DougCoCollective 4/8/22 DougCoCollective 4/8/22

Is the Educational Gag Order and Book Ban Brigade Coming to DCSD?

“While we want to dismiss the actions of some community members and groups as innocuous, we need to recognize the impact of these statements: real danger is being created for our students and our community.”

DougCoCollective 4/8/22 DougCoCollective 4/8/22

Book Banning and Educational Gag Orders

“While book bans in the United States may seem new, this is actually a century-old trend in our public schools. These “educational gag orders,” which are government limits put on topics of teaching and learning, have been seen in various iterations.”

DougCoCollective 4/2/22 DougCoCollective 4/2/22

Extremist Groups Infiltrate DCSD

“The Independence Institute and FAIR have voluntarily joined forces with FEC United (the radical, right-wing extremist group led by Oltmann who embraces election conspiracy theories…”

DougCoCollective 4/2/22 DougCoCollective 4/2/22

Community Conversation - FAIR - Delicate Flowers

“What it says most clearly is that you’re not secure enough in your parenting and childrearing abilities to be confident that your kids will remember what you’ve taught them and follow the moral compass that you’ve helped them develop.”

DougCoCollective 4/2/22 DougCoCollective 4/2/22

Community Conversation - Humility

“What if instead of ignorance and arrogance, we chose humility and wisdom? If you are leaning in and getting uncomfortable, GOOD! This is hard and necessary work. If not, why not?“

DougCoCollective 4/1/22 DougCoCollective 4/1/22

The Misinformation Spread

“Extremism has no place in DCSD; Peterson and the entire BoE need to be more representative of our district’s values.“

DougCoCollective 3/26/22 DougCoCollective 3/26/22

The Issues with a MLO

“This new board majority has an opportunity to comprehensively support our teachers. There is an opportunity for them to repair the harm they have created with our community and build the community trust necessary to pass the MLO.”