Let’s look at who is 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 Jim McMullen’s campaign for State Board of Education: New York-based billionaire Ryan Girdusky, via his 1776 Project PAC. The New York billionaire says one in three Kansas kids can’t read. (If he includes 2-5 year olds, maybe...?) 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗲. He touts McMullen being a “past school board member” - but OOPS, the billionaire apparently didn’t hear McMullen was 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 from the Blue Valley School Board by voters after s

From the article; link to read the article is below. “Knapp points to the district’s leadership and strong parental involvement as key drivers of its consistent performance as the best in Kansas. “We are great model of what happens when a community and school district are partners,” she wrote in response to our questions...𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙂𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙆𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙞�

Moms For Liberty's Jim McMullen has voted against students and teachers as a member of the Blue Valley School Board. McMullen has 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 been the ONLY vote against Children's Mercy social workers in our schools. He has spoken out against providing health services in our schools. “It’s not positive, and I just don’t support it." This directly aligns with 𝗠𝗙𝗟'𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: "𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰

BV School Board member Jim McMullen is active in the local Moms For Liberty chapter, often speaking at their meetings. They have enthusiastically backed McMullen for re-election this year. We’ve covered MFL before, but it’s time for an update. History: Moms For Liberty is an astroturf (fake grassroots) organization founded in Jan. 2021 by three former Florida school board members and financially backed by undisclosed donors. One of MFL’s founders resigned in late 2021 amid a

During his time in office, McMullen cast the only NO vote a number of times. One recent vote has been the topic of much conversation, even media coverage. In that case, due to personnel confidentiality issues, no one but the Board members know the full reasoning behind their votes. However McMullen has voted NO while 6 others voted YES quite a few times - not always the same 6 others, since his term has overlapped that of outgoing and incoming members. McMullen and Gina Knapp

During Jim McMullen’s 4 years on the Board of Education, he has voted NO 3 times on a contract with Children’s Mercy Hospital to provide masters-level Social Workers in BV Schools. Each vote was 6 - 1, with McMullen the lone NO vote. Several years ago, Blue Valley faced several youth suicides and suicide attempts yearly. District leaders and community members came together to try and do something about these tragedies. One solution was to enhance mental health resources by pr

Advance voting starts Sat., Oct. 25 at BV Hilltop and other locations and continues through Mon., Nov. 3. Election Day is Tues., Nov. 4. Like we’ve done since 2015, SUBV volunteers evaluated candidates for the BV School Board. We’ve tracked every vote of incumbents during their time in office. We reviewed candidates’ histories, public statements, and known affiliations with other groups. We’ve provided detailed reasoning for our endorsements, published on social media and on

BV School Board member Jim McMullen has repeatedly voted against basic technology that students need for success in K-12 and beyond - college, career, and the global economy. For example, McMullen voted against tech contracts to supply middle and high school students with chromebooks and laptops. These district-issued devices are essential for classwork, homework, some textbook access, AP and PSAT/SAT/ACT prep and testing, and more. 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗿. 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶

Jim McMullen was endorsed in 2021 by New York-based 1776 Project PAC in their attempt to "take over school boards" in several states. https://www.standupbluevalley.org/post/f-k-you-we-re-taking-over-school-boards-whether-you-like-it-or-not https://www.standupbluevalley.org/post/1776-project-pac-sends-mailers-with-racist-innuendo-false-claims https://www.standupbluevalley.org/post/new-york-pac-with-racist-agenda-makes-endorsements-in-bv-school-board-race https://www.standupbl

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