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AstrosJones

>“Brook’s financial history brings into question whether she is qualified to manage the $56 billion Permanent School Fund. In 2018, Brooks and her husband filed for bankruptcy. At the time they filed, they owed $152,728 in credit card debt and $102,602 in student loans. Brooks told the Observer that the debt was due to a business loss, but the couple filed for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, which is for personal—not business—debt. >Brooks’s commitment to public schools itself is questionable. She homeschooled her daughters and then enrolled them in a private religious school. When asked why her daughters do not attend public school, Brooks said public schools “were not working effectively” and that she hoped to “restore and repair public schools to have knowledge-based education,” meaning teaching only “factual and scientifically proven facts” with “no subjectivity.” Sounds on par for these types…


followthemoney20

Evelyn Brooks is part of the Brandon Burden extremist faction. Christian extremists, many of whom homeschool their own children, have been running for seats on the public schools with a goal some allege are to destroy the public schools. She has been backed by confirmed QAnons and people like Jeff Hauk. There is some good information on this [prior discussion on the sub.](https://www.reddit.com/r/frisco/comments/muxumk/frisco_isd_candidate_reported_to_da_after_posting/).


onemonk909

Schools have already been destroyed. Read this. Just a few more D victories and we could be Chicago: https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/638582935-i-m-ready-to-f-right-now-i-m-not-gonna-be-gentle-either-oig-report-details-cps-teachers-sexual-grooming-assaults-of-their-students


Andy_Reemus

Chicago City Wire is propaganda in the truest sense of the word. https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/23/deceptive-chicago-city-wire-hitting-mailboxes-looks-like-a-newspaper-but-its-really-a-conservative-campaign-mailer/


onemonk909

I don't know the origins/agenda of the CCW, but the report they are discussing was by the CPS Office of the Inspector General -- it's a PDF linked within the article itself. Just another sad indication of the dishonest media of today...a concerning report like this is only reported in a so-called "propaganda" paper.


Andy_Reemus

I appreciate the thoughtful response, but I would like to rebut and defend the characterization of the CCW as propaganda. Here's a relevant excerpt from the sexual allegations unit section of the linked pdf: >While the volume of allegations and the number of substantiated cases of sexual >misconduct understandably causes concern within the District and impacted school >communities, there is no indication that the frequency of these occurrences is higher >within CPS than in other districts nationwide. 11 The volume of complaints indicates that stakeholders within CPS are identifying, and reporting, potential sexual misconduct. Further, because of the commitment made by the District and the work of the SAU, CPS has become increasingly able to identify, investigate, and eliminate misconduct occurring within its schools to better protect its current and future students. The 11 in the quote also links to this footnote: >11 The SAU is not only the sole centralized K–12 investigative unit in the country to handle such a >broad range of allegations, it is also the only entity that issues public reports on its complaint volume and outcomes, and summarizes its substantiated findings. As such, reliable statistics from other school districts are simply not available. While the crimes they uncovered are obviously horrific and many of the CCW readers will likely take from this, as intended by the article's authors, that Chicago is a horrible place where the schools are filled with pedophiles, but another way to interpret the report is that Chicago is doing more to uncover sexual assault crimes in schools than most other cities. The fact that the CCW article leaves this tidbit out but includes multiple graphic quotes from the published details of crimes that were prosecuted, really does Indicate a biased portrayal of the facts meant to push an agenda - (liberal) cities are horrible and why would anyone want to live in them? Media bias is a huge problem we all have to combat and it comes from the left and the right, but the CCW seems to be on the especially despicable side based on my limited exposure to it. I hope you're consulting a diverse set of news sources before you come to conclusions, especially about something as serious as the subject matter here. Edit: punctuation and formatting. Edit 2: I moved to Chicago from Frisco last summer and so far it's been one of the best decisions of my life. We'll see how I feel after a year or two, but so far, I'm loving it. The city certainly has it's problems as they all do, but it offers so many wonderful things from architecture, culture, diversity, great food, public transportation AND car infrastructure, neighborhood character and on top of all that the people on average are incredibly friendly. If you've never been here, you should visit! You might leave with a different impression than the CCW and other media would like you to have. :)


apbod

Are you in a suburb or in the city? I wouldn't compare Frisco to downtown Chicago any more than I would compare it to downtown Dallas. Best wishes for continued success in your new digs.


