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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Covington Exempted Village. We found 3 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Secret Counseling Sessions Without Parental Consent
The Board is voting on a $32,000 contract (Item 5.J) with ‘New Creation Counseling Center’ to provide in-school mental health services. The contract’s fine print explicitly allows this vendor to provide up to six counseling sessions to students aged 14 and older WITHOUT parental consent, citing Ohio Revised Code 5122.04. This policy establishes the school as the gatekeeper for your child’s mental health, intentionally cutting parents out of the most critical conversations and decisions affecting their children.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical threat to parental rights. Sign up for public comment. Email Superintendent Joseph Hoelzle at hoelzlej@covingtonk12.org and call Board President Kerry Murphy at (937) 473-9816 with a clear message: ‘We do not co-parent with the government. Vote NO on the New Creation Counseling contract, Item 5.J. Parents are the sole authority on our children’s mental healthcare.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $32,000.00
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Hiding Behavior Modification Systems in Student Handbooks
Buried in the ‘Administrative Consent’ agenda (Item 5.B), the Board is approving updated student handbooks that formally introduce ‘Response to Intervention’ (RTI) and ‘Restorative Practices.’ These are not academic programs. They are data-collection and behavior-modification systems often used to implement Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and replace traditional discipline with group therapy sessions, undermining classroom authority and parental values. Bundling this in a consent vote avoids a public debate on these significant ideological changes.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Joseph Hoelzle at hoelzlej@covingtonk12.org: ‘I demand the student handbooks be pulled from the Administrative Consent Agenda (Item 5.B) for a separate discussion and roll-call vote. Parents deserve to hear the Board publicly debate what ‘Response to Intervention’ and ‘Restorative Practices’ mean for our children.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: N/A (Policy Cost)
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 4) |
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New ‘Wellness Advisor’ Position Created
Under Item 5.F, the district is creating and filling a new ‘BUCC Wellness Advisor’ position. The term ‘Wellness’ is a well-known euphemism for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and other non-academic, therapeutic programming in schools. There is no job description provided, leaving parents in the dark about what this person’s role, qualifications, and influence over students will be.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email Superintendent Joseph Hoelzle at hoelzlej@covingtonk12.org: ‘Regarding the ‘BUCC Wellness Advisor’ in Item 5.F, please provide a full job description. What specific curriculum will this advisor use, and how does this role support academic excellence rather than social engineering?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Stipend/Salary
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