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Joined as Dave on Thursday, November 21st, 2024 @ 11:33 am
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Latest Comment(s) by Dave Hudson (view all)
I spoke out against the SAVVAS curriculum at the School Board meeting on February 21, 2023. As mentioned in the article, we still don’t have an approved social studies curriculum in Beaufort County after more than two years! Teachers are creating their own lesson plans, utilizing information they find on the internet and other sources but without an approved curriculum to use as a benchmark. The decision was made to table the adoption of the SAVVAS curriculum for a later date. This most likely happened because the Superintendent got egg on his face for trying to push through a “woke” curriculum with a weak school board and received more public outcry than was anticipated. They probably hoped to push it through at a later date when the public wasn’t watching but eventually decided to give up completely in order to pursue finding a science curriculum.
This whole fiasco is just another example of why DOGE is needed in the public education bureaucracy. Administrative staff (bureaucracy) at the county, state and federal levels has grown by 88% since 2000. In the same period, student and teacher levels have only grown by 8%. That means bureaucracy in education has grown at an excessively higher rate than the folks doing the actual educating in classrooms and students being taught. We have also seen a continuing decline in school and student performance scores during the same time. That tells me that the bureaucracy is broken and needs much necessary reform. The issues with our county curriculum selection process are a perfect case study as the article explains. If Dr. Parker and the BCS staff are incapable of choosing more than one curriculum at a time, what are they actually doing? The bureaucrats at the county level and the superintendent are incompetent at best and, at worst, don’t actually care about the education our children receive. It is way past time for them to do their job. It is also way past time for the weak, incompetent School Board to hold the superintendent accountable! |
Mar 19th, 2025 @ 12:47 pm |
This makes sense. The United States has plenty of laws in place to prevent discrimination in hiring practices and to protect the rights of workers without a need for DEI. The Equal Pay Act (EPA), Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Executive Order 11246 governing Affirmative Action Programs for federal contractors until it was recently rescinded. These programs exist to protect employee rights and rely on merit and selecting the most qualified candidates for a position as opposed to other factors such as race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. DEI changed that trajectory focusing more on an individual's identifying characteristics as opposed to merit in decision making.
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Feb 20th, 2025 @ 3:01 pm |
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Joined as JSteed on Sunday, July 11th, 2021 @ 8:35 pm
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Commented On Beaufort County Government’s Bad Budget Decisions
Any local government that puts all this severance pay nonsense in contracts with career bureaucrats is betraying their taxpayers. In state and federal government, policy level management serves at the pleasure of the policymakers, and that is the way local governments should operate. The golden parachute that the Sadler machine gave to their city manager flunky was a violation of state law, and it is an outrage that the current city government is not trying to claw that back for our taxpayers.
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Jun 6th, 2026 @ 4:55 pm |
Obama also let in the hordes of Somali "refugees" who are stealing our country blind with their frauds.
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Jun 2nd, 2026 @ 9:39 am |
Commented On Cooper evacuated during May 2020 rioting
The worst thing was Roy Cooper actually marching with the BLM insurrectionists and giving them a green light to vandalize historic monuments on Capitol Square.
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May 15th, 2026 @ 8:00 pm |
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Joined as Countrygirl1411 on Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 @ 9:09 am
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Latest Comment(s) by Countrygirl1411 (view all)
An alleged Mexican illegal migrant was charged with murder and arson after he allegedly killed four people by setting fire to a New York City apartment building.
Roman Amatitla, 38, was charged with “eight counts of murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, arson in the second degree, two counts of assault in the second degree and petit larceny,” according to a press release from Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. www.breitbart.com |
Apr 20th, 2026 @ 1:48 pm |
Commented On Radical teachers union spends $1.7 million to promote student anti-ICE walkouts from class
Another good article on this is at www.theblaze.com
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Apr 6th, 2026 @ 6:39 am |
CV you're welcome. Thank you for the info.
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Mar 31st, 2026 @ 7:48 am |
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Joined as garyM on Monday, June 15th, 2020 @ 4:27 pm
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Joined as buzz on Sunday, May 27th, 2012 @ 6:03 pm
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Latest Comment(s) by Buzz Cayton (view all)
Commented On Quote on liberal outrage
NIMBY! Not in my backyard.
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Sep 17th, 2022 @ 10:49 am |
Commented On What have we learned since 9-11-01?
What did this sacrifice of blood, sweat, tears, life, and money accomplish? Now we are faced with, "So then what?"
