1. What experience do you have that has prepared you to be on the School Board?
As a physician business owner, along with my partners, we often deal with budgetary issues while also needing to maintain quality of care for our patients. I believe there’s a strong parallel between that and being a school board director.
2. What do you think is the most pressing issue facing our school district right now?
The biggest current challenge in the lower Moreland school district is maintaining/upgrading our original middle school building. When the new high school was built, the expectation was that the old middle school could be taken out of service. Since we need to use the old middle school for class space, we have many more financial obligations than expected.
3. Do you think schools should be maintained as sensitive locations for all students regardless of immigration status?
Our schools should absolutely be maintained as sensitive locations for students, irrespective of immigration status. That is more imperative now than ever.
4. Do you believe all students should have access to public education, regardless of immigration status?
Yes, public education is an equalizer for students while backgrounds. Anyone living in this country should have access to that education.
5. Do you think school discipline is best handled by the principal’s office and school staff or by police officers in schools?
School discipline should be handled by the principal and staff. The place are generally not trained to handle those issues. Educators are the ones familiar with the multitude of psychosocial issues that children have to manage.
6. Do you support sex education classes in our schools?
Yes. Teaching sexual education in schools is and opportunity to provide an objective understanding for all students. Leaving that entirely up to society in general is bound to result in major gaps/bias in children’s understanding of sexual development, sexual orientation, STIs, pregnancy, etc.
7. Do you believe it is important to teach all people’s histories in schools, including those of African, Asian, Latine, Native American, and European descent?
Yes. It is important that students understand their own history as well as that of their peers. That can lead to mutual respect among students. It is also an opportunity for everyone to learn from our mistakes as a country.
