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two, if that is the case, does the state support vouchers for letting people go to religious schools? if that is the case, why are not religious schools included in the cell phone bathank you. guest: the state ofut cell phone bans. that passed. it has been a topic counties across the state of florida. you bring up a good point. the vouchers can be used in religious schools in florida. there are many many, many restrictions placed on placed on the same institutions. host:you support cell phone bans in florida public schools? guest: i believe the students need to be paying attention inside the classrooms. i recognize there are so many parents -- we had parkland just a couple of years ago. the majority of the first

responders got calls from the students toparents aren't comfortable if their students don't have a way to access and communicate with them. there needs to be restrictions. that the phones are not in their hands ringing, going off inside a classroom. host: rick, republican from ville, georgia. caller: good morning. host: can you go ahead and mute your tv because we can hear in the background? caller: very better? host: much better. like i explained to the settlement, i was -- gentlemen i'm 73 years old. i was raised in st. petersburg florida, at a time when i was so tickled to go through public school. i have a sister two years youngers older. i learned from watching my brother and his age group little sister learned from watching through the system. we learned how to write on paper

with the big lines and do your zeros and your cursive writing we learned how to say the pledge of allegiance every day. we were so proud of america. i am see as a 73-year-old now i never knew what woke meant before. i'm not sure i do the first amendment is getting turned upside down starting with kneeling at the football games and being taught pretty much that if you are awhite you really were given everything you've got. not earn anything. if you are black you probably came from slavery. you are due reparations. i apologize. in 1969 when i graduated high school us on the focal team were brothers. we had none of those animosities. itrtly

thereafter it exploded into what we have going on today. listen to you. thank you. host:guest: we absolutely say the pledge of allegiance every day in schools. we say it at school board meetings. we still teach cursive. that is something people always bring up. i can't disagree. there is an animosity but it's ults in the community. it is thisfear that by benefiting one it takes away from another. we should be working together in the community. when you go to schools and see help children interact with one another, that is not happening. that is not a concern to them. these stories that the children are judging each other by the color of their skin and feeling white guilt, it is just not people that if you have these fears -- i'm not turning to dissuade you from having them.

absolutely go volunteer at a local school. see was happening inside the classrooms and get a real feel of how students are being impacted by the conversations happening outside around them. host carol in elgin,. independent. caller: how are you thisi wanted to say to all the claim -- complain about the school boards. my number one question and i wanted to get your guest's comment, did you vote in your school board elections? for example, here in our city in elgin we have at least eight or 10,000 people registered to vote. total for each election. that is for or against the school board election. the state of texas has most school board elections in may in off-peak t sassured they can have low voter turnout and make sure the candidates they want our

elected. just a side note, the state of texas, it's a constitution that all children are guaranteed a free public education. i hear people complain all the time about their school it's like, did you vote? did you take time to learn who your representative's and vote accordingly? thank you for your time. i will listen off the year. host: jennifer, what you think? has there been a lot of apathy aboutguest: yeah, especially in florida it is intentional. you suppress the voters who will turn out. even in florida now they're trying to make this be partisan so voters don't have to take the time to educateelves. it disenfranchises the indepen rd of the voting bloc of the entire state of florida. i respect that and appreciate that. italre

out there getting their voices heard and engaging within their civic seizures. test procedures. -- civic seizure-- civic procedures. not to surprise anybody but when there are campaigns opponents make it clear with the other person stands. on theth. host: caleb is a democrat in north your line. -- carolina. caller: i'm a public school teacher. i work at a middle school. some of ther a lot of especially conservative folks talking about -- is not really true. it is pretty much how most adults went through school. we are doing the same thing. we are augmenting with new technology because it is sweet. we didn't have cell phones, much less laptops and internet

connections. i just got done revamping our some engineering practices in middle school science. a lot of the brainwashing accusations is just not really there that we see. we come in and work hard to make sure every student has the best opportunity to learn and become basically a good american. if you want to talk about how to make an american, put them host: jennifer? guest: i want to say thank you for serving our students. i our educators used to be so respwithin our nation. a job that was paid so little people did it for moral reasons to educate children and to take care of them and keep them safe. we have taken such a dramatic shift across this country. thank you for all that you do. i encouragese fears, please

get inside the classrooms and see what the teachers are dealing with on a daily basis. host: mike in akron, ohio. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. i'm a retired schoolteacher myself. i will be by the way the class of 1971 is turning 71 this year. born in 1953 myself. the comment i would like to make involves for one thing people complain about private school and public schools being close to each other in the same city and the privates will has better you. they have less income. the one thing that's missing is the mobility rate. there are many inner-city ols with a mobility rate of over 50%. that means if you have 25 kids in your class in september,june only 12 or 13 will be the

same you had back in september. if you live at a private school, even in ciesbility rates under 5%. that's a lot more continuity at the private schools and public schools. it is tough to get the continuity. there is a catholic school that lebron james went to, st. vincent. they have a great school and high school. i taught eighth grade. one year a few years back they had problems at the school and they came in to my classroom. i could never seni went to another catholic school. now let me talk about vouchers. i am against vouchers. i think those that for vouchers shouldo what i do. i get my money to my alma mater. i wentje school. i went to public schools until the eighth and always jesuit high school. i would mater. that is why i oppose vouchers.

