001I'd like to call to a quarter the meeting of Little Hope Schools Board meeting uh November 18th, 2025. And I'd like to do that and start with a uh moment of silence. Uh I'd like to uh invite you to join me in a brief moment of silence in remembrance of the lives lost forever changed by gun violence in our communities and across the nation. Let us honor their memory, stand in solidarity with those grieving, and reflect on our shared responsibility to build safer spaces for all. >> Thank you, Mr. Treasury. Please call for Mr. Vasquez here, Miss Barnesley, >> Mr. Parker here, Mrs. Gen >> here, >> Mrs. Farley >> here. >> Those who uh want to can stand for the pledge of allegiance and it'll be recited by Mr. Whitmer's fifth grade class at
002Beverly Elementary. >> I to the flag of the United States of America and to the reps nation. >> Thank you. The uh mission uh and vision statement will be recited by eighth graders for Wright of Weberly Elementary. >> TPS is purposedriven and future focused. We provide innovative education opportunities that ensure each student is prepared for their future. We empower each and every student to lead and live a purpose. All right. Um, next I would like to request a motion to adopt the November 18, 2025 board meeting agenda. So >> second moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing on treasure, please call for Mr. Vasquez. Yes. M. Barnes. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ber, yes. Mr. Ger, >> yes. >> Mrs. Yes. >> Thank you. Uh we have presentation presentations and for that I'll turn it over to
003Miss Per. >> Good evening and thank you. Uh it's my pleasure tonight to congratulate the retirees that we are honoring this evening. Denise D. Chandler, a CCSC teacher at Old Orchard. She's retiring with 29 years of service. Katie Bowman Schultz, she is the nurse over at Harvard Elementary, retiring with 28 years of service. Simra K. Fennel, CCSR or ER, I'm sorry, at Spring, 31 years of service. Denise Kirk, secretary at Develis, 26 years 4 months of service. Sandy J. Hanessie, intervention assessment teacher at Spring, 35 years, 6 months of service. Kimberly A. Schroer, kindergarten teacher at Sherman, 33 years of service. Lorie A. Dasco, second grade teacher at Spring with 32 years of service. And last but not least, Jennifer Spores, executive director of schools. She's retired with 28 years of service. We will miss
004her very much. That's a total of 243 years of service to TPS. >> Thank you. >> That's our only presentation tonight, too. >> Next uh on the agenda would be uh community uh comments. And uh this month we do not have anyone signed up for community comments. So section four is the organizational input and uh I will at that at this time turn over to our student representative uh Malid Williams. Hello, I'm Lyn Williams. I attend Scott High School. I'm a sophomore there. Some things that I am involved in at Scott High School is the student body government, the indoor track team, and their orchestra. Um, as a student of Sweden public schools, my perspective on attendance there is that it plays a core role in a student's academic performance. That a student who is
005preparing on time will receive the knowledge that will prepare them for their future endeavors to achieve success. My future plans after leaving high school are very lofty. I dreamed to enroll in to a prestigious college such as Harvard or Stanford that I went to a major in medicine or fine arts. >> Thank you for this opportunity to be here. Oh, thank you. We love having you here and uh we always wish you the best. We really appreciate you being here. Uh, next I will turn it over to our parent congress representative, Mrs. Ms. Joanna White, president of the parent teacher organization of Jones Leadership Academy of Business and a member of uh, DPS's parent leadership board. Miss White, >> good evening everyone. Thank you for allowing me to sit in front of you this evening.
006My name is Joanne White and I am the president of a parent teachers organization at Jones Leadership Academy of Business and now I am also the president girls of parent teachers organization at Evan Stewart Academy for girls. I am also uh on the district parent leader team and I also just joined the wellness committee as a parent representative. So, I'm doing my best to stay busy and to get the word out about how fabulous to little public schools are. Um, I have some notes that we took and the things that we've been doing last month. Mrs. Harris, which is one of our parent leaders, um, she attended a get to know candidate night with the TPS students and staff. She and her grandchildren were featured in a Blade article about Head Start. That's awesome. That's
007our job. That's what we're supposed to be doing, right? We also have been focusing on student attendance. Uh we reviewed schools who have challenges with attendance and discuss how to approach with support. So we have targeted five schools who we absolutely need the most help in TPS and those are the schools who will be doing the attendance blitz with actually getting out there in the mornings and meeting with the parents celebrating those who get their students to school on time. than staying out there after the bell rings to introduce ourselves to those parents who couldn't get their students through school on time and find out what challenges they may have and how TPS can help. Also, uh we had a parent leader meeting at 4:30. Dr. Archer attended. She was our guest speaker and she
008spoke about the great opportunities that our students have in the city of Toledo for the new educator academy at um Scott Park campus and who is currently accepting applications. Now I can't sit here and not brag about Jones Leadership Academy of Business because I do have some good news which is new this year. New this year, every graduate from Jones Leadership Academy of Business will be graduating with their LLC. That is a really big deal and we are excited about that. They will be graduating with something in their hand that they can use to make money now. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Uh next would be uh have Mr. Miller Ramirez. I don't see him here. So, we'll move on to uh would be GFP, Mr. D. I don't see him here as
009well. How about ask Mr. Dale Parker? Not here either. Okay. So, that takes us to section five comments by the board and I will ask uh Bishop Parker to comment first. Thank you, Mr. President. to our graduate students. Want to thank them for the president allegiance and our mission and vision statement. Um I normally don't say anything uh personally about retirees uh but I'm going to be very biased uh as it relates to Jennifer sports. >> Okay, I'll look this way. So um as a young parent of three children at Glennwood Elementary School, it was Jennifer scores that uh pretty much ignited the love that I have for education and students. uh the words of encouragement that she gave me as the only man that would be at the PTO meetings uh and really speaking
010and and assisting and helping and giving me the excitement to want to be a part of helping students. So I want to take this moment and I tell you this privately all the time just thank you. Um my children are better because of your piece to the puzzle of their lives. So, uh, yeah, they don't play with baseball. So, nevertheless, just thank you so much for that. And to our student representative, Mil Williams, thank you so much for such an amazing job. And he is absolutely sharp tonight. I asked him about his shoe, what size it was, he said, "Mine, I could not wear his shoes, but absolutely amazing." And Miss White, thank you as always for your consistency. on behalf of parents bring that voice. Um we have student representation, we have parent representation.
