All Across Idaho School Levies And Bonds Fail To Gain Support — CDA Superintendent “In Shock” That $25 Million Dollar Levy Failed After Calling Parents “Disgusting” And “Un-American”
It’s time to “Re-Imagine” Public Education
UPDATE 3/16/23 4:26 PM: The Next CDA School District Meeting will be Monday March 20th.
All across Idaho, parents refused to allow their tax dollars to be used to indoctrinate, and put their children at risk in the Public School System.
5 out of 7 of the proposed school bonds failed throughout the state, depriving the government education system of almost half a billion dollars in funds.
The Bonds that failed are:
Nampa School District – $210.2 Million
Kuna School District – $111.5 Million
Jefferson County School District – $75 Million
Fremont School District – $59 Million
Castleford School District – $6 Million
3 out of 8 Plant Facility Levies failed including Coeur d’Alene ($25 Million), Weiser ($2 Million) , and Butte County ($206k).
CDA Forever Levy Defeated
The biggest WIN for concerned parents was the defeat of the “Forever Levy” that was put on the ballot by Coeur d’Alene School District who asked for a record $25 Million dollars a year, every year, forever.
During the run-up to the vote, Coeur d’Alene’s extremely Liberal Superintendent, Shon Hocker, together with Trustee Casey Morrisroe used the Coeur d’Alene Press to call concerned parents that were opposed to the Forever Levy "Disgusting” and “Un-American.”
Hocker, Morrisroe and their allies in the Press also used their platform to lie to Coeur d’Alene residents about how much the levy was going to cost them, claiming in numerous op-eds and press releases that the levy would only cost residents $140/year on average.
In reality, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee was the only group in Coeur d’Alene who was not lying to the public, and actually looking out for the community’s best interests.
According to the Establishment Press, Shon Hocker was “In Shock” following the vote saying “I almost just don’t have any words.” Hocker said that he “did not expect to win by a landslide, but I don’t think anybody expected the results that ended up happening.”
And why wouldn’t he? Hocker had the liberal trustees authorize over $60,000 of taxpayer dollars to fund a widespread disinformation campaign on social media, with emotional advertisements on every major social media website. The campaign implied that if people vote against the levy, they would be cutting music, football, and other extracurricular activities at the school. Many people thought the advertisements violated the states electioneering laws.
Hocker also had the managing editor of the CDA Press, Maureen Dolan, in his pocket, running interference for the School District, and blocking a BOMBSHELL story about how boys were allowed in the girls restrooms, as long as they “think they are a woman.”
The press only reached out to the victims of the CDA School’s dangerous “Transgender Bathroom Guidelines” after the vote. So much for a “free press.”
Because liberals can’t take “no” for an answer, the school districts where the levy failed will likely have a second vote on the funding measures during the upcoming May election. If that fails, they can try again in August and at the November elections as well.
State Rep. Joe Alfieri from Coeur d’Alene attempted to consolidate the levy votes to just May and November, but the legislation has been amended, and is likely not going to pass this legislative session.
Why do these school districts have so many opportunities to ram these measures through? Simple: less people show up to vote in March and August. It’s a tactic known as “date shopping.” Their whole system relies on keeping voters uninformed, disinterested and inactive during the elections.
Coeur d’Alene School District Superintendent Shon Hocker has called a special meeting which will be held on Monday March 20th at 4:00pm, to discuss how they can attempt to loot the taxpayers again, later this year saying “We’re going to now have to go back to the community and regroup and figure out what we’re going to do.”
Expect more disinformation, negligence, and dishonest tactics to come from the district if Coeur d’Alene voters fail to elect two new conservative trustees to the board this November.
