NameAdelheid Connolly
What office are you running for?New Lenox 122 school board
County, District/TownshipWill county, New Lenox Township
Address721 S. Pine st
New Lenox, Illinois 60451
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Phone(708) 408-9649
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Are you currently the officeholder and seeking re-election?No
Is this your first time running for office?Yes
Election Date04/04/2023
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Adelheid Connolly for New Lenox 122 school board (on facebook)

KEY ISSUES
1. Provide the top 2 reasons why you want to run for school board?

I will never allow the kind of horrible abuses that happened during covid to ever happen again specifically force masking and quarantining healthy kids. Secondly my state is pushing this ultra progressive extreme sex education for k-12 that starts kindergarteners off by explaining there are more than two genders. I refuse to expose children to that garbage.

2. Name the top 2 issues with your current school board or district and how you will address each issue.

There is a massive lack of communication with parents and public about board matters. They vote on numbered issues without explaining the issue itself. Seems purposefully deceptive. I intend to continue to publicly making statements on social media to explain and expand on board votes so everyone understands and is on the same page. Secondy there are people on the current board who are supporting these extreme sex ed measures along with the equity and racial theory. I will be a voice of opposition and reason trying to stand between this progressive nonsense and the kids of my district (my own children included)

3. Do you support school choice? Why or why not?

Absolutely 100%! If schools were operated more like competitive businesses, people would choose the best for their kids meaning an experience where they thrive and lean best as opposed to the ideological indoctrination camps that are failing the kids now.

4. Who do you think is the ultimate authority in a child’s education and wellbeing?

Parents.

5. Do you agree with the statement “America is inherently racist”? Why or why not?

No. America is an evolving place. While there has been struggles in the past, as in every country and civilization, we have grown upward and onward. This country is the freest Country in the world with the absolute most opportunity for everyone to thrive and excel regardless of race or ethnicity.

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?

I am adamantly against them. It is a major goal to keep children innocent as long as possible. Biological information about hygene and reproduction are acceptable at puberty and teen years but not beyond that. My thoughts on what I am going to just call CRT is that you dont erase a line by continually highlighting it. All of that crt stuff is devisive and does not forward anyones cause in a positive way. As far as sel, it seems out of the lane of what a school is supposed to be all about. Lets stick to the basics and once we are just killing it on math, hard sciences, history etc, then we can talk about all the extras. I dont think any of that is in the roll of what a school should be responsible for. It should be the parents.

7. With declining academic achievement in reading, writing, math, and science in schools across the nation, how would you address these issues if elected?

Take focus from the ancillary nonsense and try to rust refocus on core work load.

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?

Absolutely. Girls should feel safe in their private spaces such as locker rooms and bathrooms. Whats further, i also believe the lines should not be blurred in sports either.

9. Do you believe Title IX is in jeopardy in our public education system today?

I feel the misinterpretation of title IX being used to force women to accept men acting as women to participate in womens sports jeopardizes womens sports generally. I’m not sure if thats what you mean, but i do not believe we should be having trans atheletes compete with their non birth assigned gender.

10. Do you have any other endorsements? If so, please list them.

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