Public Service: President of Pennridge School Board until 2023 (was appointed to the board in 2018)
Chairperson of Parks and Rec Committee for West Rockhill Township
Key Issues: As school board president his leadership style was criticized during recent controversies over transgender issues, graduation requirements, and proposed curriculum changes
Over the last several months, school board meetings have been marked by intense disagreements among directors, highlighting what became a stubborn 5 to 4 majority split.
Emails retrieved from RTK requests reveal the extent and scope of board members’ attempts to push more right-wing indoctrination into classrooms.
If someone says you are doing something harmful, be humble enough to look into it and critically self-reflect. This would be a good start.
Despite public outcry, the board approved the immediate use of Vermilion’s ninth grade social studies course, but pushed the balance of revised curricula to the 2024-25 school year.
A school board run by Moms for Liberty members, who secretly seek advice from a right-wing Christian law firm, has subverted the First Amendment and effectively banned books under the pretense of weeding out old, obsolete titles.
The public learned of Superintendent David Bolton’s resignation and that four curriculum supervisory positions have been removed from the chopping block, for now.
“We do not want our children to be the Guinea pigs in the Vermilion experiment,” said East Rockhill Resident Laura Foster.
First they canceled it. Then they decided to proceed via Zoom. Then they didn’t livestream it. Finally, after heated arguments amongst themselves they abruptly ended it.
The Pennridge School Board is broken and the far-right majority is rapidly slouching toward authoritarianism.
Adrienne King has a simple message for DEI supporters: “Get up, get out, and do something.”
