Editorial

  • Core literature books are educational not pornographic

    The original opt-out policy — 6161.12, which was introduced in 2016 and remained omnipresent in the CVUSD board room for two years, has resurfaced as the new and reformed opt-out resolution: 6161.11. Last year, the board voted 3-1 to accept the controversial 6161.1 policy written by Trustee Sandee Everett, with former members Mike Dunn…

  • UACT needs to negotiate a better deal for teachers

    For the past year, the teacher union Unified Association of Conejo Teachers (UACT) and the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) have been negotiating about salary, caseload, health insurance, etc. However, the tentative agreement does not sufficiently meet the needs of our teachers. Teachers have not been getting paid enough, and this new tentative…

  • Leave us alone, Westboro Baptists

    The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is coming to town. The easiest way to summarize the WBC is simply by attempting to visit their website under the CVUSD firewall. Type in “Westboro Baptist Church” and click the first link you see — the organization’s official homepage. The site, which you will notice has the url…

  • Don’t allow political parties to divide America

    There is no longer such a thing as bi-partisanship or even non-partisanship anymore in our society. Everything has a political agenda. This applies to local school boards, county offices and propositions. Washington D.C. is experiencing a time of extreme partisanship and polarization that trickles down to even the average citizen– and student. The goals…