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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for South Whittier Elementary. We found 9 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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SEL Curriculum Renewal Hidden on Consent Agenda
The district is renewing the ‘Second Step’ Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program for $19,194. This item is buried in a long purchase order list on the consent agenda, preventing public discussion on a curriculum known for replacing academics with social engineering.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a critical vote. Email the Board of Trustees (see district website for contacts): ‘I demand Item 8.2, Purchase Order List #3, be pulled from the Consent Agenda. The $19,194 renewal for the Second Step SEL program must be debated and voted on publicly. Stop hiding ideological curriculum from parents.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $19,194.00
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 10) |
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District Approves GoGuardian Student Surveillance Software
The district is signing a two-year, $16,577.60 contract with GoGuardian, a software that monitors students’ activity on school-issued devices. The contract explicitly allows the vendor to use ‘Deidentified’ student data for ‘development, research, and improvement of its services (including AI labeling),’ meaning our children’s data will be used to train their AI.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a massive violation of student privacy. Email the Board of Trustees (see district website for contacts): ‘Vote NO on contract 26-27-115 with GoGuardian. Our children are not data-mining subjects for a tech company’s AI. We do not consent to this level of surveillance.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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‘No Cost’ Mental Health Services Contract with SPIRITT
The district is entering a three-year agreement with SPIRITT Family Services to provide ‘behavioral health programs,’ ‘Parent Cafés,’ and ‘parenting education’ to students and families. The contract is listed as ‘free of cost,’ which raises serious questions about who is funding this organization and what ideological strings are attached.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Trustees (see district website for contacts): ‘Regarding contract 26-27-119 with SPIRITT, who is funding these ‘free’ services? Parents have a right to know what outside groups are being given access to our children and what agenda they are bringing with them.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Ideological Strings Attached
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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‘No Cost’ Mental Health Counseling Contract with HYC
The district is signing a three-year agreement with Helpline Youth Counseling (HYC) for ‘mental health and linking services’ including individual, family, and group counseling. This contract is also listed as ‘no cost to District,’ indicating it’s funded by an outside entity whose motives and curriculum are not disclosed to parents.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Board of Trustees (see district website for contacts): ‘Regarding contract 26-27-113 with Helpline Youth Counseling, parents must be told who is funding these services. We will not allow our schools to become a pass-through for outside activists to access our children.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed Outside Funding
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Public Comment Severely Limited
The agenda allocates a total of only 21 minutes for all public comments, with a three-minute limit per speaker. This means as few as seven parents can speak at a meeting, effectively silencing the community’s voice on critical issues.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TO BE HEARD: Email the Board of Trustees (see district website for contacts): ‘A 21-minute total limit on public comment is unacceptable and silences parents. We demand you expand the time for public comment to ensure the community’s voice is heard by its elected officials.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Reduced Parental Voice
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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New ‘Safety’ Policy Allows Digital Monitoring of Students
The first reading of Board Policy 5142 includes language allowing the district to implement ‘monitoring and response to suspicious and/or threatening digital media content.’ This vague policy could be used to surveil students’ online speech and social media activity, chilling free expression.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND CLARITY: This is a first reading, so we have time to act. Email the Board (see district website for contacts): ‘Regarding BP 5142, what specific platforms will be monitored, what constitutes ‘suspicious’ content, and who will be conducting this surveillance? This policy is too vague and opens the door to policing student speech.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Student Free Speech
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Contract/MOU List — Manual Review Required
Item 8.3 on the Consent Agenda is a ‘Contract/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) List # 6’. The attachment listing the specific vendors and costs was not included in the public packet, preventing parental review before the vote.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes or ideological vendors. If it does, immediately alert the chapter.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Bond Measure K Contract List — Manual Review Required
Item 14.1 is a ‘Contract/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) List # 2 (Bond Measure K)’. The attachment detailing how bond money is being spent was not included in the public packet, preventing taxpayer oversight.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm how taxpayer bond money is being spent. We must ensure funds are used for facilities, not funneled to ideological consultants.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Taxpayer Oversight
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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 Adds Strong Student Data Protections to Tech Contract
In its contract with tech vendor CPAC Inc. (Barracuda), the district added a custom addendum that explicitly prohibits the vendor from data mining or using student data for commercial purposes. This is a fantastic, proactive step to protect student privacy that sets a powerful precedent.
How to Lock It In
AMPLIFY THIS WIN: Show up to thank the Board for adding strong data protections to contract 26-27-114. Email the Board (see district website for contacts): ‘Thank you for adding the data privacy addendum to the Barracuda contract. This is exactly the kind of proactive leadership we need to protect our students. Please make this standard practice for all future technology vendors.’
✅ Why It Matters: Protecting Student Privacy
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