011Uh would love to see more community representation during our board meeting so that we can really be a district uh that is informed all the way through. Um this week we went to the OSBA conference and I just want to say that to Dr. Durant and to Miss Bar and Mr. Gant and those participating in the presentation, it's just evident that TPS really shines bright like a diamond when it comes to innovation and the things that we're doing as a district. Um, it's just phenomenal what we are doing, continue to do, and hopefully the many people will come and see the work that's being done on by TPS on a daily basis. Finally, I want to talk about something that I see a lot on social media. Um, and that is the everyday matters theme
012that is going on as it relates to the attendance that's going on in our schools. And we know that attendance is not just the number attendance. It's that opportunity is that first step towards academic success. And so I say and I believe that we cannot educate students properly if they are not in school. And so every classroom experience, every lesson, every day matters. I love that theme. But most important to Miss Brinkman to the team uh that is really making this happen. The social media posts that are going forth really showing and I want to highlight uh one of our schools that is really on fire. Ro Patterson Academy is doing a phenomenal job. I think they had the highest attendance rate in quarter one throughout the entire district. And even this month, I saw
013that from like November 3rd till the 14th, it's like 97% of their students attendance by that's absolutely phenomenal that among the other schools. It goes to show parents and students are making education priority in our homes. So, I just want to say thank you again to everyone that plays a part in that, to our staff for making learning fun, making it engaging and meaningful. And when students want to be in the building, that's a reflection of the heart and the hard work inside the district. So, it takes a village and great work that is really working towards making sure our students are doing what they need to do. Thank you, brother. Thank you. Comments. Uh, this is Paul. >> Thank you. I also want to appreciate our student and parent representation. It really does make
014our meeting to set the tone to hear from an active parent. And then whenever we get to highlight and see uh one of our students shine at our table, it's uh it really sets the tone for our meeting and and really um reminds me the why, right? The why we're here. Um I I'm glad that you mentioned OSBA. Yeah, we we do always have fantastic presentations there. Every year, uh, our teams have sometimes several presentations. So, I'm not surprised to hear how well it went. This is one of the first times I have not been able to attend OSBA. I'm usually uh uh assigned to the delegate assembly where the school board association decides their platform, the things that they're going to advocate for or lobby for throughout the year. And that platform is designed
015by schoolboard members around the around the state. Uh so it's um it's quite the democratic process where delegates are um you know assigned according to different weights, sizes of districts and so forth. But but the point being that um there was something that didn't make it through the delegate assembly um and my colleague sat through the floor fight for three hours. I didn't because I wasn't there. Uh that really troubles me um when I think about the fact that perhaps the majority of school districts in Ohio um are shying away from being able to state in uncertain terms their inclusive practices. Uh my understanding is that instead of being able to spell out um the equity platform in ways that mentioned the various um marginalized groups, whether they be LGBTQ, uh racial, uh gender, you
016know, uh gender, identity, um or interex, uh that they chose to use the word all instead of um instead of spelling it out. And I get it that all sounds inclusive, but it actually to me obscures those specific challenges faced by various marginalized groups. The generic language um it fails to acknowledge the documented disparities. It's not enough to say all. We have to actually acknowledge and explicitly name and send a clear message that the students and and staff for that matter of various marginalized or up under reppresented groups are seen, valued and and protected. So the blanket terms like all um I think we run the risk of uh of making uh invisible the actual disparities that um that exist. And that's why I think it's important to name explicitly name the groups that we
017are uh committed to protecting. So I'm I'm disappointed. I want to make sure that in our own um in our own efforts to um come into compliance with various pressures around state and uh federal government uh around the notion of um equity and inclusion that we don't hide behind generic terms like all and that we do our best in this district to be explicit about who we're protecting. Uh, and I I think it it gives me a bit of pause to think that school districts around Ohio are not willing to make those statements. Um, and at some point, um, I think it it's going to be important to to think about our participation in a system that really doesn't represent our values. I I know that we're about to talk about um several bills in
018the Ohio legislature that are um that are also um not inclusive or run the risk of marginalizing groups in a couple of instances according to their religion even. And so while we're fighting against these bills at the state level, our association that's supposed to represent us in mass isn't going to be permitted to uh to fight against those bills when they name specific um specific groups. So um it's just something to think about as we move forward in these troubling times. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you. Comments, Miss Barnes. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, first I would like to say Mr. Williams, board member Williams, you did a amazing job. Um, and you mentioned something, so I'm going to take up space a little bit like I told you to. You mentioned you
019want to go to Harvard and as now alumni, I want to give you something from Harvard. I can guarantee you will have better grades than I did. Um, so you will do amazing at any school, but I would love to hear back from you when you're at Harvard. Um, I know all the cool places now. So, Miss White, as always, I'm just in awe of you. Um just thank you for inspiring me to be uh a better parent um first of all but a better school board member to uh stand up for our babies and make sure we have resources. Um right now that's going to be where the action is going to be needed. I I think we're going to need grace and patience and resources to get through all of this to navigate
020through all of that. And I just applaud you for keep saying yes, but we got to say no. No is powerful, too. Remember that. Um, but saying yes to like just, you know, making sure our things happen. And I I literally champion you and I can't wait for you to tell me you're ready to run for school board cuz I'm going to be right there on your team. Um, I also want to take a time out to um shout out a couple staff members. Uh, Dr. Baker, Dr. Heather Baker um her team um got together at the last minute um to say yes to after hour working to make sure that we delivered 2,000 food bags um at Jo Leadership uh Academy of Business Woodwork uh High School Oakdale Elementary and Robinson Elementary. I want
