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My Priorities

Increase the safety and security of the students to allow them to focus on learning
Respect parental input and advocate for Parental Notification in all areas of the student’s school experience
Improve Academic scores-with a focus on reading, math, science, and Career Technical Education
Ensure student reading material is age-appropriate
Collaborate with parents, board members, teachers and district personnel
Carry out my duties in a transparent, empathetic and thorough manner

Why I am Running

I have decided to run for the RUSD School Board in order to bring back transparency and traditional values to our schools.

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About Me

Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of experience advocating for the protection of students
Educating parents, training staff and directing social service agencies in Redlands and the Inland Empire

44 years married to a U.S.M.C Vietnam combat veteran
Mother and grandmother
36 years living in RUSD area 4
Loves God, country, family, and friends

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NEWS AND EVENTS

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Pledge of Silence

Redlands Unified School District is a nationwide example of child sexual abuse. Fifty survivors have accused twenty-five teachers of misconduct. This CBS mini-documentary unveils cover-ups, systemic failures, and administration’s role in underreporting abuse. Click here for more.

Outraged parents protest outside Redlands school meeting after sexual abuse allegations

Nicole Comstock reports APR 25, 2023
A CBS News report discovered 50 students have accused more than 25 teachers of sexual misconduct between 1999-2022.

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Parents, community members lambaste Redlands Unified over sex abuse scandal

BY MADISON HART April 26, 2023
Unhappy with the recent national spotlight put on sex abuse cases in the Redlands Unified School District, parents and community members filled the school board room Tuesday, April 25, to demand accountability. Some even called for the resignations of high-level administrators and elected officials.

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Students advocate for victims of misconduct, better communication

By: Loren Meza May 5, 2023
“We don’t want to run away from it and we can’t hide from it anymore,”said the parents of a Redlands student who reported sexual misconduct by one of her teachers in 2022.

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Grand jury says Redlands Unified still lacks proper training to combat sexual abuse

By JOE NELSON February 2, 2022
Description goes hereMore than three years after the Redlands Unified School District adopted a series of reforms to combat the sexual abuse of students, a San Bernardino County grand jury has found school and district personnel still struggle with their legal duty to weed out predators within their ranks.

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California school district stands up for parental rights as Newsom targets conservative school boards

By Kendall Tietz Published July 21, 2023
A California school district adopted a pro-parent transparency policy Thursday that requires its schools to notify parents if their child expresses a "gender identity" that is different from their biological sex.

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Allegations of child sexual abuse, cover-ups rock Redlands Unified School District

John Fenoglio, Josh DuBose Apr 25, 2023
CBS reports that in the last 10 years, more than 50 Redlands students have sued their former school over alleged sexual abuse and that the district has paid out more than $41 million in settlements over the past decade to former students who alleged teachers had sexually abused them.

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