Why Elizabeth Reuter and Robin Merkley are the best choice for GUSD
Incumbents Elizabeth Reuter and Robin Merkley are campaigning to be re-elected. They are running against Dan Cayem (mental health professional) and Michael Munoz (personal injury attorney) respectively.
Here are the facts:
Save Glendora Schools (SGS) is endorsing both Michael Munoz for GUSD and Dan Cayem for Glendora School Board. If they are elected, our GUSD Board of Education will be majority Save Glendora Schools candidates.
Glendora School Board Candidate Michael Munoz, running against Merkley in district 5, claims to be a "parental rights" attorney. He is a personal injury attorney at his firm, Munoz and Munoz in Azusa. A simple internet search can illuminate this misleading designation. In addition, he has no children in the district, and attended private school throughout his life.
Why does this matter?
SGS advocates for anti-LGBTQ and illegal legislation in our public schools, including the Parental Rights Notification which Glendora Forward strongly opposes, and has been ruled illegal by the State of California. SGS is part of a national movement led by Moms for Liberty that has been pushing a far-right agenda. You can learn more about Moms for Liberty here and read our previous blog Who’s the Our in Save Glendora Schools here.
SGS candidates are bad news for our schools, as we can’t trust they won’t push the same idealogy of the group that supports them.
Candidate Michael Munoz lacks the knowledge and experience of how public schools work; private schools are much different. In addition, his false designation of parents’ rights seems to be a dog whistle for the SGS agenda.
Reuter and Merkley are the most seasoned board members on the ballot.
They each have had children in the district and have a personal stake in GUSD's students. As current board members, they have worked tirelessly over the last several years to modernize GUSD by starting Glendora's first dual language education program, founding a state-of-the-art aviation training program, and making significant improvements in classroom technology. By remaining on the board, they will continue to implement and grow these important programs.
We strongly encourage you to check out their websites (linked below) and attend next week's candidate forum. The forum will take place at 7pm at the Bidwell Forum above the Glendora Public Library on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
Visit:
Robin Merkley Website
Elizabeth Reuter Website
Only residents in districts 4 and 5 are eligible to vote for Glendora School Board this November.
