The oath of office for an elected Board of Education member in New Jersey reads like this: “I (name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and this state, under the authority of the people. So help me God.”
This oath, this promise to us has no value or meaning anymore — empty words with zero accountability.
In desecration of that oath, if our elected officials knowingly do not defend, protect and fight for the Constitution of our Republic or the rights of our state, do they breach the trust given to them by the people? If you knowingly infringe or allow others to encroach on the Constitution, is it criminal, treason or simply just another day at the Board of Education office?
The Common Core on full expansion and implementation in our state’s educational system directly transgresses the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is that clear; no gray lines here.
The 10th Amendment states the Constitution’s principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved to the states or the people.
The Common Core, through shady unilateral maneuverings by the federal government and, more specifically, President Barack Obama’s Department of Education, violates the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) established to safeguard our privacy.
Did you know that — without our specific written permission — local school districts are gathering and relaying private data of our children and families to federal agencies and private organizations? Google “In- Bloom,” funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Is it criminal that, expressively, by mandating or allowing the implementation of the Common Core in our school district, the board and the administration are forcing all staff members to be complicit with something that violates our Constitution?
Is the Constitution relevant anymore? Is it simply an old furrowed piece of paper ratified more than 200 years ago by backward men who did not have the vision nor brilliance of our current elected officials, politicians and bureaucrats? Not to worry — soon, thanks to the Common Core, future generations will not be able to read that “impractical” document, as cursive writing will no longer be taught under the guidelines of this Trojan horse in education.
Or is it OK to dismiss all charges because everyone else is doing it or in exchange for a fistful of federal dollars? My fellow New Jerseyans, you be the judge. Ramon Recalde Millstone Township