021to say thank you to the principles and staff members at that school as well. uh they questioned, they stood after, stayed after uh even got a couple of kids to volunteer and they it was amazing um to see that our school stepped up and actually provided for the community. Um and and let's be honest, some of our students that were volunteer, some of our staff that was volunteer volunteering, excuse me, um was also in need and yet they said, "No, I'm here for the community." Um, so thank you to everyone uh who uh showed up, who uh dragged the bag out of the box or the bus drivers who delivered the boxes. Everybody did this and said yes. Um, and because of that, we were able to give out 2,000 bags, food bags thanks to
022the food bank donation. So I am really truly inspired um advocates standing outside very coldly uh passing out bags still with cheer in their arm. Um, I I think at this time I want to urge the adults in this district, in this community who's watching our leaders to be careful um of just trying to excuse the harm by gaslighting others who have been impacted by the harm. You cannot tell me how to put my house out the fire out in my house if yours never burned down. If I'm saying my house is on fire, believe me, and you show up and say, "How do I help you?" versus telling me that this is okay. Right now, we have a lot of people saying this is okay. Uh we're going to get through this and things
023like that, and that's fine. But a lot of people who are hurting right now, and I would urge adults and our leaders to stop gaslighting those who have seen the fire burn down their houses before. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Far. >> Sure. So, um, first of all, I want to thank Beverly Elementary. It's always great when we have students that are able to participate in our meetings, um, even if it's virtually, so they can hold forth the pledge of mission of vision. Um, I I love that we're continuing to do that. Um, Marilyn Williams, thank you for being here. It is a pleasure to have you. You're so well spoken and I love that you are letting us know what your goals are. I can't wait to see what happens. Truly, I I we
024all want to know what you're going to do in the future. It's it's very bright. So, I thank you for being here today. Miss White, as always, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I love that you're here. and um I will also be in your campaign. Um Miss Wars, thank you for your years of service. Um it's hard to believe that um this is your year. So, but truly thank you for um all the lives that you touched in this district. We appreciate you. Um and certainly the rest of the retirees, 243 years is amazing. And so we couldn't do what we do without what our staff does daily out there in the community in our schools and with our students for sure. Um and then also um thank you um um Bishop for bringing
025attention to the social media post about uh student attendance. Uh and and thanks to the communications team and Miss Brmond for your team, what they're doing to bring awareness around it, Miss White, you as well. Uh it really is making a difference and truly appreciate it. Um, and I also just want to send a shout out to all of the staff across the district that participated in the My Vote, My Voice Matters. Uh, civic education is near and dear to my heart. And so it was really um great to see all of the different aspects that um, you know, brought to light the importance of that voice. Uh, so I'm I'm so appreciative of that and and certainly thanks to Marshall Stump for um inviting me out to read a book on voting. So I
026appreciate that, but uh we need to do so much more of that. That's all. Thank you. >> Thank you. The uh worst thing about being president is you always have the last comments and usually most people have uh made comments that reflect uh what I want to say. Uh but one of the things I do want to talk about first of all I want to thank Mr. Greenman again making sure that we had student and parent representative. I've been on board for a couple over a decade and u it's always been difficult and you have helped to consistently make sure we have represent the horseshoe here. So I want you to know I appreciate that. Also I want to shout out to Miss Morris. We always cross paths uh usually pretty busy uh pleading here
027and pleading there uh and only have a short time to talk and smile and uh make a few comments because you're you're always so busy. So uh we'll miss you a lot because um um we've crossed path so many times getting the work district done. Uh I think that the other thing is is that um um I understand how uh the comments from my fellow board members and um just want to say something about because we recognize the environment that we're working in does not mean that we agree with the people who uh not seem but do have the power right now. And so I don't ever want anybody to think that because uh I'm a part of any association or even part of this board as being the uh task approval of things that
028are going on around the state and for that matter around the country. And I say that because I'm able to recognize uh who's in power. And I'm not saying we should just roll for who's in power, but I do feel a sense of responsibility uh at least on the board here to make sure that our students get the resources that they need and that I do whatever it is that I need to do uh even as painful uh as as it is sometimes. So I don't ever want anybody to think that I can test what's going on. Uh that's one thing. And then the other thing is is that um I want to point out that we did some hard work while we're down in Columbus. Myself, Miss Farwe, Mr. Steely, we went and talked
029to some of those state legislators who don't agree with um our viewpoints and we felt that it was necessary to do that. That's that's hard work too to talk to people who you know as soon as you get through the as you go through the door are not going to agree and are not going to uh hear what it is that we have to say. But we knocked off about four of them. Uh one right after the other. Uh it's it's uh difficult and and it's frustrating, but it's absolutely necessary because we want them to hear what we have to say. Uh we're trying to make a difference. Um it was uh to say the least it was exhausting. Uh the last thing I want to say is uh very technical thing and this is
030for Mr. Stalty and Dr. Grant. Is there is there anything we can do about the structure of the horseshoe? Because I want to look at Miss White and I want to look at Mr. Williams and sometimes I even want to look at Mr. Parker. >> Uh but I can't see any of them from here. And I also can't see Mr. Gant when he's down there. So is there any way we could like take it and move it this way? Because I also know in a couple months I'll sit down here where which park there is and no one's going to see me either. Maybe it's that by by design, but maybe maybe that's why we called it a horseshoe at the last place because we we were you think there's something we can do about
031that. And I'm serious that it's um it's hard to be engaged when when you look down this way, look down that way, you don't really see the person next to you and see see. So, not see it if it was if it was discouraging to have us in a working mode in a square. But so uh so we'll we'll just forion. Thank you. Um section six is the next next section uh and uh that consists of the consent agenda. Uh items 6.01 through 6.40 40 on the consent agenda items. Board members may request to pull an item from the consent and move to the discussion section of the agenda if they wish. So having said that, items 6.01 through 6.05 05 are the human resources staff development and training committee and the chair is poly