host:ing you want to comment on? guest: again i can't speak about vouchers across the nation because it's different in every state. speaking of florida, i wholeheartedly agree. the majority of charter schools and private schools -- not all buth received taxpayer funds do not reflect the demo in. that's a problem. the same standards that they need to accept every student. th may or may not be happening. there is the ability of access. that may our may not offer busing for certain families and that reduces their access to that curriculum. host: candy in bowie maryland. at. caller: thank you so much for answering my call. i'm an african-american female. conversation and i haven't quite disturbed based on things that are being taught to our children who has a purpose. math, sciee, reading language

and not sex. i am a personwy people ought to be treated good and equal but i feel like every time i call it the alphabet but now, everyim h an issue than everybody was to make it a black issue. they are trying to squash black history. no. we definitely need to have our children addressed in schools. really it is so the alphabet can comment and push their agenda -- come in and push their agenda. ou yhildren don't need my ngere taught about sex in schools in anythey need to be taught that you treat everybody with respect. all god'you treat everybody with respect. you don't teach contrary to what their parents are teaching them. i would say to not want their children

to be taught in this manner, brainwashed if you will in this manner and the informative years of their life that you find some other mechanism of having your child be educated. the realthis are not even the alphabet but the pedophiles. host: what do you think jennifer? guest: a couple of thingsthe state of florida for over two 80% of school board members haven't registered republicans with majorities in over 85% of the counties holding school board seats. they felt the majority and our florida house, the florida senate and the governor's mansion for over two decades. when people talk abo responsible for the things in our schools, the reality is in the state of florida it has been the republican party. we have issues with what is going on. that's the people we shou beagain, families have a right to opt out of curriculum and lessons they do with their children having. you have questions you have a right to ask what they are being taught. in flo, plus state. we have limited -- abstinence

plus state.we have limited sex education and is not happening at younger grades. in new jersey democrat caller: i'm a retired publix will teacher in the state of new jersey. i think a lot of the controversy about what librarians are putting books on the that they are inappropriate or whhelves. there's usually aommittee of teachers and librarians they get a chance to study, read the books, decide the appropriateness before it is on the list to be purchased. i think a lot of the books that are being -- moms for liberty they deal with books.

for some reason they are opposed the. -- to tehhem. we need more teacher parents, that would be a nightmare. eaarents is going to be pushing their own little agendas versus just an appropriate book that expands the child's reading vocabulary and comprehension skills. host: jennifer? guest: we have a limited use form that has always existed for families what kind of books their children have access to. no one has filled o. none of those moms for liberty never said filled it out. nearly half of the almost 1000 boo people. if that is not represented other real concern of the majority of parents, i don't know what is. host: teresa in pompano beach

florida. caller: i'm a retired schoolteacher herei taught intensive reading, 11th grade. i think we should be concentrating on the academics more. i agree with some of the books i have seen and heard about. they should not be in the public scho i don't think it is appropriate. the students need to be writing. they need to have comprehension of the reading. reading is the most important subject across all subjects. thank goodness we have the american flag in the classroom. i had many students that don't even stand for the pledge of allegiance. they don't care. all of a sudden you have a school that is rated average. the next.

they have lowered their standards on examining the students. it is easier for the community make it look better on paper. the cell phone issue, that's a big one. host: let's get some responses. guest: yeah. i want to focus on academics. three half years i've been sitting on this dais. every single school were meeting has been taken over by some controversial culture war topic. the reality is people who were focusing on academic gains in english and reading andstaff numbers and teachers. it is not the school board. 66% of african reckoned students in by back when my predecessor was on the board were already readingí)ne reading. when organizationsike moms for liberty suddenly have taken this shift that they care about the

academic deficit, i argue the three founders set on a scolinimum of four years each. some of the more. ns back then. they did not come out of nowhere. let's waste -- stop wasting time a book challenges and have conversations about how we can make gains for every single one of our students. host: i wonder what you think about the national level of how big an issue do you think these ational issues you are dealing with will be a part of the national conversation in this year's election. guest: to be one of the number one issues in households. this has spread across the united states. we see it from congressional candidates. we see it from presidential candidates. we have received donations from over 40 states across the nation in just 30 days. that's a testament to the desire of many people to organize and respond against the extremism in public education. host: jennifer jenkins, brevard county florida school board member and founder and chair of 'educated. we stand.'

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