Opinion: TVUSD Resolutions Reveal Political Priorities, Not Educational Progress

1TVPAC Team

By now, Temecula Valley Unified School District families have come to expect all flash, no substance from Board Members Jen Wiersma and Joe Komrosky. But their latest batch of resolutions makes one thing clearer than ever: Wiersma and Komrosky are more interested in fueling a culture war than preparing students for the real world.

Take, for example, the June 2025 resolution — being discussed tonight, Tuesday, June 24 — declaring “Title IX Month.” While Title IX is a landmark civil rights law that protects students from sex-based discrimination, this resolution doesn’t actually promote equality or improve access for students. 

Instead, it hijacks Title IX to wage an ideological battle. The resolution cites an “Executive Order”  —  not current federal law  —  and uses this speculative scenario to reject “gender identity ideology” and embrace “biological truth.”

This kind of language isn’t just inflammatory  —  it’s legally baseless and academically hollow. It does nothing to clarify TVUSD’s obligations under Title IX, nor does it guide schools in how to better support students. Instead, it signals that Wiersma and Komrosky are eager to turn federal civil rights protections into political statements. Worse, it invites lawsuits and jeopardizes federal funding — real consequences for imaginary threats.

Then there’s the Constitution Week resolution. On the surface, it’s fairly standard: a call to celebrate the U.S. Constitution and promote civic education in schools. But even this benign resolution serves more as political cover than meaningful instruction. 

Constitution Week is already required by federal law. Schools already teach civics. Yet Wiersma and Komrosky act as though this resolution is some brave stand for patriotism. In reality, it’s another chance to appear “anti-woke” while ignoring the very real work of improving student learning.

Here’s what’s missing from both resolutions: any mention of student outcomes. No focus on college and career readiness. No investment in literacy, STEM, arts education or even mental health resources. No effort to close achievement gaps or support multilingual learners. Just more ideological theater packaged as governance.

TVUSD students deserve better. They deserve leaders who focus on curriculum, classroom resources, teacher support, and student success — not headlines about “biological truth” or symbolic proclamations.

Resolutions like these may generate applause from partisan circles, but they don’t help a single student succeed. At a time when academic performance is struggling across California, and parents are desperate for leadership that prioritizes education over extremism, this board continues to distract, divide, and delay.

It’s time to stop using board meetings as platforms for political grandstanding. The business of public education should be educating students — not advancing agendas.

Wiersma and Komrosky are free to use their personal social media to promote their political agendas but they must stop abusing their public positions to waste TVUSD’s time, resources, and taxpayer dollars on performative stunts that do nothing to educate students. 

Do it on your own time and your own dime.