation of a Wellness Coordinator position. We demand the district focus on academic excellence, not psychological programming. This position must be eliminated, not just put on hold.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Future salary for a non-academic position, plus costs of associated SEL programs.
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Secretive ‘Comprehensive Attendance’ Policy
The board is voting on a ‘Comprehensive Attendance’ policy (Items G.1 and G.4) without providing the document for public review. These policies often use ‘chronic absenteeism’ as a justification for intrusive data tracking and even home visits, expanding the school’s reach into the family. We need to know what enforcement mechanisms are hidden in this policy.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND THE DETAILS: Email the Board of Education: ‘Postpone the vote on Policy #7150 (Items G.1 and G.4) until the full text of the policy is made public. Parents have a right to know how you plan to track our children and what the consequences for absences are.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed/Transparency Violation
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 5) |
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District Hiring Private Investigators to Surveil Families
The district is renewing a contract with A.F. Investigations, Inc. (Item E.45) to conduct ‘confidential investigations’ on families to verify their residency. While the district needs to ensure only residents attend, hiring private investigators to watch families sets a disturbing precedent of surveillance and mistrust.
Recommended Action Plan
QUESTION THE TACTICS: Email the Board of Education: ‘Regarding Item E.45, what are the rules of engagement for these private investigators? What methods are they using to surveil families? Parents deserve to know the extent of this surveillance program before it is approved.’ Advise members to verify board contact details on the district website.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $1,500 (plus potential for more)
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