Heroes And Zeros

Former Westerly RI School Committee Chair Diane Bowdy uses choice words ‘sh#t upon’ and ‘right wing’ to describe Bob Chiaradio’s appearances during the agenda and open forum portions citing lack of decorum. Fellow school committee member Laurie Wycall then calls out the obvious that school committee members are required to maintain decorum during school committee meetings and Diane Bowdy should heed her own advice.

On March 3, 2023, Westerly ARC (anti-racism coalition) members Ann Pearce and Geoff Serra penned a letter of complaint against Bob Chiaradio. Claims were made that Mr. Chiaradio was interfering with and causing others to refrain from expressing their thoughts and words at Westerly school committee meetings. Bob Chiaradio firmly contests ARC’s claims of defamation and welcomes any fact based truths that would validate suppression of their rights for free speech. Unfortunately, Westerly Town Council Co-chair Kevin Lowther decided it was a good idea to be a signatory on this letter. So much for remaining impartial and doing the work for all Westerly residents.

Former Westerly, RI School Committee Chair, Diane Bowdy, calls out Bob Chiaradio for this testimony during the agenda and open forum comments. Bob Chiaradio is a frequent presence at the Westerly School Committee meetings that is well engaged and educated on school affairs. His testimony is not only a 1A rights to speak but is a portion of the school committee meeting where residents and/or citizens are welcomed to speak on agenda items or on any other concerns. In a rather confusing second portion of the night, Diane Bowdy makes claims that no one’s 1A rights are violated or infringed but then instructs and directs how those 1A rights are to be exercised.

On 6-22-22, Rep. Patricia Morgan questions why House Bill H7939 Sub A by Rep. Alzate has the qualification of ‘identical’ in the creation of driver’s permits for aliens that have a legal residency permit.. Rep. Morgan asks a very pointed question. Why does the bill’s language say the driver’s permits for those will legal residency be identical to a driver’s license? If so, how will an election official at a voting location know the difference? Rep. Craven tries to explain away the lack of specificity in the bill’s language using his subjective reasoning that the permits will not have a bar code on the back. However, the bill’s language is quite specific. They will be IDENTICAL. When is the English definition of the word ‘identical’ up to debate? Once again, progressive Rep. Alzate tries to slip one through.

Rhode Island State Rep. Sherry Roberts engages in a discussion with Ms. Paiva on the workbook called HealthSmart during a House Education committee hearing on four bipartisan bills. Ms. Paiva is Providence 2022-23 Teacher of the Year. During this exchange, she was questioned on the use of consumable in-class assignments from a HealthSmart workbook. This workbook contains questionable in class assignments with sexual scenarios not meant to make their way home to be seen by parents. Ms. Paiva claims to be current on matter but had no knowledge of the HealthSmart workbook. Rep. Roberts showed grave concerns over the overarching curriculum that would subject the entire class(es) with adult themed subject matter that could trigger some students who experience abuse at home. Rep. Roberts warns that using such materials isn’t necessary and best left to a license professional at the discretion of parents. The reasonable suggestions by Rep. Roberts clearly did not register with Ms. Paiva who went back to the boiler plate talking points made in her original testimony.

Providence 2022-23 Teacher of the Year, Lindsay Paiva, voiced opposition to multiple House Bills which would affirm parental rights to know what’s happening in their children’s school, remove personal activism in the classroom and leave emotional health decisions to the parents. Somehow, her train derails when she begins to attack the bills as nothing more than boiler plate models but then uses her own wording that includes boiler plate arguments such as using vague and inconsistent reference Florida’s bill in the falsely claimed Don’t Say Gay bill. She mentions in H5739, line three, that teachers cannot engage in political or activism activities inside or outside the classroom. There is no mention in the bill what they can do outside of schools. At the 5:12 timestamp, she talks about practicing hard conversations in the classroom that some might find uncomfortable. Isn’t that the point for H5739 so activism isn’t practiced in the classroom? Of course, the first point of her argument is to attack the qualifications of bill sponsors (Rep. Patricia Morgan) as not being current in the teaching field. Read on. At the 6:30 timestamp, Rep. Sherry Roberts asks Ms. Paiva if she is aware of a workbook from HealthSmart that’s to be used in classrooms and contains consumable assignment. This 2022-23 Teacher of the Year isn’t aware. So much for being current. At the 13:30 timestamp, Rep. Roberts points out a questionable HealthSmart assignment to answer questions how they’d react to a uncomfortable situation such as an adult hugging and kissing. Ms. Paiva says this gets in to consent and relationship within families and that teacher know not to interfere with emotional boundaries with students. Isn’t that the point of these bills She covers the full gamut of every marginalized group except one, the education of students to be prepared for college and/or a chosen profession.