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Sep 12th, 2022 @ 8:46 am |
Commented On Biden Slammed By Mainstream Journalists For Using Marines As Props While Attacking American Citizens
We need bumper stickers, (MAGA PATRIOTS)
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Sep 2nd, 2022 @ 5:10 pm |
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Joined as beaufortobserver on Sunday, September 19th, 2010 @ 11:43 pm
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Latest Comment(s) by Beaufort Observer Editorial Team (view all)
Editor's (Beaufort Observer) response: Stan is correct in all that he says. We differ only on the obvious soft assumption that DOJ could be convinced. Not the current DOJ. Jerry Langley and David Moore would see to in one phone call. A Romney DOJ would be irrelevant because any Pre-clearance would be appealed to the DC Court of Appeals and it would be killed there, not on a constitutional issue but on the factual basis. Hood's plan of 2 minority districts and 5 at-large would address the retrogression issue but would not likely fly because it would be statistical packing with a very distorted gerrymander. But you are precisely correct, without virtually unanimous agreement among the BOC, the current system is not going to change.
Did you and Steve evaluate preferential voting? |
Oct 18th, 2012 @ 6:44 am |
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Joined as admine on Sunday, September 19th, 2010 @ 12:27 pm
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Joined as HoodRichardson on Friday, May 28th, 2010 @ 9:15 am
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Commented On Beaufort County Government’s Bad Budget Decisions
TO: Lie be told and Bath maggot, Let me know when you want to debate me in public. I will take on both of you at the same time and you can name the subject of the debate at the beginning of he debate.
I am very confident of winning because all you present is disrespect and lies. |
May 26th, 2026 @ 6:42 am |
Irrational Observer and accomplished liar. Honest men are dangerous. Go figure.
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Apr 29th, 2026 @ 6:47 am |
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Irrational Observer, You lie again. The Convention voted to accept those who volunteered. That better participation than Varcoe and his yellow sheet only electing RINOs. The Convention decided every Republicn could participate if they wanted to. That crippled the RINOs and dictators and Victory Committee. We now have the dictator Queen Garris. I am carrying on an honorable fight againt dictators and dishonesty.
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Apr 28th, 2026 @ 11:36 am |
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Joined as Delma on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 @ 1:31 pm
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Latest Comment(s) by Beaufort Observer Editorial Team (view all)
It is absolutely absurd that the county would spend 50 million dollars without a Long Range Facility Plan that includes various alternatives the board could consider, including revisions in the student assignment patterns...such as PreK-5 neighborhood schools in Washington. Such planning should/would include the impact of the proposed Interstate connector from the Greenville By-pass (read ECU medical district) and the new Fred Smith proposed subdivision. What we are getting from Cheeseman is a planning model that is 50 years out of date NOW. The people have spoken...there is a new majority on the School Board but still three members control the planning. Actually two members, one of whom is not elected (superintendent). That is absurd. A solid Long Range Plan would save more than it cost. At a minimum the Board should debate the utility of mega elementary schools that depend on cross-town busing. More absudity! Where is the new majority on the School Board?
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Feb 6th, 2025 @ 11:57 am |
Commented On More panic at the School Board--Revised
October 8, 2024 --The following Sun Shine request was emailed to mcheeseman@beaufort.k12.nc.us:
It is our understanding that a meeting of the Board of Education was held recently in which more than a majority of board members was present and the topic of the meeting was, inter alia, a discussion of campaign material used by board candidate Stacy Davis that led to a letter being sent to Ms. Davis. Please accept this as a formal request for: A copy of the minutes of that meeting A copy of the Notice of Meeting (none was received by the Beaufort Observer despite the fact that we have made a previous request to receive all media notices.) A statement of why the media was not notified of the meeting as required by law. A copy of any correspondence originating from the meeting, specifically any correspondence to Ms. Davis concerning her campaign for a Board of Education seat (District 5). Your immediate response would be appreciated. Delma Blinson, Editor Beaufort Observer As of October 21, 2024 we have received NO RESPONSE. |
Oct 21st, 2024 @ 10:58 am |
Commented On Community rallies behind keeping Snowden open
Is this correct? No white students attend Snowden? Are there no white or Hispanic students living in Richland Township? That does not appear to be possible. Why does not this Superintendent find those kids and determine why they are not enrolled in BCS? Are we to conclude that there are "no white people/students" living in Richland Township/Aurora? How many white students from Richland Township attend school in Pamlico County? If that is true, the Superintendent needs to determine why white students have fled from Snowden.
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Sep 15th, 2024 @ 1:35 pm |
