The Times: Barclay gives background on damaging Anti-CRT Resolution

In this conversation, Jeff Pack interviews Alison Barclay, a former school board member at TVUSD, about the controversial anti-CRT resolution passed by the then-TVUSD board majority in 2022. They discuss the implications of this resolution, the subsequent lawsuit (Mae vs. Komrosky) and impending possible seven-figure settlement, and the educational consequences for the district.

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Jen Wiersma Must Resign — TVUSD Can’t Afford More Chaos and Legal Defeat

The recent release of a third-party investigation thoroughly discredited Wiersma’s public sexual harassment accusation against fellow Trustee Steven Schwartz. The report from Nicole Miller & Associates found the claim unsubstantiated, inconsistent, and likely driven by political and personal grievances, including Wiersma’s disappointment at not being named board president.

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Opinion: TVUSD Resolutions Reveal Political Priorities, Not Educational Progress

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.

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TVUSD Board Rescinds Anti-CRT Resolution, Ends Legal Fight in Mae v. Komrosky

“What is harmful about the status quo should the preliminary injunction issue?” the court asked, pointing to the lack of evidence that CRT had ever been taught in the district. “Defendants’ appellate counsel conceded at oral argument that there is no evidence that any of the Resolution’s enumerated elements or concepts of CRT have ever been taught in District schools.”

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May 13: Two TVUSD Board Trustees Reject Infrastructure Tools, Misunderstand Basic School Funding Processes

At a critical meeting of the Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) Board of Education, Trustees Joseph Komrosky and Jen Wiersma voted against two standard measures designed to secure future funding for student infrastructure—despite thorough presentations by district staff and financial experts.

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“Unconstitutionally Vague”: Appeals Court Strikes Down CRT Ban in Temecula Schools

In a decisive legal rebuke, the California Fourth District Court of Appeal has overturned the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s 2022 resolution banning Critical Race Theory (CRT), calling the policy “unconstitutionally vague” and ordering a preliminary injunction to halt its enforcement.

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