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Big Bob, Hi!

Thank you so much for reaching out with some really great questions.

The Bible has had the greatest impact on my life. It is the most copied book of antiquity. It has been translated into every language with surprising associations between culture that uses love and tolerance to bring people together. No matter my hardship, celebration or curiosity, there is a verse to be found that brings me growth with comfort. My favorite verse is Matthew 5:9. Check it out!

"A" family's belief system includes the values that members ascribe to and are reinforced "within the family". The goal of a "forced agenda" is to create stereotypes which can lead to oppression b/c students are being forced to accept "opinions", values, and actions while theirs's being disregarded. Let us respect our educators enough to not put them in that position. The teacher's job is hard enough with all the developmental issues we have created for them. Allow them to focus on academics for testing and giving a child an environment for conducive learning. Forced agendas in schools should not be tolerated. Their developing minds have enough to process. Children are not nourished the same as before. Most of our youth do not have the benefits of a nuclear family. Children are overstimulated and it is affecting our teacher's progress providing them very little support in the classroom. For children to stay focused on the results the educator needs for that child to retain the wealth of knowledge from their class curriculum used in testing. Since 1868, our nation has moved in a prosperous direction with civil rights. American Rights should not be treated as 'Opportunity Rights.' Seeing as public schools are the only opportunity most children have to succeed in life, not one valuable moment should be wasted on opinions and belief, but strictly remain truthful in data- driven factual information.

LBGT kids are the same as any other kid. It is not fair for a LBGT kid to be treated any differently than a straight kid. (I like the word child, but we will use 'kid' in re: to your questions) Intimate details of a child's sexual orientation should be treated as private and respected by all. As far as bullying, the policy is NO TOLERENCE. Every single child in Beaufort County Schools or any other school for that matter deserves dignity and to be treated equally whatever the sex, race or age.

Commented: Sunday, January 21st, 2024 @ 12:46 pm By: Stacey Davis

Said the guy who identifies as a white heterosexual man. Its a big world brother. You are'nt the center of it.

Commented: Sunday, January 21st, 2024 @ 8:16 am By: Big Bob

Truth is hard to stop. the white fairy tail is no longer the an exclusive option

W- will never understand how masks could generate such a reaction considering the newness of the pandemic. Its just such a nothing burger. Sure nobody liked it but it just seemed like common sense. Like saying please , or thank you. Looking out for one another. Costs nothing.

Commented: Sunday, January 21st, 2024 @ 8:32 am By: big bob

Will Simmons: Yeah, I just heard that one of the employees of the Washington Daily News was giving lip service, via Facebook video (another bastion of "uncensored truth"), to charge that Eastern NC NOW was "bias", which could, by comparison the WDN, be of some merit since this online publication, unlike the WDN, is certainly biased towards publishing real news and lots of it, including valid dissenting opinions against politicians, providing they are submitted by real people.

Commented: Sunday, January 21st, 2024 @ 1:29 am By: Stan Deatherage

Donald I have been to meetings you waste more time reading your statements from the PAC than anyone. You got in to office on lies and you lie more than anyone. I as a parent can prove this and will. You have shamed the staff of the county and I am thrilled they heard your lip service. Donald just walk your little dog down the rod and leave our kid and staff alone!!

Commented: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 8:02 pm By: Bath parent

John, I would love to try some of that baked potato the writer was supping on

Also a few days ago, after my previous post, another friend of mine told me about some schools in Hertford County supplying litter boxes for students. Knowing what I know now, I was quite honestly speechless to hear it again. What is really going on?

Commented: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 8:55 pm By: Will Simmons

So they used an official school board meeting to protect 'teachers' from the campaign issues being directed at the board members up for re election. Then they say the 'teachers' are so confused that they think the letter is from the school board. What? Most of the teachers I know are pretty smart. They can surely read a return address on a letter. With all due respect, this is kind of a weak premise.

I guess that's one way to get a free campaign ad.

Commented: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 7:40 pm By: Van Zant

Nikki Haley reminds me a lot of Liz Cheney. You never know for sure whose side they are really on, but probably not ours.

Commented: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 6:01 pm By: Conservative Voter

Mr. Shreve they don’t like it when the heat is turned up on them. Thank you for your service.

Commented: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 5:10 pm By: Will Simmons

WE need to keep the woke agenda out of our schools. The woke agenda is being pushed down on us from USDOE in Washington and NCDPI in Raleigh, and we have a local superintendant who goes right along with it. As long as the Cheeseman faction has a majority on the school board, this stuff is going to be hard to stop because they just sit there like bumps on a log and go along with whatever Cheeseman spoon feeds them.

Commented: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 2:47 pm By: Victoria

Great points Mr. Deatherage. That is why they attack this site because of the dissenting opinion. They have become complacent and are able to look into the sky and tell if it’s going to rain, but are unable to discern the signs of the times.

Commented: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 2:14 pm By: Will Simmons