North Kingstown School Committee member Jen Lima spoke on her own behalf before the House Education Committee on 3-29-30. She opposes all the bills introduced by Rep. Patricia Morgan. The sponsor’s intent was to maintain that history be taught accurately and not flavored with ideologies permeating schools that are salted with personal beliefs. Jen Lima claims that history today is taught through the lens of WHITE STRAIGHT CHRISTIAN supremacy.

Pastor David Aucoin from the Rhode Island Family Institute hosted a forum where Dr. Michelle Cretella was a featured speaker. Dr. Cretella led off the forum with a presentation slides accompanied by an in depth narrative that addresses several reasons for the decline of family values. Young minds are accessing porn on mobile devices and consider what they view as ‘sex ed’ often demeaning women and healthy relationships. She points out that porn on mobile devices can make it accidental, accessible, affordable, anonymous and additionally, it can become addictive. Porn mixes fantasy in a young mind and distorts the expectation in real life. Dr. Cretella gives examples of literature available to teach parents how to be authoritative parent and limit or remove images and information their children can read and view.

Pastor David Aucoin and the Rhode Island Family Institute hosted an event at St. Clare’s Church in Westerly, RI. Several Catholic priests, local parents and interested parties numbered over 100 in attendance. Rhode Island Family Institute board member, Bob Chiaradio, addresses several concerning issues affecting the young minds of children throughout Westerly public school system and society in general. Rhode Island Department of Education is considering the use of health curriculum by HealthSmart for the 2023-24 school year. Bob Chiaradio illustrates several homework assignments that are clearly age inappropriate that expose students to explicit sexual situations and reporting the findings. Bob uncovered a startling admission from the local YMCA that they have a policy allowing men who identify as women to use the women’s locker room and bathrooms. Local venue wanted to host a drag queen show but did not include an age restriction. When posted of this concern on Facebook, the venue added age restriction of 21+. Patriots around the state testified several times to oppose bills promoting the use of filth and disgusting to be used in Rhode Island schools. The progressive legislators in the statehouse, which has become their epicenter for disgusting proposals, have introduced bills to allow and mandate teachings of objectionable materials over the wishes of parents. Several other topics were discussed and best explained in this video.

Fr. Capoverdi gave supportive comments following a Rhode Island Family Institute forum with guest speakers Dr. Michelle Cretella and Bob Chiaradio. He gives some excellent examples of the challenges that today’s church faces with odds against some sports programs that require Sunday participation along with multiple daily practices. Family participation in church services are diminishing throughout the state where priorities of daily life are replacing the practice of the Catholic faith. He fears that coming generations will no longer have memories of attending church, experiencing Mass and the thoughtful daily prayer.

Rep. Patricia Morgan introduces H5685 which would require green energy manufacturing using renewable energy sources for the production of solar panels and wind turbines purchased for use in Rhode Island. Currently, China manufactures solar panels which require high degrees of heat to temper them in coal fired plants. The US produces just 6% of solar panels while purchasing the balance overseas and must be created, manufactured and transported by fossil fuel sources unlike the intent of green energy policies in the US. This bill would ensure any materials in the manufacture of solar panels or wind turbines use the green energy polices intended to eliminate fossil fuel use in Rhode Island.

Several years ago, Rhode Island House Republicans spoke passionately against implementing a trucks only tolling program citing legalities and complications of funds not going in the General Fund. Democrats wanted to remove any obstacles and speed towards passage except for one brave Democrat, Karen Macbeth, who questioned the need. Fast forward, program on pause and the while Democrat Governor McKee and state are contesting a ruling of truck tolling illegality from a Federal judge. Representatives 00:10 Brian Newberry 5:09 Mike Chippendale 11:16 Doreen Costa 13:41 Blake Filippi 18:19 Antonio Giarrusso 30:29 Robert Lancia 30:55 Patricia Morgan 37:22 Bobby Nardolillo 37:58 Justin Price 39:15 Daniel Reilly 45:10 Sherry Roberts 47:07 Joseph Trillo Senators 51:08 Dennis Algiere 54:36 Mark Gee 55:01 Nick Kettle 1:02:42 Elaine Morgan 1:05:13 Ed O’Neill 1:07:55 John Pagliarini

Bob Chiaradio is a familiar figure at the Rhode Island statehouse testifying on bills to remove sexually explicit materials and suggestive instructional classes to a minor in the school system. Republican Rep. Sherry Roberts sponsored H5756 which a generous backing of similar minded Democrats. The bill states in simplicity the description of what’s considered obscene and objectionable materials. These materials cannot be distributed nor presented to a minor in the state. Violations would be given levels of seriousness with a chance for the violator to remove materials but would escalate if repeated offenses were committed.