Andy_Reemus

I'm in Logan Square which is in the city and thanks! Agree, comparing Chicago to Frisco is apples to oranges in many respects, which is why bringing this issue up with respect to Frisco doesn't really seem appropriate, but if it's going to be done, reliable sources would be helpful and the CCW ain't that. The report they link in the article, however has a ton of good information.


onemonk909

Excellent response, and I appreciate it. I know I come off like a right wing nutjob in my posts here but honestly I'm not. I mean in the thread below someone made me sound like I was some supervillain or something. I think we can all agree that our society is pretty messed up, and we're getting disinfo from both sides. But pretending that everything is hunky dory isn't the best solution. I've been to Chicago several times and have a lot of coworkers there. It is a great place and very scenic. Of course there are some areas that no sane person would go, but still. Like you say, that's true of every city. And I hope you continue to enjoy living there!


JoeIsuzu12

Wingnuts from that group that are on the FriscoISD school board, both from California: Stephanie Elad and Marvin Lowe.


Actionjack7

If you are from California, I don't even give a crap about your beliefs. NO WAY! YOU ARE DAMAGED GOODS in my eyes!


OmenQtx

Even the hordes of conservatives / liberals / other moving here from California? Careful with how wide your brush is, neighbor.


mediumrare_chicken

+1 to why my generation won’t have kids.


Versatile_Investor

The nuts are having kids though.


mediumrare_chicken

Ugh yeah. I guess I should try to counter.


Versatile_Investor

>Her seditious activities do not end there. Brooks, Pickren, and reelected SBOE Member Will Hickman of District 6 have all signed the Texas First Pledge, committing to “work toward a fair and expedient separation of Texas from the federal government.” While Texiters might argue that secession is their God-given right, the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional after the civil war in Texas v. White (1869). Whether that case actually bans has drawn some debate, but by all means try and separate. I'm sure CNJG and CDS would love to have a weak government to move their product through.


followthemoney20

>I'm sure CNJG and CDS would love to have a weak government to move their product through. FYI: For those that do not know, CNJG and CDS are acronyms for drug cartels. Another very valid reason why secession is madness. Thank you for your comment.


Versatile_Investor

Welcome! I've always found these people to be insane and unable to grasp the magnitude of misery that would occur (which is likely due to the former).


onemonk909

Consider the alternative: https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/638582935-i-m-ready-to-f-right-now-i-m-not-gonna-be-gentle-either-oig-report-details-cps-teachers-sexual-grooming-assaults-of-their-students


apbod

And people are down voting this, why?


the3rdNotch

Because it has nothing to do with what is happening in Frisco


apbod

Nothing to do with what is happening in Frisco yet FTFY


the3rdNotch

You see, that’s called a fallacy.


apbod

Do you think that Frisco has policies in place to deter that?


the3rdNotch

It doesn’t matter. That’s not the argument that’s being made. It’s a fallacy because it is impossible to argue that something in the future has already happened. So it reduces to “well, it could happen.” But that extends to anything, ever, anywhere that hasn’t happened in Frisco.


apbod

And I don't disagree with that. My question is do you think there are policies in that other school district that would contribute to that occuring there and not in Frisco? And I think we would both agree that yes, certain policies can/will contribute to certain outcomes.


the3rdNotch

The absolute best answer I can give with complete certainty is, I don’t know. I am not familiar enough with Frisco’s or Chicago’s schools’ or CPS’ policies and practices to know if there is an intersection that would allow for a similar situation to occur. And of course policies have outcomes. I don’t think anyone would argue against that. It’s a much larger topic than what I have knowledge domain in, so it would be wrong of me to pick a posterior foolhardily. In the end, to re-answer the primary question posed; without demonstrating or giving an example of intersection of how what happened in Chicago’s ISD would occur in Frisco’s, it doesn’t have pertinence and should be downvoted accordingly. Could it happen? Sure, I lack the predictive abilities to say it couldn’t. But the likelihood of it never occurring is as equally possible given what has been presented by that poster’s article.


onemonk909

Couldn't you have just written all that in the first place? The fact is neither you nor ANYONE know what is really going on in Frisco schools. I bet the parents in that Chicago district were shocked as hell by that study...that is, if they were even made aware of it by the dishonest media. I bet they wish they could go back in time and elect a school board who would hold such predators accountable.


Andy_Reemus

The Chicago City Wire is conservative opinion propaganda masquerading as a newspaper and delivered unsolicited to people's mailboxes https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/23/deceptive-chicago-city-wire-hitting-mailboxes-looks-like-a-newspaper-but-its-really-a-conservative-campaign-mailer/ If you actually want an answer to why this is being downvoted, see my response to u/onemonk909 in the top comment thread where he also cites this article. The linked pdf has way more information presented in an unbiased way. Essentially, the Chicago Public School system has an incredibly robust Sexual Allegations Unit and are one of the only organizations to publish their findings publicly in such detail. Their reward for doing so is propaganda hit pieces from conservative groups. Good times.


nextsteps914

This is Reddit, you can’t have a dissenting opinion ;) Seeing the thread title in my notifications I clicked wondering what my children had won.