032clerkin and the co-chair is random partner the third items 6.6 6 through 6.15 of the finance business operations committee chair Bob Vasquez co-chair Randall Parker III. Item 6.16 is the workforce development and partnership committee. There are no action items this month. Chair Chris Barwick, co-chair Bob Bast. Item 6.17 is the board curriculum instruction and academic excellence committee. There there was no meeting this month but the chair picin and co-chair Chris Barber. Items 6.18 through 6.35 is the policy committee. You see we did a lot of work there. Uh chair Bob Vasquez co-chair Gina Barnes. Item 6.36 is the arts, athletics, and student activities committee. There was no meeting this month, but chair is Chris Barwick, co-chair Brandon Parker III. Item 6.37 through 6.38 is the family comm and community engagement committee chair Gina Barnes, co-chair
033Bob Basquez. Items 6.39 through 6.40 40 is the approval of board meeting minutes. I would like to request a motion to approve the consent agenda items. >> So move second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Hearing none. Treasury, please call the role. >> Mr. Vasquez, >> yes. >> Miss Barnes, >> yes. >> Mr. Ber, >> yes. >> Mr. Ger, >> yes. >> Mrs. Bar, >> yes. >> Thank you, Mr. Steely. Section seven of the agenda consists of reports and minutes from this month's committee meetings and are here for information or reference. No action is required. So we can proceed to section 8 of the agenda. Section 8 are the discussion items. 8.01 is the November 18th, 2025 instruction section. I'd like to request a motion to approve the November 18th, 2025
034instructional section. So moved. >> I'll second move and second. Is there any discussion? Hearing none. Treasure. Please call the role. >> Mr. Vasquez. >> Yes. >> M. Barnes. >> Yes. >> Mr. Parker. >> That's Mr. Stricken. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Are we >> abstain? >> 8.02 uh is a resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 485, also called the uh Baby Bolivia Act. Uh I would like to request a motion to approve the resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 485. >> So move second discussion. Please read it. >> All right. Whereas House Bill 485 proposes to mandate human growth and development instruction for race 3 through 12 in Ohio public schools, including the showing of the Meat Baby Olivia video. And whereas the Meet Baby Olivia video has been confirmed to be a computergenerated and produced by a
035faithdriven advocacy organization deeply connected to religious ideology rather than an independent scientific body. And whereas leading medical authorities including the American College of Obstitricians and Gynecologists have determined that the videos contain scientifically inaccurate information regarding fetal development timelines, viability, and other critical aspects of human growth. in whereas these inaccuracies risk misleading students and substituting ideology for evidence-based education thereby undermining the integrity of health curricula. And whereas educational standards should prioritize and medically prioritize medically accurate, peer-reviewed and unbiased instructional materials to ensure students receive factbased information. And whereas requiring students as young as third grade to be graphic or ideologically driven depictions of fetal development could have a traumatic or emotionally distressing effect on some students, particularly those who have experienced pregnancy loss, family trauma, or related sensitive circumstances. And whereas HB485 fails to provide adequate
036safeguards, opt out provisions or mental health supports for students who may be adversely impacted by the mandated content, thereby placing undue emotional burden on vulnerable populations. Now therefore, be resolved by the board of education of the Twiggle City School District. the board that section one. The board opposes House Bill 485 and urges that all science and health instructional materials required to be taught to Ohio students be vetted by independent peer-reviewed scientific authorities to ensure accuracy, neutrality, and compliance with established health education standards. Section two, the board states that requiring students to view inaccurate and potentially traumatizing content to further the ideology of certain interest groups has no place in public education. Section three, this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and immediately after its adoption. It is found and determined that all
037formal actions of this board relating to this resolution were taken in compliance with all legal requirements including section 121.22 of the Ohio advice code. >> Thank thank you Mr. Bwood. Uh we uh move this. So now it's time for discussion. Anyone want to discuss this? um it's just it's it's just never ending this assault on public education and the assault on teaching the truth in this case. Um mentioning that what they're forcing us to show third graders is not only faith driven but scientifically inaccurate. Um, I feel like we're spinning our wheels and uh I'm glad we have that we're exercising our voice and and letting people know that we we we as a school board where school board school education decisions are supposed to be locally held uh do not uh support this. Um
038I do have a question that probably can be answered now maybe between legal and the policy committee if this does eventually pass. the notion that there is no opt out provision when every other aspect of our curriculum and our own policies do have opt out provisions. And in fact, the state and every other aspect of our curriculum forces us to have opt- out provisions for some of the most simple uh things that we may be teaching and yet they have expressly they have expressly left out opt out provision in this uh in this bill. So, it's it's something that um hopefully we can at least extend an opt out provision in our own policies in some kind of way. I don't know how that even works that they can continue to trump the local control
039in so many ways. Um but this this business of a you know faith a faith driven um and scientifically inaccurate video that we're supposed to show is um quite frankly disgusting. Thank you. Other comments anyway. Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. So, what I say now, I'm going to say for the other three resolutions that's coming after this that this is really just a delusional perception of political bullying. Um, all of these bills are bullying tactics that force a mindset that doesn't model democracy. Um, I am about as religious as they come to me and I am disgusted at the way that they are forcing this perception of what I am a believer of. And so, um, yeah, we sit here and meet that and we express our displeasure and it's pretty much just preaching to
