JULIE HUPP ROCKLIN USD BOARD PRES. JESUS SAVES TEACHERS UNION DOESN'T
Julie Hupp, Rocklin USD Board President and Super Christian Bible Thumping MAGA Mama, has been causing quite a stir in the education community lately. With her fervent prayers to White Jesus and her disdain for the teachers union, she's been making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
But let's take a step back and get to know Julie a little better. She's a third-grade teacher at Loomis Grammar School, where she's been teaching for three years. She's also a mother of seven, grandmother of several, and wife to a lucky man. And let's not forget her most important role: trustee of the Rocklin Unified School District board, where she was elected as president in 2020.
Now, Julie is no stranger to controversy. In fact, she seems to thrive on it. In August 2023, she posted a message on her campaign Facebook page, calling for "Christ centered, family focused parents" to join the district's advisory committees. She claimed that the district was facing an onslaught of curriculum that was "anti-God, anti-American, and anti-family," and that they needed as many "Christ centered, family focused parents" as they could get to be involved in the process.
As you can imagine, this didn't sit well with everyone. Some parents, students, and civil rights groups accused Julie of violating the separation of church and state and discriminating against students of other faiths or no faith. They argued that public schools should not endorse or favor any religion over another and that Julie's message was inappropriate and divisive.
But Julie didn't back down. She responded to the criticism by posting another message on her Facebook page, saying that she welcomed "all faiths and child-loving people" to join the advisory committees. She claimed that she was "proud of the diversity of our community" and that she wasn't trying to impose her beliefs on anyone, but rather to protect the rights of parents to have a say in their children's education.
The controversy over Julie's post came amid another dispute over the RUSD board's decision to adopt a policy that requires teachers and staff to notify parents if their children request to be identified as anything other than their biological sex. The policy was opposed by many transgender students, LGBTQ advocates, and civil liberties groups, who said that it violated the privacy and safety of transgender and gender-nonconforming youth.
But Julie and her supporters saw things differently. They argued that parents should be informed and involved in their children's gender identity issues and that the policy respected parental rights and religious values.
In leaked audio, Julie criticized the California Teachers Association (CTA) and called for more Christians to be involved in the union. She claimed that when teachers are confronted by parents to address books they deem inappropriate, their first move is to go to the union for protection. She explained that a genuine faith-based site representative would sympathize with parents who disagree with content they deem inappropriate.
Julie called for more faith-based and family-centered values to be represented in the school system. But with the CTA presiding over 310,000 members, it remains to be seen how much sway Julie will have.
So there you have it: Julie Hupp, Rocklin USD Board President and Super Christian Bible Thumping MAGA Mama. Love her or hate her, you can't deny that she's making waves in the education community. And who knows? Maybe one day we'll all be praying to White Jesus in every classroom.
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Here is some information about Julie Leavens Hupp, the president of the Rocklin Unified School District board, and the controversy surrounding her:
- - Julie Leavens Hupp is a teacher at Loomis Grammar School, where she has taught third grade for three years⁶. She has seven children, several grandchildren, and a husband⁶. She is also a trustee of the Rocklin Unified School District (RUSD) board, and was elected as its president in 2020⁷.
- - In August 2023, Hupp posted a message on her campaign Facebook page, calling for "Christ centered, family focused parents" to join the district's advisory committees, which help select school curricula¹². She said that the district was facing "an onslaught of curriculum that is anti-God, anti-American, and anti-family" and that "we need as many Christ centered, family focused parents as we can get to be involved in this process" ⁵.
- - Hupp's post sparked backlash from some parents, students, and civil rights groups, who accused her of violating the separation of church and state and discriminating against students of other faiths or no faith¹²³⁴. They argued that public schools should not endorse or favor any religion over another, and that Hupp's message was inappropriate and divisive¹²³⁴.
- - Hupp responded to the criticism by posting another message on her Facebook page, saying that she welcomed "all faiths and child-loving people" to join the advisory committees, and that she was "proud of the diversity of our community" ⁵. She also said that she was not trying to impose her beliefs on anyone, but rather to protect the rights of parents to have a say in their children's education⁵.
- - The controversy over Hupp's post came amid another dispute over the RUSD board's decision to adopt a policy that requires teachers and staff to notify parents if their children request to be identified as anything other than their biological sex⁹ [^10^] ¹¹. The policy, which was passed by a 4-1 vote in September 2023, was opposed by many transgender students, LGBTQ advocates, and civil liberties groups, who said that it violated the privacy and safety of transgender and gender-nonconforming youth⁹ [^10^] ¹¹. The policy was also challenged by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who filed a lawsuit against another school district with a similar policy and said that he would not tolerate any policy that "perpetuates discrimination, harassment, or exclusion within our educational institutions" ¹¹.
- - The RUSD board's decision to adopt the policy was supported by some conservative Christians and other parents, who said that it respected parental rights and religious values⁹ [^10^] ¹¹. They argued that parents should be informed and involved in their children's gender identity issues, and that the policy did not prevent students from expressing themselves or accessing support services⁹ [^10^] ¹¹.
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