Maura Vota is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience treating trauma and sex abuse victims. If a person at her clinic were to possess and show obscene and pornographic materials, as a mandated reporter, she would have to report the incident. Why wouldn't this be required in a school? She warns against normalizing obscene and pornographic materials for minor and opposes any type of desensitizing of those materials for minors. It removes the ‘stranger danger’ spidey-sense that the adult is doing bad things.

Kathryn Colasante spoke out about H6066 which would allow protections for school librarians if they make obscene materials for school age children. She spoke of such materials to liberal friends and someone in the LGBTQ community who was offended that they are being used as pawns to promote filth in school libraries.

Seth Logan speaks from a family experience regarding some questionable materials not sexual in nature. He cites that some books teach children how to do drugs, drink, hide bulimia and how to commit suicide with different methods and how to choose which is best. Democrat Rep. Morales’ bill H6066 would legally cover such books in Rhode Island school libraries.

Suzanna Tingley points out that libraries are no longer a safe environment as she experienced when raising her children. She cites that obscene and pornographic materials are now available for all ages without any safeguards. There’s an expectation of children not to be exposed to age inappropriate sexual or perverse materials while in a school setting in any fashion. She implores that the Judiciary Committee read the books and materials in question punctuating her testimony with “you will be shocked”.

Laurie Gaddis Barrett, speaking for the Parents United RI group, responds to changes in House bill H6066 that would expand protection for the availability of obscene sexual materials in school libraries, museums and their staff. She first reminds the House Judiciary Committee that in 2022, Senate Judiciary were aghast at obscene materials presented to them via emails at their request. Senate Judiciary had no idea this material existed in school libraries and found them disturbing. Laurie showed how a single phrase change of ‘educational, government,’ can be added to the current House bill thus protecting and indemnifying anyone in a public school system against obscenity or pornography charges if part of their work assignment.

Bob Chiaradio addresses the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee on Democrat Rep. Morales’ bill H6066. The bill would allow pornographic or any other age inappropriate materials to be displayed or offered in any public library, including schools or museum. Although not explicitly stated, the bill could include drag shows. The bill offered legal protection of any employee in a library or museum or possibly a school setting if it’s considered a job requirement. It might be considered ‘compelled speech’ contrary to one’s belief system. It should be duly noted that Bob Chiaradio has long challenged pornographic materials in the Westerly public school system for almost two years and is considered well versed with all related materials in their libraries and classrooms. Democrat Rep. Matthew Dawson challenges Mr. Chiaradio’s opposition to the bill even though he freely admits his ignorance of the materials discussed. Democrat Rep. Dawson promises that he will read the materials in question as he’s not read the book(s) in question. This is typical of progressive legislators to seal clap without knowing the subject at hand.

Rep. Kislak’s bill H5440 would eliminate gas powered lawn equipment by Y2028. It appears that no one will be allowed to use any including landscapers. All must cease using gas powered equipment by 2028 and convert to zero emissions battery powered equipment. As well all know, electricity is produced by unicorns in the hollow of a tree next to the Keebler elves. Several landscapers pointed out that it would take four lithium batteries to do the work on one tank of gas powered leaf blower and then requite hiring more workers to do the job in the same amount of time. Rep. Kislak claims that her bill was just to START A CONVERSATION. Just as the START A CONVERSATION began with gun control laws. Keep that in mind.

Rep. Kislak introduces H5549 which would eliminate gas powered leaf blowers by 2028 and then moves on to ALL gas powered lawn equipment. She claims that she receives numerous calls on the noise level of gas powered leaf blowers in the city of Providence which is noisy in its own right. So, what’s the real reason for this bill? Is it to make Providence quiet or to look for low hanging fruit first before moving on to the elimination of all fossil fuel powered equipment and vehicles? She gives mention to the tack that California is taking. This alone should explain all.