040the quiet because I really wish that maybe the one or two people that watch the board meeting would share with other people the information of what's going on and what's happening because again, this is the whole, you know, liberty and justice, but it's not really justice. It's just us good old boys and their perception of what they do. So absolutely frustrating with every resolution that comes after this my statement to be see previous statement that I said. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Park. >> I just want to point out the hypocrisy um and bills like this. So over the past what two three years has been like an extreme removal of books based on different topics and one of those topics that the books got banned for I want I'm going to paraphrase but
041it's like my body like we my body or my body it's about third to fifth grade is talking about body parts and naming them and and actually so the student can say this person touched me here. So, we won't say pocketbook and cuckoo. We actually have those medical terms. Um, and as someone who worked in sexual assault, as a outreach worker, that is what should be taught to especially younger children because often times abuse is not caught because they use nickname for body parts. Now this book that was literally teaching young children, hey this is my armpit. This is something you all can you know go through the medical terms of your body parts is removed because it was too gross and uh I want to say that if explicit for them but seeing a
042fake video and I don't know who have seen if you drive by any abortion clinic they have the pictures that they're going to show our third graders um very graphic disgusting picture that are not real Um, and then also doubling down again, the hypocrisy, right? They say, "Oh, this is protect our kids and all this stuff." But they're trying to literally be okay with having 14 year olds getting married. So, how can you say this is for protecting kids? We're showing them this fake video, taking away them talking about their body parts, to protect themselves or at least have adults protect them if they are getting abused. Don't talk about concepts until they wouldn't even need an abortion if they have a protective sex. Hello. And then go, well, you can get married if this
043older guy wants to your parents approved at 14. This is going back to a time that women had no ownership of their bodies. And let's be honest, females had no ownership of their bodies. If we're showing this to third graders, what type of life they will have by the time they get 15, if they have never heard of contraceptives, they never heard about a pregnancy plan or even talk to people about their body parts. I'm telling you, these type of things will only increase abuse against young women. I have worked in Toledo for the past, well, I've been here 18 years. 10 years have been the sexual assault. Clearly, this is what's going to increase it. We are showing fake videos, not dating body parts, and then saying, "Hey, if I like you, your parent
044says yes, I can bury you at 14 is disgusting." >> Thank comments. >> I think the resolution speaks for itself and my colleagues did a great job giving their input. So, I would agree with that. >> Okay. My comments are a couple of things. Number one is the opt out uh part of that then how it affects policy as uh chairman of the policy committee. Um I'm going to ask for make sure we have legal we always have legal policy and we take that up. I'm not sure not a lawyer so I I don't know. So we'll we'll take that we will that's a good suggestion. We'll take that up policy. Uh the other thing is is that uh I agree with uh Bishop Parker. Uh I don't feel the need to comment on all
045three of these bills uh that we disagree with. Uh there may I'm sure there are some nuances, but you know, one of the things I'm glad for is the different representation we have on the board. Um because we do have people uh who have made it their life's work, people faith and uh all of us represent different aspects of our community of society and of thought and on these things we are the same thought. So uh just want to point that out. I guess this is also another uh regarding all three of these again I I don't know why We feel like we're just the lone voice in the woods when these things come. It's very frustrating. So that's all I'm going to say. So we have the vote. Mr. Selton, >> Mr. Vasquez, >>
046yes. >> Miss Barn, >> yes. >> Mr. Parker, >> yes. >> Mrs. Ger, >> yes. >> Mrs. Barley, >> yes. >> Thank you, Mr. All right. Section 8.03 is a resolution appoint opposing WA House Bill 486, also known as the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act. And uh we'll need that resolution this time. >> Thank you for reading the title because I don't really feel like uttering that name. Uh whereas the board of education of the Toledo City School District, the board is committed to providing a history curriculum that is inclusive, accurate, and reflective of the diverse influences that shaped American society. And whereas House Bill 486 proposes to allow instruction on the influence of Christianity on American history and culture in public schools. And whereas HB486 risks favoring one religious perspective over others, particular potentially
047undermining the principles of religious neutrality and inclusivity in public education. And whereas the board believes that history instruction should be comprehensive and balanced recognizing the contributions of many cultures, religions, and philosophies to American development. And whereas HB46 could set a precedent for the promotion of religious doctrine in public school curricula contrary to the constitution constitutional separation of church and state. Therefore be resolved by the board that section one the board stands opposed to HB486 and any legislation that would promote instruction of a particular religion in public schools. Section two, the board reaffirms its commitment to providing an inclusive, balanced history education that reflects the diverse influences throughout our society. In section three, this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and immediately after its adoption, it is found and determined that all formal
048actions of this board relating to this resolution were taking in compliance with the legal requirements, including section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. So have a motion and second. Shall we have ask for a motion and a second please? >> So moved. >> Second. That's been moved and second. Uh discussion. >> Okay. I'll point out the hypocrisy again. Um so we kind of already had this type of teaching in America education before. Um, if you're not familiar, this is where we said that the pilgrims like really welcomed the indigenous people and they all had been skipping. Um, then we found out what 25 years later that was not accurate. I wonder why because once again, whoever is telling the story is going to write history and we know that's not going to be false. Also,
049right now we have a a version of this happening in Florida under uh Craig U where they're saying that, you know, enslaved African-Americans actually benefited from slavery. Uh that uh oh gosh, which was another one like Chris Columbus was a wonderful guy. I love that part. So we already have versions of this kind of uh and I won't hate to say Christian because I have family members and friends who are Christians and to use that to to lie to increase hate. Um under these types of education platforms uh we as I say we I would say myself as an Africanamean uh descendant of enslaved people are three fifths of a vote. I'm invisible. Um, as a black queer woman, I am not even able to hopefully be able to vote. Um, God forbid have kids.
