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Heads up! We have scanned the upcoming agenda for Bassett Unified. We found 10 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Proposes On-Campus Health Clinic
Under Item V.2.b, the district plans to approve a lease agreement with East Valley Community Health Center to operate a school-based health clinic at Bassett High School. These clinics can provide ‘behavioral and mental health counseling’ and other services to students without parents being present or notified, creating a serious violation of parental rights.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical threat to parental authority. Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘I demand Item V.2.b be pulled from the Consent Calendar for a full public discussion. Parents will not be shut out of their children’s healthcare decisions made on school grounds. Vote NO on this clinic.’
💰 Impact: Parental Consent
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| HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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District Expands Mental Health Services Using University Interns
Item V.6.d authorizes an agreement with Colorado Christian University to place counseling students in the district for ‘clinical education and practical experience.’ This expands the school’s role as a mental health provider, creating another pathway for students to receive counseling services without direct parental involvement or oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The agreement attachment for Item V.6.d was not included in the public packet. Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘What specific services will counseling interns provide to students under Item V.6.d, and what are the exact procedures for parental notification and consent before a student receives these services?’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed Student Services
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Adopts Politically Biased News Source for Classrooms
Item V.3.f approves an $8,200 subscription for Newsela, an online educational tool. While marketed for reading comprehension, Newsela has been widely criticized for curating articles with a strong left-leaning political bias, which replaces neutral academic content with ideological narratives.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item V.3.f, has the district published independent, non-vendor-funded evidence that Newsela produces academic gains? Parents have a right to know how much screen time this adds and what politically biased content our children will be exposed to before you approve this contract.’
💰 Impact: $8,200
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Limits Public Comment Time at Board Meetings
Under items III.1 and III.2, the board limits total public comment time to 20 minutes for closed session items and 20 minutes for open session items. The board president can also shorten individual speaking times, a tactic often used to silence parents when a large number of them show up to oppose a policy.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TO BE HEARD: Sign up for public comment to protest this restrictive policy. Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘The 20-minute total time limit on public comment is an unacceptable restriction on parental speech. We demand you respect our right to be heard and remove these arbitrary caps.’
💰 Impact: Parents’ Right to Speak
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7) |
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District Pays $17,500 to Train Parent ‘Advocates’
Item V.3.c is a $17,500 contract with the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) to implement a ‘Family Leadership Program.’ These programs often train parents to advocate for the district’s preferred ideological agenda (like SEL and DEI), creating a fake ‘grassroots’ support system that marginalizes dissenting parents.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: The PIQE agreement for Item V.3.c was not included in the public packet. Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘What specific curriculum will PIQE use to train parents? We will not fund an organization to lobby us with our own tax dollars. Pull Item V.3.c from the consent agenda for a public discussion.’
💰 Impact: $17,500
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Staff Sent to ‘Equity and Wellbeing’ Conference
The conference and travel requests under Item V.1.a include sending multiple staff members to the ‘2026 Equity and Wellbeing Conference.’ This is a direct pipeline for bringing divisive DEI and SEL ideologies back into our schools, paid for by taxpayers.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding the travel requests in Item V.1.a, I demand to know what instructional materials from the Equity and Wellbeing Conference will be brought back to our district. Taxpayer funds should be spent on academics, not ideological indoctrination.’
💰 Impact: $630+
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| NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District Spends $37,000 on ‘Social-Emotional’ Outdoor Camp
Item V.3.d approves a $37,000 contract with Pali Institute for an outdoor education trip. The district’s own rationale states the program supports ‘social-emotional development,’ a key component of SEL that often replaces traditional character education with therapeutic and ideological concepts.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item V.3.d, parents need to see the full curriculum from Pali Institute before this is approved. What specific ‘social-emotional’ lessons will be taught to our children on this trip?’
💰 Impact: $37,000
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| MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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District Joins Lawsuit to Fund More School Mental Health Services
Item V.1.d authorizes the district to join litigation against social media companies to recover costs for ‘student mental health services.’ While holding Big Tech accountable is good, this action seeks to further entrench the school’s role as a mental health provider, a role that belongs to parents and families.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item V.1.d, if the district expands mental health services with funds from this lawsuit, what are the specific parental consent and opt-out procedures? The school’s role is education, not therapy.’
💰 Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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District Endorses ‘Whole Child’ SEL Ideology in Resolution
Item VI.1.b is a resolution for National School Psychologist Week. The rationale explicitly praises psychologists for ‘supporting the whole child—academically, socially and emotionally.’ This is the district officially endorsing the language and framework of Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR: This resolution signals the district’s ideological alignment. Track how this ‘whole child’ and ‘social-emotional’ language begins to appear in curriculum and policy proposals. No immediate action required.
💰 Impact: Endorsing SEL
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✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
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| Major Win (LEVEL 8) |
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WIN: District Strengthens Background Checks for Staff
Item VII.6 introduces a first reading of updated policies for criminal background checks on staff. The changes align with new state laws requiring more thorough checks of employment history for ‘egregious misconduct,’ making it harder for individuals with a history of bad behavior to get hired. This is a solid win for student safety.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up to thank the Board for prioritizing student safety with the policy updates in Item VII.6. Publicly supporting good policy makes it harder to reverse and sets a precedent for other districts.
✅ Why It Matters: Improved Student Safety
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