“Everyone deserves to come to a public school and feel safe and feel like they fit in.” “I believe in the separation of church and state,” said Phoenix, a Christian who has primarily voted for Republicans in past elections. She believes outside groups have sowed division in the community by stoking baseless fears about teachers indoctrinating students with ungodly values. Kimberly Phoenix, a Grapevine-Colleyville parent who’s running with the support of organizations opposed to forcing religion in schools, has campaigned on a promise to reverse recent changes in the district, including restrictions on discussions of gender and race. Danielle Villasana for NBC news “Everyone deserves to come to a public school and feel safe and feel like they fit in," Phoenix said. Kimberly Phoenix is running for the GCISD school board with the backing of groups that oppose forcing Christian values and religious symbols in public schools. But behind the scenes, on social media and inside churches, the issue has been at the forefront. And there’s a third slate of moderate conservatives who say they oppose the influence of PACs of any kind in local elections.Īt a series of recent candidate forums, the debate over religion and education rarely came up, with candidates instead focused on recent teacher departures, shoring up the budget and changes to the district’s dual-language program.
There’s another group of candidates supported by a political action committee and local nonprofit opposed to religious indoctrination in schools.
There’s a slate of school board candidates backed by a far-right Christian cellphone company that’s affiliated with Cruz and Barton. The race has, in effect, split the community in three.
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