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Busing in agitators
Fresno Unified School District trustee Christopher De La Cerda, just published his call for Brooke Ashjian to resign as board president. Brooke Ashjian immediately went onto conservative radio, said no AND the host accused the LGBT community is “busing in agitators”. “My biggest fear in teaching this – which we’re going to do it because it’s
Brooke Ashjian on Jim Franklin Live
Fresno Unified School District board president doubles down on statements that children can be swayed to being LGBT and says no to same sex marriage on Jim Franklin live, August 18th. “They (voters) knew exactly what they were getting, they were getting a conservative guy that was going to come in and bring my conservative
Fresno Bee releases video of Ashjian deposition
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Support the LGBT community – Make your voice heard
“My biggest fear in teaching this – which we’re going to do it because it’s the law – but you have kids who are extremely moldable at this stage, and if you start telling them that LGBT is OK and that it’s a way of life, well maybe you just swayed the kid to go
Remarks for Brooke Ashjian
During last week’s school board meeting, time was reduced and I was unable to share my full remarks to Brooke Ashjian. I hope these may find their way to him and to those who share his beliefs. ~Jol American hero Helen Keller said,“The highest result of education is tolerance.” Her quote, though universal in
Rival Says Ashjian Attempting to Usurp Name
Ken Mackie continues to be an adversary of Fresno Unified School Board President Brooke Ashjian. The Merced-based attorney represents a group called Fresno Watchdogs for Ethical Bidding (FWEB). Or at least Mackie represented a group called that until Wednesday night (August 9). As their name implies, the watchdog group, through Mackie, have been vocal critics
Fresno Unified board president issues news release
In response to the Human Rights Campaign’s request, it contained one word “No.” A Change.org petition had more than 400 signatures as of Friday, asking that Ashjian be removed from the school board. LGBT advocates in Fresno demanded an apology from Ashjian for those statements at a school board meeting on Wednesday, where some of
Ashjian not my president
Tonight I attended a Fresno Unified School District Board Meeting as a volunteer for LGBT Fresno. At one point I was handing out rainbow ribbons for LGBT supporters to wear and accepting donations for the organization. I was approached by a Mr. Chavez who said his attorneys said I wasn’t allowed to do that. Not
Fresno Unified school board president says being gay not a “way of life”
In the August 4th edition of The Fresno Bee, Fresno Unified school board president, Brooke Ashjian stated: “We didn’t want someone else teaching our kids about morality, and what was right and what was wrong,” he said. “That’s the role of a father and mother: You bring a child into the world and you talk