050We have seen this type of behavior lies before in our education system and we're just now unlearning that. I literally tell people all the time, I played a pilgrim in a Christopher Columbus play when I was in like fourth grade. I'm having BCR for who are younger. It's a old school DVD. Um, and it was acceptable. We cannot go back to that. So, I would gladly oppose this. >> Any other comments? Well, really it's just, you know, the the the same um reframe that we have when we talk about opposing public dollars for mostly religious schools and the whole argument about uh supposedly separation uh of church and state but promoting any particular religious doctrine. is where I think uh we need to to draw the line. Of course, um the history of so many
051banks across the world and across time have an impact on history whether it's American history or world history and it's fascinating. It's so interesting and I want our students to be curious about all of them. And so to the extent that it's appropriate in sort of K12 social studies, we need to be planting the seeds uh that all faiths and all religions uh and belief systems are are to be celebrated and understood and and investigated. And there are, you know, opportunities to have um elective social studies courses of a particular faith. If we wanted to have courses of Bible as literature, we could certainly offer that course. But to act to actually single out Christianity as uh something that we're permitted, and it does say permitted, at least this one doesn't say we're forced, but
052will we on the other hand be permitted to single out another faith and and highlight it in our everyday teachings in our classrooms? And so that's that's what concerns me that we we need to leave religious instruction out. uh other than in in a in in a context that allows any and all religions to be highlighted or studied uh and to peak the curiosity about all of the the different things that the world has uh has seen. >> Thank you. Any other discussion on this? see your briefing statement. >> M >> um I would just say that again I find as with all of these the resolution speaks for itself. Um my I would just say the state continues to overreach um and take away the local control component. And that really to me um
053is is something we need to focus on is that ro control. Um we should not be singling out one religion over another. And unfortunately this is this is the mode of operation. Um and while I think it says permit this is just the tip of the iceberg. So once it this would pass then what's the next right we already know their MO and what they do down at the state house so I won't be opposing this one um my thank you my only comment is that I just just unbelievable to me this is where we're at um hearing no other discussion please call the role >> Mr. Mr. Vasquez, >> yes. >> Miss Barnes, >> yes. >> Mr. Parker, >> yes. >> Mr. Bington, >> yes. >> Mrs. Bart, >> yes. >> Thank you. Uh,
054section 8.04, resolution of uh closing Ohio House Bill 531, school chaplain act, and that'll be read by uh uh Mr. Park uh Bishop Park, sorry. Resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 531 school chap whereas the board of education of the Toledo school district. The board is committed to providing equitable access to quality support services for all students delivered by trained professionals who prepare to establish standards of care. And whereas Ohio House 531 proposes to permit public schools to engage volunteer chaplain to provide support services along alongside school counselors. And whereas House Bill 531 would allow chaplain endorsed by religious authorities to serve in schools raising concerns about the separation of church and state and the potential for religious influence in public education. And whereas the board believes that student support services should be provided by licensed
055professionals who are trained to address the diverse needs of all students regardless of religious background. And whereas HB531 could undermine the neutrality of public schools and risk alienating students and families who do not share the religious beliefs of volunteer chaplain. Now therefore be a resolved by the board that the board stands opposed to HB 531 that any legislation that would permit religious chaplain to serve in public schools in a manner that could optimize the separation of church and state. The board reaffirms it commitment to providing highquality support services to all students with emphasis on what is best for students. And finally, this resolution shall be in full force and effect from the from the from and immediately after it adoption, it is found and determined that all oral actions of this board relating to this
056resolution were taken in compliance with all legal requirements, including section 1 to 1.22 of the Ohio device code. >> Thank you. Can I have a motion to move? effect second uh discussion previous I mean the obvious um obvious points about separation of church and state and keeping um specific religious influences out of out of our um our schools. But I mean on the case that this sounds like oh what harm could that be having all these fine um religious leaders and people who are willing who are all good people right good good people and it doesn't necessarily say these chaplain have to be Christians so I would love it if you know we were forced to um do this that we you know made sure we line up the the ims and uh and the
057weekends to to do the chapies in our districts. Um, but I mean I say that I say it sounds good, right? Like how could we not want these good people helping our students, but the devil is in the detail, right? And so not every student I mean I imagine a student going home of a different faith than whoever this chaplain happens to be was assigned in and everyone shamed in some way or somehow they think that their family is uh not okay or or you know I just I I I just can't imagine how it's appropriate in public school. Um if you want to be led um by u a particular religion then you know go to a religious school. >> Other comments. >> Thank you um president. Um if you ever want to see
058insanity, let someone who never worked in education create deals about education or poor education because they alongside school counselors. Guess what? If you wasn't cutting our funds, we can get more school counselors. If you care about our students mental health, we can actually get therapists in our school. We wasn't continuously giving funding to private institutions um through our vouchers. That's cost us 1 billion in Ohio, I think, roughly. Um, so you're taking away the money, then you're giving the solution to now give chaplins to us to volunteer. Not saying how much education uh background they may have. Um, have they ever interacted with someone with a disability do they know tactics to deescalate? um things that our school counselors and our educators had to go to school for, pay for uh for years, and continue
059to get accreditations every year. Uh now you can just go online, become a chap and come to our school and volunteer. There's no guidelines to protecting our district, our students, um from someone who is want to put on a road. You know, you heard that comment before something else. I'm not going to get into that. But if they wanted to act on harm on our kids, they could just put on a robe and say they're a chaplain. Now that's the kind of ideology you have about another issue when it comes to protecting uh kids. So there's no guidelines to what that person may have to have to come into our schools. There's no um mention of who's going to be providing the background checks for these people. Um and there's no uh type of way
060to follow uh if this person does violated it violate one of our policies will keep them from going to the next school district and continuing that harm as well. So uh once again insanity of someone saying this is a good thing we have never talked to our school counselors to ask how can they help. >> Thank you. Any other comment? Um, so again, these are all all of these resolutions tonight. Um, it's foolishness and just the culture war that the state house continues to push um out, it makes me it makes me sad. That makes me ashamed of our state house because there's supposed to be folks that we look up to that are supposed to work with us and collaborate with us and um invest in us and that's not happening. It is a
061top- down approach. Um the these are all being voted on this week and whether it's the House or the Senate, which is why we're we're rushing to do this tonight. Uh there are so many other bills, we're over 200 bills now that will impact public education. Uh these are just a drop in the bucket. Uh we chose these today because they are being voted on either today or tomorrow. That's That's all. >> All right. My my only comments are the irony of you always heard from these folks who are writing these bills that parents should be the ones who are their children, students in our schools. and they are interjecting themselves into all these different areas that they previously said should be reserved for parents. I just find that extremely ironic. That's my only comment.
