By Guy Page
The Richford parent who protested pro-transgender and BLM media in the hallways of the Berkshire Elementary School now is asking the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union school board why students are receiving unsolicited emails from staff ‘promoting transgenderism.’
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Jarrod Vaillancourt said he was inspired to approach the school board again after reading a commentary in VDC by SPEAKVT president Marie Tiemann.
Vaillancout sent the following email to VDC today: After reading the recent VDC article, “Investigate, Inform, and Advocate” by Marie Tiemann, president of SPEAKVT, I thought the following could continue to shine a light on some of the issues that are in our schools which many parents may not be aware of.
I spoke at the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union (FNESU) school board meeting on October 20th. My statement to the board:
“The Vermont Agency of Education recently released the statewide assessment results from the 2024-2025 school year, and they confirm that students continue to struggle with reading, math, and science.
“Knowing this, can you please explain why students in our school district are still receiving emails from staff members containing links that bring them to unsolicited websites promoting transgenderism and other gender ideologies? Some of these websites include
- The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association,
- Transgender Resources Listing by GLAAD, and
- Transgender and Intersex Africa, to name a few.
“How is this helping students to be better at reading, math, and science?
“A Presidential Executive Order titled, Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling, signed on January 29, 2025, supports my opinion that this school district should re-prioritize its focus and the management of our tax dollars to promoting academic achievement over the promotion of gender ideology.”
Vaillancourt said the superintendent then asked for clarification as to whether these were targeted emails or contained in a signature box.
“I responded that these links were a part of signature lines, and contained prompts such as, What’s this?, What does this mean?, For more information. Links such as these serve as clickbait,” Vaillancourt said.