Background
On October 22, the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) notified parents and guardians via emails and texts about the Equity Assessment Survey.
https://maec.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d090EBSt7bdtTMy
What and how do they plan to conduct the survey?
The proposed methodology includes, among other things, asking children and adolescents from 6th to 12th grade (ages 11 to 18) about their sexuality and gender identity.
Additionally, there are extra questions that will not be disclosed to parents, thereby violating our parental rights.
One concern is that ALL children were automatically included in the survey, and only those parents who realize the dangers of this survey can opt out. However, in reality, for a survey of this nature, it should be the other way around: only those who want to take it should opt to do so.
Who is behind this?
The survey was contracted by the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), paid for with taxpayer money. The companies coordinating and analyzing these surveys are Mid Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC) and amplify equity.
https://www.episd.org/page/equity-assessment-action-plan
Both organizations are strong promoters of the LGBTQ+ movement, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), and CRT (Critical Race Theory).
What can we do?
There are many things we can do:
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Contact your representatives and officials:
Diana Sayavedra, Superintendent of the School District:
Members of the El Paso School District Board:
Call and leave a message at: 915-230-2000
District 5: Israel Irrobali, Email: iirobali@episd.org;
District 6: Veleri Ganelon Beals, Email: Vbeals@episd.org;
District 4: Isabel Hernandez, Email: ihernan@episd.org;
District 1: Leah Hanany, Email: lhanany@episd.org;
District 2: Alex Cuellar, Email: acuellar1@episd.org;
District 3: Dr. Jack Loveridge, Email: jloverid@episd.org;
District 7: Daniel E. Call, Email: decall@episd.org.
Find out who your representative is on the board here: https://www.episd.org/page/about-the-board
Email of the person coordinating the survey, Ray Lozano: Email: rslozano@episd.org (Executive Director of Equity and Community Engagement)
State Senator Cesar Blanco:
https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=29
Email: Cesar.Blanco@senate.texas.gov
State Representative:
https://house.texas.gov/members/3850
Email: Joe.Moody@house.texas.gov
Gustavo Reveles, State Board of Education District 1:
- gustavo.reveles@tea.texas.gov
Texas State Education Commissioner:
Mike Morath
Office of Legal Affairs of the Texas Education Agency
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
https://www.oag.state.tx.us/contact-us-online-form
512-463-2100
Act Now!
We, the parents, feel our right to educate and decide what is best for our children is being trampled. No organization can take these rights away from us. This survey does not inform parents in advance about the questions that will be administered to the children. This is a violation of parental rights.
We do not want our children’s consciousnesses to be polarized by ideologies. Ideologies are based on biased information and lack scientific rigor. The references from MAEC have no scientific support or statistical basis. We do not want our children to be used as ‘lab rats’ in socio-ideological experiments. The School District should be based on science. They should focus their efforts on teaching Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Reading, Writing, and Literature, and not interfere in the private matters of parents. We regret that EPISD is infringing on family autonomy and privacy.”
ALLIANCE FOR PARENTAL RIGHTS 