| Name | Carrie Rist |
|---|---|
| What office are you running for? | School Board Chair |
| County, District/Township | Prince WIlliam |
| Address | P.O. Box 271 Haymarket, Virginia 20168 Map It |
| Phone | (703) 479-8222 |
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| Are you currently the officeholder and seeking re-election? | No |
| Is this your first time running for office? | Yes |
| Election Date | 11/07/2023 |
| Website | Carrie4Chair.com |
| Social Media Handles | Facebook.com/Carrie4Chair |
| KEY ISSUES | |
| 1. Provide the top 2 reasons why you want to run for school board? | I am running to restore parental rights and refocus our schools on student achievement. |
| 2. Name the top 2 issues with your current school board or district and how you will address each issue. | (1) Transparency: Parents should know exactly what students are taught in district classrooms — and when serious incidents occur inside a school, all families should be notified in a candid, timely manner. (2) Academics: Our county schools are currently in a deep academic hole, resulting from the extended COVID-related closures and ineffective virtual instruction. Going forward, our school board needs to maintain a laser focus on core educational issues — not trendy politics. |
| 3. Do you support school choice? Why or why not? | Yes. Schools exist for the benefit of students — not the other way around. I therefore believe that educational tax dollars should follow kids to schools their parents freely choose. |
| 4. Who do you think is the ultimate authority in a child’s education and wellbeing? | Parents are the first and most important educators of their own kids. Virginia law rightfully affirms parental rights; it's time for all schools in our commonwealth to respect this fact. |
| 5. Do you agree with the statement “America is inherently racist”? Why or why not? | No. America's core values are the antithesis of racism. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. correctly framed his civil rights movement as the extension of our nation's founding ideals, as articulated in the Declaration of Independence. |
| 6. What are your thoughts on “Comprehensive Sex Education”, “Diversity Equity and Inclusion”, and “Social Emotional Learning”? Should these be a part of our public education curriculum or supplemental learning materials or left to parents to teach and why? | Our school district must not attempt to impose a narrow set of "woke," controversial values on students. Instead, our schools must endeavor to respect the deeply-held values of families in our richly diverse community. At minimum, this would mean informing parents of planned lessons and allowing them to easily opt students out if desired. Ideally, our county schools would focus on less divisive, more unifying content. |
| 7. With declining academic achievement in reading, writing, math, and science in schools across the nation, how would you address these issues if elected? | We must refocus our schools on traditional academics — in light of the learning losses stemming from COVID-related shutdowns, we cannot afford to waste time on divisive politics. In addition, we should be raising academic standards, not lowering them in the name of "equity." |
| 8. Safety is a major concern for most families, how would you support and encourage safety measures for girls in their private spaces, if elected? | County schools have increasingly tolerated violence and disorder — including sexual harassment, bullying, and even assault/battery. We must raise our standards and reintroduce appropriate consequences for student misconduct. In addition, parents must be candidly informed in a timely manner of any incidents that occur in their children's schools. |
| 9. Do you believe Title IX is in jeopardy in our public education system today? | I am very concerned that schools are not taking sexual harassment, battery, and assault seriously. Too often, incidents are concealed from parents and perpetrators receive minimal consequences, if any. |
| 10. Do you have any other endorsements? If so, please list them. | Yesli Vega (Coles District Supervisor) |
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