Over the past half-century, Maine’s K-12 government-run schools have spawned a multitude of leeches in the Augusta swamp.
Chief among the parasites is the Maine School Management Association (MSMA) — a quasi-governmental non-profit entity created in 1971 to lobby the Legislature for more funding for the K-12 monopoly, and less accountability for how the money is spent.
Now that Maine families have been exposed to the hateful Critical Race Theory ideology and LGBTQQAI2+ porn propaganda, parents are asking questions about what’s being taught in their schools. The MSMA is pushing back on behalf of its embattled clients. And this is a fight that’s already turned ugly.
Are you ready to join the fray?
Tomorrow the Judiciary committee in Augusta will hold a public hearing on LD 685, “An Act to Codify That Freedom of Access Act and Freedom of Information Act Requests Are Not Hate Crimes.”
You have three options to support this all-important bill:
- Go to the public hearing in person. It’s scheduled for 1:30 pm, Tuesday, March 21st, in Room 438 of the Statehouse.
- If you’re unable to make it in person Tuesday afternoon, you can give testimony remotely via Zoom, by clicking here and following the instructions.
- Or, you can e-mail your testimony for committee members to read at JUD@legislature.maine.gov.
LD 685 is Rep. John Andrews’ common-sense response to an outburst from the MSMA spokesperson at a public hearing of the Legislature’s “Right-to-Know” advisory committee last November.
Vicky Wallack, Director of Communications for MSMA, is so upset with Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) requests for curriculum material, she called them “hate speech.” That’s a serious accusation, since engaging in “hate speech” is a violation of the Maine Human Rights Act.
“Our great concern with the Freedom of Access requests our districts have been receiving is that they target gay, lesbian, and transgender students,” she said.
Of course, Wallack didn’t offer a single example of a FOAA request targeting any student or group of students.
“If these types of targeted FOIA (sic) requests are allowed to go forward — and make no mistake, these requests are intended to discourage public support for all students regardless of their gender identity — it will be despicable misuse of the FOIA (sic) law. Personally, I believe these requests are just another form of hate speech,” she said.
Act now to send a message to legislators in Augusta and school districts all over our state, that you support accountability and transparency in the classroom.
The public hearing is scheduled for 1:30 pm tomorrow, Tuesday, March 21st in Room 438 of the Statehouse.
To present your testimony remotely via Zoom tomorrow, click here and follow the instructions.
I was in the committee room last fall when Wallack unleashed her tirade, and I can tell you it was a scary spectacle. She was close to tears by the time she finished her rant. You might say she was “unhinged.”
Frankly, if anyone is spewing “hate speech,” it’s Wallack. Her loathing for parents and taxpayers is almost palpable.
- “They [i.e. parents and concerned citizens] are a small group and we are a large group.”
- “It’s great to have engagement at meetings. We just need the right kind.”
- “We are in a danger zone in terms of keeping control. WE run the school systems.”
- “At least you get to cut them off if you have a time limit. A big clock is wonderfully intimidating.”
- “If you don’t find a way to deal with it, they will win.”
The diversity fascists who dominate state government and the Nanny State Non-Profit Industrial Complex want to replace parents with the authoritarian state. And they want to do it behind closed doors.
Let lawmakers know you insist on transparency and accountability in Maine classrooms. And you will vote out any politician who doesn’t support LD 685.
You have three different ways to send the message.
One, you can attend in person tomorrow at 1:30 pm at the Statehouse, Room 438.
Two, you can give remote testimony via Zoom by simply clicking here and following the instructions.
Together, we can make education in Maine great again. But it won’t happen overnight, and it won’t happen unless we show up for these skirmishes in the war Leftists have declared on the nuclear family.
Join Maine First Project in sending legislators a message. Let them know you’re fed up with the attacks on parents exercising their right to know what’s going on in THEIR public schools.
The momentum is on our side. Now is not the time to let up — it’s time to double down!
Best Regards,
Hon. Lawrence Lockman
Maine House of Representatives, 2012-2020
Co-founder & President
Maine First Project
P.S.
Left-wing extremists in the swamp of Augusta and in schools across our once great state are trying to stop concerned parents and grandparents from asking questions about what’s going on in classrooms. In fact, they’re calling FOAA requests “hate speech.”
LD 685 will ensure that Maine’s moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas can hold school districts accountable.
You have three options to help pass LD 685:
- Go to the public hearing in person. It’s scheduled for 1:30 pm, Tuesday, March 21st, in Room 438 of the Statehouse.
- If you’re unable to make it in person Tuesday afternoon, you can give testimony remotely via Zoom, by clicking here and following the instructions.
- Or, you can e-mail your testimony for committee members to read at JUD@legislature.maine.gov.