062Um yeah, thank you. Uh treasury, please call the role. Mr. Vasquez, >> yes. Miss Barnes, >> yes. >> Mr. Parker, >> yes. >> Mrs. Ger, >> yes. >> Mrs. Are we? >> Yes. >> Okay. Next is uh 8.05, which is a resolution opposing the Ohio Senate Bill 34, the Historical Education Displays Act. And that will be read by Bishop Parker. Resolution opposing Ohio Senate Bill 34, historical education displays act. Whereas Ohio Senate Bill 34, the Historical Educational Displays Act will require all five public schools to display at least one historical document from a designated list, including the Ten Commandments by July 1, 2026. Whereas the board of education up to city school district or board recognizes the importance of teaching history and civics in a matter of inclusive, constitutionally sound and respectful of the diverse
063beliefs and backgrounds of all students, staff and families and whereas as Senate Bill 34 raises significant constitutional concerns particularly regarding the inclusion of the ten commandments which legalist and president including the supreme court decision stone versus 1980 found to violate the establishment clause of the first amendment by promoting a specific religious doctrine in public schools. Whereas schools do not need Senate Bill 34 to display historical documents in their classroom or on their grounds. where the board affirms it commitment to upholding the separation of church and state. Ensuring that public education remains free from religious and connecting an environment where all students feel respected and included regardless of their faith or beliefs. Whereas the board believes that curriculum and class of display should be determined by foreign policy not mandated by legislation that risk legal challenges
064such as this and the diversion of resources for educational priorities. Now, therefore, being resolved by the board of education of the Toledo City School District that section one, the board strongly opposes Senate Bill 34 and urges the Ohio General Assembly to reconsider reject any legislation that mandates the display of religious documents in public school classrooms. Schools should not be homes in larger cultural rules. Section two, the board of reaffirms commitment to constitutional principles, inclusive education, and the protection of student rights. In section three, this resolution shall be in full force in effect from immediately after adoption found determined that all former actions of this board related to this resolution was taken in compliance with all legal requirements including section 121.26 of the Ohio. Thank you. Oh, sure. >> Yes. Yes. I like uh so you
065made a motion to uh approve the resolution opposing uh second move and second discussion. So I definitely want to attain my previous statement putting documents on the display that they have yet for receiving their hearts as crazy word. That's all. Thank you. >> Thank you. I just, you know, it's a broken record and and it's interesting that these four uh bills packaged together is our march towards say theocracy in this country and and it's quite um quite disturbing and you know one more irony I would point out is I'm pretty sure we spent more time on these resolutions than they did we did the business of the board today. uh which I think is important and I think it's important that we spend time discussing it and and putting it out there on why it's
066so ridiculous and demonstrating the continual assault on public education like uh as far said there are 200 such bills that are aimed at dismantling public education as we know it. Uh so here we are again uh spending time uh fighting against our state um more time than addressing the real concerns of our uh district right now because of what the state has done to us. >> Thank you Mr. President. The hypocrisy. So, we are not really allowed to talk about childhood slavery, um, the genocide of indigenous tribes, you know, historical events that happened that led us to what America is. Uh, in certain states, I'm pretty sure Ohio is going to adopt um, like your big brother and big sister in Florida and um, in Indiana and then all over Texas. I all together right
067now. um where we can't talk about, you know, the people that they tell us to act like Martin Luther King Jr. You can't talk about him, Rosa Parks, but we're going to go ahead and put the Ten Commandments up. And uh board member Park, I'm going to need you for this because I I missed a couple Sunday schools. Um but if I'm not mistaken, Matthew 25:35. Okay. All right. Still in me. My grandma went to Baptist school. Okay. Um, it says, "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat." And if you don't know that passage, it goes on to say, "For I was thirsty." you know, and then it's talking about what we right now in Ohio, our students, like I said, I just had supported our districts giving out uh uh
0682,000 food bags because when we could have fed them, when we could have provided the SNAP funding, the same people who are making these resolutions could have voted to actually pay for them to receive their SNAP benefits. We're talking to right now when they either yesterday or today um the funding for our uh folks who are experiencing homelessness at the homelessness board just just announced that they're using their funding. So they want to put something up and just like board member Parker said they want to put something that's not in their heart. So what are they doing in what control technique? If they're not actually going out and feeding people, clothing people, and housing those who are housing insecure, what are they putting up for? And they they don't respect or love thy neighbor because
069they're trying to brutally sentence a lot of us to death by pulling our Medicaid and our health insurance. So once again, the hypocrisy of do what I I do do what I say and not what I do. Also um something that I wanted to point out all these bills have something um combined a theme is control and if you ever want to control a nation you start by controlling K12 education. This is very dangerous. This is not Christianity. Um I know a lot of Christians. I love a lot of Christian. I think they love me too. Um yeah. Okay. Okay. So you know sometime make them mad. Um, but this is not Christianity and this is really uh wrapped up in a pretty bubble, but it's still white supremacy at the end of the day.
070I'm going to name it. We got to start naming it. All these bills tied to control of people uh how they act, how they move, how we educate is all part of white supremacy. even if it's a part of uh the patriarchy or racial injustice, discrimination, um bigotry as far as petroleum, all of it is white supremacy. And until we start calling it out and stop being nice with these people and really saying what it is, they're going to continue to control the nation by controlling K through 12 education. >> Thank you. Um my only comment is again um it's overreach and uh we're going to continue to fight back on these bills. Um it's almost it it almost makes you speechless on the the bills that are being brought forward. Um, and again, these
071are only four of over 200. Um, we didn't even get to the property tax bills that are being voted on tomorrow. Um, we have opposed some of those bills already in the past. Um, but again, there are bigger and more important things than the culture war that they are trying to shove on K12 education. That's it. >> Thank you. Uh I think my only additional comment is um I'm trying to say it right is that previously the people who are uh doing this bringing this bill forward are the same people who said that they did not want schools to insert themselves into the lives of our families unless unless it's what they want to have inserted into their homes. But I want want people to take special note of that. So when they say that
072and use that term again, that's what they mean. They don't mean they don't want people uncertain. They want don't want anybody to insert themselves into people's lives unless it's what they want uncertainty. Okay. So that people need to understand that. So seeing no further discussion, charge, please call the role. >> Mr. Rice. >> Yes. M. Barn. >> Yes. >> Mr. Parker. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gerby. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Barwin. >> Yes. >> That takes us to section N. Uh, walkins. There any 9.01 walkins? Any walkins? No walkings. Okay. Then it takes us to section 10, early childhood education action items. Are there any? No. No items. Okay. Section 11, early childhood education reports. There was no meeting this month. Don't assume there's nothing to Okay. Uh, are there any early childhood education blocks? None.
