I’m a Brunswick County resident, Air Force veteran, and father of five — my youngest a freshman at North Brunswick High School. My family moved here in 2019 after my military retirement, seeking a better life for our kids. We love this community, which is why I’m deeply concerned about the direction our BCS Board of Education is taking.

Concerns about BCS policy changes

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Brian D. Rupp is an Air Force veteran who retired from military service.

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Second, it eliminates teacher participation in developing curriculum, cutting out the very professionals who know what works in classrooms. This shows blatant disregard for the expertise of our educators.

Supports teacher participation in developing curriculum.

- Supports teacher participation in developing curriculum.

Teachers

On Oct. 7, the board proposed sweeping changes to Policy 3100: Curriculum Development—changes that would quietly strip accountability and transparency from the process of deciding what our children learn.

First, the proposal removes the superintendent’s obligation to ensure that the curriculum includes the founding principles of our nation. That means students could graduate without understanding core ideas like popular sovereignty, checks and balances, or individual rights.

First, the proposal removes the superintendent’s obligation to ensure that the curriculum includes the founding principles of our nation. That means students could graduate without understanding core ideas like popular sovereignty, checks and balances, or individual rights.

Third, the revisions abolish the curriculum committee and weaken outside review, giving the superintendent near-total control over what is taught while shielding decisions from public or professional oversight.

Education should be about learning, not ideology. If these changes pass, our schools risk becoming vehicles for personal agendas rather than centers of knowledge.

Opposes proposed Policy 3100 changes that he says would reduce accountability and transparency in curriculum decisions.

Opposes removing the superintendent’s obligation to ensure curriculum includes the nation’s founding principles.

Opposes abolishing the curriculum committee and weakening outside review of curriculum decisions.

- Opposes proposed Policy 3100 changes that he says would reduce accountability and transparency in curriculum decisions.
- Opposes removing the superintendent’s obligation to ensure curriculum includes the nation’s founding principles.
- Opposes abolishing the curriculum committee and weakening outside review of curriculum decisions.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

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