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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Gwinnett County. We found 11 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Approving Controversial ‘Personal Safety’ Curriculum
Under Item 10.1, the Board will vote to adopt a ‘Personal Safety Curriculum’ from the Monique Burr Foundation. This organization is known for promoting sensitive topics like gender identity and sexual orientation under the guise of ‘safety,’ which infringes on parental rights to guide their children on these issues.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a vote on new curriculum. Sign up for public comment for Item 10.1. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Vote NO on the Monique Burr Foundation curriculum. Parents, not schools, should be the primary educators of their children on sensitive topics.’
💰 Impact: Parental Rights
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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Over $850K in Grants for In-School ‘Wellness’ Programs
The district is accepting over $850,000 in federal grants for ‘Gwinnett’s Resilience & Outreach for Wellness’ ($550k) and ‘Mental Health Service Professionals’ ($309k). These funds often come with strings attached, creating school-based mental health services that can operate without parental presence and push Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programming.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This is in the Monthly Financial Report budget amendments (Item 7.2). Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Before accepting the $859,717 in wellness and mental health grants, please publicly disclose all requirements tied to this funding. Will parents be notified and required to consent before any mental health service or screening is provided to their child?’
💰 Impact: $859,717 (Federal Strings Attached)
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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District Spends $200K on Student Data Platform
The district is paying $200,572 for ‘Schoolinks’ software for ‘Health & Social Services.’ These platforms often collect sensitive student data for college and career tracking, but can also include Social Emotional Learning (SEL) surveys and psychological profiling without full parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: This was in the Purchase Order list (PO# 2027004506). Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the Schoolinks contract, what specific student data will be collected, who will have access to it, and will parents have the right to review their child’s profile and opt-out of all surveys? Do not approve this until these questions are answered publicly.’
💰 Impact: $200,572.92
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Hires $157,450 DEI Consultant
Hidden in the purchase orders is a $157,450 contract with KQ Communications, a firm specializing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) consulting. This is a significant expenditure of taxpayer money to push a political agenda in our schools, diverting resources from academics.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: This was buried in the Purchase Order list (PO# 2027003135) under the Consent Agenda. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘I demand the $157,450 contract with KQ Communications be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Why is the district spending six figures on a DEI consultant instead of on academic recovery?’
💰 Impact: $157,450
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Major Push for More Classroom Screen Time
Item 6.9 is a bid for a massive, district-wide upgrade of ‘Audio Visual (AV) Equipment,’ including high-definition displays for instruction. The district claims this supports ’21st-century learning,’ but has not provided any independent evidence that more screens improve academic outcomes or what direct instruction time will be lost.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND EVIDENCE: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Before approving Item 6.9, please publish the independent, non-vendor-funded evidence showing these AV upgrades produce academic gains. How many hours of daily screen time will this add, and what teacher-led activities will it replace?’
💰 Impact: More Student Screen Time
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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New Policy Injects Identity Politics into Naming Schools
Under Item 9.2, the Board is revising Policy FDC to require that the naming of schools and facilities give consideration to individuals who ‘reflect historically underrepresented communities and identities.’ This embeds divisive identity politics into what should be a community-unifying process, prioritizing political activism over neutral or geographically relevant names.
Recommended Action Plan
SPEAK UP: This is a final vote on policy. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Vote NO on the revisions to Policy FDC. School names should unite our community, not be used to advance a political agenda based on identity groups.’
💰 Impact: Community Division
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Purchasing ‘Psychological Assessment’ Materials
The purchase order list includes payments to ‘Psychological Assessment Resources’ and ‘Western Psychological Services.’ This indicates the district is buying materials for psychological evaluations, which could be used for mental health screenings on students without full parental awareness and consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ANSWERS: Reference PO# 2027002927 and 2027002948. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘For what specific purpose are psychological assessment materials being purchased? Will parents be required to provide written consent before any of these assessments are used on their child?’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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New Policy Embeds ‘Well-Being’ Ideology into School Buildings
The new facilities planning policy (Item 9.1) requires that school designs accommodate the ‘holistic needs of all students, including…student well-being (e.g., physical, mental and socioemotional health).’ This sounds harmless, but it uses buzzwords to justify spending taxpayer money on SEL-focused building designs instead of focusing on academic environments.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK QUESTIONS: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Policy FD, please define how ‘socioemotional health’ will be measured and translated into building designs. Taxpayer funds for facilities should be prioritized for academic and safety needs, not subjective wellness concepts.’
💰 Impact: Academics vs. Activism
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Potential SEL/Equity Training from Activist Publisher
A purchase order (PO# 2027002949) shows a $3,874 payment to Corwin Press for ‘Registration.’ Corwin is a major publisher of books and training materials promoting Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and ‘equity’ ideology. This could be for sending staff to activist training on the taxpayer’s dime.
Recommended Action Plan
ASK FOR DETAILS: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding PO# 2027002949 to Corwin Press, what is this ‘Registration’ for? Please provide the name and agenda of the conference or training before this is paid.’
💰 Impact: $3,874
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Buys Digital Curriculum from Publisher Known for DEI
Purchase orders (PO# 2027003916, 2027004153) show payments of over $45,000 to Cengage Learning for ‘Digital Content.’ Cengage is a major textbook publisher that has increasingly embedded DEI and SEL concepts into its core academic materials.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the Cengage digital content purchases, will parents have full access to review all materials before they are used in the classroom? We need assurance that core subjects are not being used to push a social agenda.’
💰 Impact: $45,355
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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District Expands Use of EdTech with Ideological Content
Multiple schools are purchasing software from BrainPOP (PO# 2027004055, 2027004185, 2027004517). While presented as educational, BrainPOP has been criticized for including videos and lessons on sensitive social topics that are not age-appropriate and push a specific political viewpoint.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND VETTING: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding the BrainPOP purchases, has the district leadership reviewed all content for age-appropriateness and political bias? Parents must have the ability to easily review and opt-out of specific lessons.’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed (multiple purchases)
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