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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Cincinnati Public Schools. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Policy Shares Your Family’s Info By Default
Policy 8330 on Student Records designates your family’s personal data — including parent name, home address, email, and phone number — as ‘directory information.’ This means the district can share it with outside groups, like charter schools, unless you find and submit an opt-out form every year. This policy defaults to giving away your privacy.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Shauna Murphy at murphys@cps-k12.org and call the Board at (513) 363-0425. ‘Regarding Policy 8330, parents demand an opt-IN system for sharing personal data, not an opt-OUT. Our family’s privacy should be the default. Adopt the most restrictive directory information policy to protect our children.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Family’s Privacy
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Classroom Discipline Banned for Pre-K to 3rd Grade
Proposed changes to Policy 5610 state that students in grades Pre-K through 3rd ‘shall not be suspended out-of-school or expelled.’ This removes a key tool for managing severe or violent behavior, potentially making classrooms less safe for all children and forcing teachers to manage dangerous situations without real consequences.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This policy makes classrooms less safe. Call Board President Eve Bolton at (513) 363-0425 and email Superintendent Shauna Murphy at murphys@cps-k12.org: ‘Do not remove critical disciplinary tools for the lower grades in Policy 5610. The safety of all students and staff must be your top priority, not social experiments in discipline.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Classroom Safety
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Board Limits Public Comment to Just 10 Minutes
The agenda for the Policy and Equity Committee allocates only 10 minutes total for the ‘Hearing of the Public.’ This is a severe and unacceptable restriction on the right of parents and taxpayers to speak to their elected officials. This tactic is used to silence dissent and rush through controversial policies.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TO BE HEARD: Call Board President Eve Bolton and Vice President Mary Wineberg at (513) 363-0425. ‘A 10-minute public comment period is an insult to parents and a violation of public trust. We demand you restore a reasonable amount of time for public input at all meetings. We will not be silenced.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Right to Speak
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Parent ‘Affinity Groups’ Pushed in Engagement Policy
Policy 9140, which governs the district’s relationship with parents, encourages ‘parent affinity groups’ and links parent engagement to the district’s ‘Equity and Excellence in Education’ policy. This is a classic strategy to divide parents by race and identity, shifting the focus from academics to activism.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Shauna Murphy at murphys@cps-k12.org. ‘Regarding Policy 9140, parent organizations should unite families to support academic excellence, not divide them into ‘affinity groups’ based on identity politics. Remove this divisive language and keep the focus on our children’s education.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Dividing Parents by Race
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Vague Policy on ‘Non-School Organizations’ in Development
Item D.4 lists a ‘Policy 9212 – Non-School Organizations Policy (In Development)’ but provides no attachment or details. This policy could open the door for outside political or activist groups to gain access to schools and students, but its content is currently hidden from the public.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. If the file is missing there too, email General Counsel Dan Hoying (contact info in agenda) and ask for the draft text of Policy 9212 to be released to the public immediately.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Partnerships
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Vague Policy on ‘Student Voice’ on School Board
Item D.2, ‘Policy 5820.01 – School Board Voice / Student,’ has the wrong document attached in the agenda. The title is ambiguous and could involve policies that give student activists inappropriate influence over governance, potentially diluting the authority of parents and elected board members.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. The agenda appears to have a file error. Email the district and ask for the correct draft of Policy 5820.01 to be posted for public review.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced Board Oversight
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: District Bans Lab-Grown Meat in School Lunches
The board is updating its food procurement policy (8525) to comply with new state law. This change explicitly prohibits the purchase of ‘lab-grown’ and ‘misbranded plant-based’ foods for school meals, protecting our kids from experimental and deceptively labeled products.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up or email the board to thank them for adopting the new language in Policy 8525. ‘Thank you for protecting our children by banning lab-grown meat and for putting fiscal responsibility first. Please ensure this common-sense policy is passed without changes.’ Use this as a model for neighboring districts.
✅ Why It Matters: Protecting Kids’ Food
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