Tag: Newport-Mesa Unified School District

School District Officials Deny Secret Social Gender Transitions; Board Members Request Investigation

March 31, 2023
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Two assistant school district superintendents at a California school district accused of secretly socially transitioning the gender identities of students without informed parental consent have denied the allegations, while three board members requested an investigation. The controversy stems from a public records act request initiated by parental rights advocates that yielded hundreds of pages of…

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Parents Say Disruptive Students in California Elementary School Hindered Learning, Left Teachers Crying

December 21, 2022
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Some California elementary school parents are looking for answers after concerns over reported bullying in classrooms continue, leading some teachers to walk out in tears, they said. The parents spoke during public comment at the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education meeting Dec. 13 and said a group of 5th graders are behind the…

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Parents at California School Say Disruptive 5th-Graders Hinder Learning, Leave Teachers Crying

December 21, 2022
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Some California elementary school parents are looking for answers over reported bullying by students in classrooms, causing some teachers to walk out in tears, they said. The parents spoke during public comment at the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education meeting Dec. 13. They said a group of 5th graders are behind the trouble…

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Preliminary Results for Newport-Mesa Unified School Board

November 10, 2022
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Unofficial election results for the four open seats on the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board show the two incumbents running in the lead for their seats, while two newcomers are also poised to join the board. According to results as of 5 p.m. Nov. 10, in Area 2, Michelle Murphy, a parent and nonprofit executive, leads…

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Newport-Mesa School Board Candidate: ‘I Can’t Turn the Other Way When Someone Needs Help’

November 6, 2022
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Longtime Costa Mesa resident and community advocate Vicky Rodriguez is running for a seat on the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board in the Nov. 8 election as another way, she said, to support her community. “I can’t turn the other way when someone needs help,” Rodriguez told The Epoch Times. Newport-Mesa Unified School District Area 7…

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Newport-Mesa Unified School Board Candidates Face Off at Forum

October 13, 2022
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Motivated by a desire to improve academics, school safety, and parental rights, candidates vying for a seat on the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board faced off in a forum hosted by the Harbor Council Parent-Teacher Association Oct. 10. This year, four seats on the board are up for grabs: Trustee Area 2, which covers Costa Mesa’s…

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Barbara George Wants to Bring Top Notch Education to Newport-Mesa

October 1, 2022
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“Morals and values are taught at home,” Barbara George told The Epoch Times. George, a business owner and mother of five running for the Newport Mesa Unified School District Area 4 in the Nov. 8 election, said schools need to concentrate on teaching students skills—like language arts, arithmetic, science, and history—that will help them thrive…

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Notary Runs for Newport-Mesa School Board

October 1, 2022
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Small business owner and tax preparer, Vicky Rodriguez is running for the Newport-Mesa School Board Area 7 trustee seat in the upcoming Nov. 8 election, against incumbent trustee Ashely Anderson and parent Kristen Seaburn. “I want to serve as your trustee to build a bridge of communication between parents and the district to address the…

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Ashley Anderson Seeks Re-election to Newport-Mesa School Board

October 1, 2022
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Incumbent trustee representing Area 7, Ashley Anderson, is seeking to be re-elected Nov. 8 to the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board. Anderson is running for re-election because “there are several more topics that I would like to address as a trustee,” she told The Epoch Times. (Courtesy of Ashley Anderson) Prior to her election to the…

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Distance Learning Propels Newport-Mesa Candidate to Run for Office

September 28, 2022
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Newport-Mesa Unified school board candidate Danielle Mills for the Nov. 8 election wants to give parents more control of their children’s education. Mills said prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she had a more hands-off approach to the education of her three children—two of whom attend schools in the district. But having her children attend school…

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