When Murrieta Valley School District Board President Nick Pardue cited the so-called “45 Communist Goals” as “history” during Tuesday night's MVUSD school board meeting, he wasn’t just making a casual error — he was peddling a decades-old piece of political fiction as fact. 

This isn’t a matter of differing interpretations; it’s a matter of documented truth versus ideological invention.

And why did he tell this fable to Murrietans? To justify voting against $800,000 in funding for mental health programs for the school district.

The Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) Board of Trustees is set to convene on Tuesday, June 10, for a meeting heavy with policy revisions, budgetary maneuvers, and controversial legal agreements — continuing what many parents and community observers see as a politicized drift away from student-centered governance.

The meeting clearly showed how valuable city-school district coordination can be and how competent both city and district staff are. Unfortunately it also highlighted some elected officials’ lack of basic understanding and inability to stay on topic, as well as several missed opportunities for coordination.

It appears Wiersma has a general lack of respect for her fellow TVUSD board members and a clear objective to attempt to boost her political cache by misusing her elected position and misrepresenting the board and its policies for personal gain. 

This article explores the ideal role of trustees in committee and subcommittee work, the pitfalls of excessive involvement, and how the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s (TVUSD’s) current subcommittee structure works.

On several agenda items the trustees, especially Wiersma and Komrosky, strayed from the topic, bringing up issues that, while vaguely related, were not part of the item. This behavior disrupted the flow of the meeting and significantly extended the meeting time.

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Imagine all the critical threats that our students are currently facing on a daily basis right now — and this non-existent “threat” is what she is spending time and district resources on. 

What’s next on Wiersma’s agenda?

Banning UFOs from snow covered playgrounds?