Commentary
Standing up for parental rights over our children’s education is more than a campaign slogan—it is essential. As parents are taking action to regain control of their children’s education, we are seeing disinformation campaigns launched to upend their efforts.
As a newly seated Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) board member, I’m compelled to address the inaccuracies perpetuated by Assemblyman Corey Jackson (D-Perris), author of Assembly Bill 1078, and California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, co-sponsor of the bill.
Since the November 2022 general election, where two colleagues and I won seats on the TVUSD board, we have been in the crosshairs of those who are losing control over the state’s educational system. There are several bills working their way through the legislature meant to curtail school boards’ power. AB 1078 is chief among them. Thurmond recently implied that the TVUSD school board has engaged in:…