073Thank you, Mr. B. Um, that would take us to the executive session. Do we have a need for an executive session? Anyone? No. Okay. No need for executive session. So that would take us down to uh section 14 comments by the superintendent. >> Just a few items. Uh again, we had a great uh media thing on the ambulance simulation. Uh if you have a chance to see it or get a chance to stop over there, it's a really good location. Uh great piece of of education for kids are learning. We have rock stars in the district uh at Hawkins STEM Academy. Uh we had two students here and movie uh Levi and Asher uh were both highlighting the movie. It's Ohio Wild at Harvard. They're part of the burger club. So they uh they seek
074out birds and they're part of the club that travels and so uh they were paid a stipen to be in the movie. So we were all proud and walking took their entire school over there to do the premiere of their of the movie. So excited about that. And then we also have another graduate of GPS. His name is Mark Curry, Brett Way High School, class of 86. Uh his movie is out smashing machine. Uh the Rock Johnson plays his role and had wanted to play his role for many years. Uh but uh he was first and one of the latest um state champions in wrestling to come out of TPS along with NCAA champion and one of the very first uh UFC heavyweight champions of the world. Uh so great documentary on him and uh
075kudos to him. But uh again all to be TP proud. Thank you. Thank you superintendent. Mr. Sel. >> All right. That takes us to uh comments by the board. Any additional comments? >> So next week is Thanksgiving break for TPS. So we hope that with all that's going on, the challenges, the way that we feel, all of us have something to be thankful for. Let's embrace that. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Very good. >> Um we have lots of challenges ahead of us and we haven't really started to address them uh the end of this month. I do know that um notifications have gone out about the need to suspend head start and some early childhood um services. Uh do we have update on that Mr. Sexual D funding or date for that funding
076yet? >> Yeah, we got no to answer your question. We did get some we did talk to Head Start and they said that we they're hoping to get us something by next Wednesday. We're also hopeful that we may have something that uh is enough for us to proceed hopefully by Friday, but there has not been any definite information provided to us in terms of the day. And so I imagine that uh work will need some updates on any progress with our um labor units, our bargaining unit leadership on how we would have to proceed if that funding doesn't make it in time or what's the drop dead date for the funding making it and we would not have to start any of the um displacement procedures. >> That's November 30th. So, as long as we
077have a check in mail by November 30th, No. No. If we got if we have something official saying that we're going to get funded and instructed in full, we'll be able to proceed. >> We would not need to proceed with >> Yeah, we would not need to proceed. >> Okay. And so, behind that, we have even more challenges and more things that we're going to have to be uh talking about in terms of um funding and and cuts and so forth. and and everybody is, you know, aware that the pain uh points are yet in front of us. Um and and I want to say that uh it's times like these where the community's trust in uh how we're going to solve solve some of these challenges and come out on the other side um
078for the district we're meant to be uh is going to be important. And uh Dr. Randy, you are um you are the face of the district and you're the one that the community trusts. Uh we, you know, as board members, we you know, we hope the community trusts our decisions and the things that we have to move forward here on this. Um but they but what they really want to hear from is there their superintendent when it comes to um how we're going to proceed. So, I appreciate that you're um that you're starting to take on some of those communications, and I think it's going to be important that you um that that you take on that that role of even with the bad news that's coming. um the the community is going to be
079able to give us the grace and the time we need to sort it out when they hear it from from you because you're the one that has built up the relationships and the trust in the community which uh we appreciate in good times and we're going to need your um your same uh your same ability to to keep that trust going in in the bad times to come as well. So I just want to make that request. We do >> before we move on. Mox, I want to just come in and let you know that um myself miss farway president vice president and Mr. Gant, Mr. Sexuality and Dr. Durant have been all over the head start contacting people and also our late leaders. We've been trying to get to move strike this notice so
080we don't have to do some of the things that we have future would have been helpful to have an executive session to talk about those negotiations but since we didn't we'll talk about today's possible right here right now I appreciate that basically the update is we're talking we need we need something to do >> thank you Mr. president. Um to keep on the thing with the legislator talking about Christianity, although I do not identify with the Christian, I'm going to put that out there. My quote for you to go home with and sit in your heart, selective justice isn't justice, it's self-righteousness. God calls for both justice and righteousness, not one or the other. Good night, >> M. Nothing further. We're we're we're kind of all talked out, I think. And uh so my only
081my only comments are uh with like uh Bishop Parker said, I hope everybody has a nice Thanksgiving, but I did want to share a little little. So, so um want to share a story with you and that is is that when we were down in Columbus and uh Miss Barb and Mr. sexuality and I were going through a I think it was the right at that time where the legisl many many legislators are uh I was wearing my TPS pin and we had to go through the magnetic screening and through the uh point that of entry there was a couple of highway drones with full uniforms. Exactly. And every they let everybody else through stop said what's your name? Thought this is strange. You have no name. And so I told him and he said
082what is what does that pin stand for around your boat? And I said to public schools and he said not what I thought. And he said I'm a weight graduate. and uh he said, "I just wanted to say hello and good to see you and thank you." And I I just, you know, I I share that and we had a chuckle out of it because, you know, uh TPS is far and wide. There's this I went trrolling with that nice uniform and that that hat on where I was a little bit in fear. He smiled at me and and welcomed me to the state house. So, uh Dr. Danch rest of the board in the audience be proud. We have graduates all over I'm sure all over the world all over United States and certainly
083in Ohio. So with that I would uh ask for a motion to adjourn. >> Absolutely. Thank you. >> Move second. Any discussion? Hearing n treasure please call the role. Mr. >> Yes. >> Miss Barnes. >> Yes. >> Mr. Parker. Yes. Men. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yes. >> Reading journ.