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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Garfield Heights City Schools. We found 8 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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Policy Allows Staff to Withhold Info From Parents
Policies 3213 and 4213 create a system where a student can discuss sensitive personal problems like sexual behavior or mental health with any staff member. The policy only requires the staffer to notify the principal, who then decides if parents should be told, creating a dangerous loophole that excludes parents from critical conversations about their own child.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a direct assault on parental rights. Email Superintendent Richard Reynolds at rreynolds@ghbulldogs.org and call the Board at (216) 475-8100: ‘Vote NO on policies 3213 and 4213 under Item 17.1. I am my child’s primary caregiver; the school has no right to decide what I get to know about my child’s well-being.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Secret Counseling Sessions
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District Adds ‘Gender Identity’ as a Protected Class
Policy 2260 formally adds “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the district’s nondiscrimination policy. This language is the legal hook used in districts across the country to justify policies that allow students to socially transition at school without parental consent, mandate pronoun usage, and permit biological males in girls’ bathrooms and sports.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is the root of the gender ideology tree. Email Superintendent Richard Reynolds at rreynolds@ghbulldogs.org and call the Board at (216) 475-8100: ‘Vote NO on Policy 2260 under Item 17.1. Do not codify gender ideology into district policy and open the door to erasing parental rights.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Gender Ideology as Policy
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New Dress Code Policy Opens Door to Gender Ideology
Policy 5511 directs staff to enforce the dress code “without regard to whether a student is transgender or gender nonconforming.” This language can be used to allow students to cross-dress at school according to a chosen gender identity, potentially without parental notification, under the guise of “nondiscrimination.”
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Richard Reynolds at rreynolds@ghbulldogs.org: ‘Regarding Policy 5511 under Item 17.1, does this mean a boy identifying as a girl can wear a skirt to school? What is the parental notification process for students expressing a new gender identity through dress?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Gender Ideology in Dress Code
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District Caps Public Comment at 30 Minutes Total
The board’s policy under item 8.1 limits the entire public comment period to a maximum of 30 minutes, with each speaker getting only three minutes. This means if more than 10 parents sign up to speak, some may be turned away, effectively silencing community concerns on critical issues.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND YOUR RIGHT TO SPEAK: Call Board President Millette King at (216) 475-8100: ‘The 30-minute total cap on public comment under Item 8.1 is unacceptable. Parents will not be silenced; we demand you remove this arbitrary limit and hear from every resident who wishes to speak.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Silencing Parental Voice
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item 17.1 includes a large batch of policies for final adoption, but the text for ‘PO 5410.pdf’ was not included in the agenda packet. Hiding policy changes in bulk votes without providing the text is a major transparency red flag.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘PO 5410.pdf’ attached to Item 17.1 in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Unknown Policy Change
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District-Wide ‘PBIS’ Behavior Program
The district is assigning staff to ‘PBIS’ (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) roles in every school under item 16.1. These programs often serve as a vehicle for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and can involve collecting data on your child’s behavior to enforce a specific social code.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email Superintendent Richard Reynolds at rreynolds@ghbulldogs.org: ‘Regarding the PBIS contracts in Item 16.1, what specific curriculum is used, what student data is collected, and where can I find the parental opt-out form for this program?’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Student Behavior Tracking
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Vague Policy on Feminine Hygiene Product Placement
Policy 5310 mandates free feminine hygiene products in schools for grades 6-12 but leaves the placement of these products up to each school. This ambiguity could allow for products to be placed in boys’ restrooms to affirm gender ideology, a practice seen in other districts.
Recommended Action Plan
Email Superintendent Richard Reynolds at rreynolds@ghbulldogs.org: ‘Regarding Policy 5310 under Item 17.1, I demand clarification. Will feminine hygiene products be placed in boys’ restrooms? Parents have a right to know before this policy is adopted.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Potential Gender Ideology
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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Win: Board Adopts Policy Protecting Religious Instruction
The board is adopting Policy 5223, which formally allows students to be released during the school day for off-campus religious instruction with parental consent. This is a victory for parental rights and religious freedom, ensuring parents can direct their children’s spiritual education without academic penalty.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up to thank the Board for passing Policy 5223 under Item 17.1. Publicly supporting good policy makes it harder to reverse and provides a model for other districts to follow.
✅ Why It Matters: Protected Religious Freedom
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