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Larry Gabbard Running for Berea School Board
Submitted Candidate Introduction
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Having a blended family of seven children ages 25 to 2 ½, my wife Sarah and I have a vested interest in the success of our schools. I see many great things in our schools, however, in my opinion, things are trending in the wrong direction and I do not see enough people willing to stand up and ‘right the ship’.
There are two major influencers that motivated me to run.
- Observing the demonization of dissenting opinions. This is happening all around us today even in our district and specifically on our school board.
- Parenting is difficult enough as there are many contributing factors, but now I find that we are struggling not only to combat the overwhelming bias in traditional and social media but we are now battling an aligned ideology in the schools as well.
3 Top Concerns for Berea City Schools
- State report card
- Divisive ideologies
- Covid policies
BCSD is spending too much time on social issues while allowing education to take a back seat. We need to refocus on educating our children and preparing them for life after high school. It is important that we keep them in school, prepared to learn.
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