Currently, our great city of Frisco is facing a lot of pressure from “outside forces” relating to the Anthony / Metcalf case.  Everywhere you turn, from social media posts to the news stations (nationwide), they are talking about this case.  We have a Civil Rights Group meeting with our Police Department, demanding fair justice and asking our Board of Trustees not to expel Anthony when he has one month left in his senior year.

Recently, we saw a post by Councilman, John Keating where he said he recently endorsed a Frisco ISD Trustee candidate, believing we shared a vision for academic excellence, transparency and parental empowerment.  He went on to say he was made aware of several social media posts the candidate made in the past which contradict those values.”  Then he closes with in light of these revelations, I am withdrawing my endorsement for this candidate.

At first, we were confused because Mr. Keating, who has Whistleblower blocked from his Official Councilman page (breaking the law), never saw a post of his “original endorsement.”  We started digging around and realized he had endorsed Stuart Shulman for Frisco ISD BOT Place 3.  We looked through Shulman’s page and didn’t see much that concerned us, which left us more confused.  Then we saw in several different Facebook groups, screenshots of posts from his page that had been shared, and now we understood. 

The first photo is of Shulman with a Beto For Texas sign.  No big deal vote for who you want as that is your constitutional right!  However, Keating claims to be a Republican and he donates to several Republicans and for him to OPENLY ENDORSE a democrat is a BIG Problem because he will lose his claim to be a Republican (to his Republican friends).  He can quietly endorse a democrat and then play stupid but not someone openly posting their political view. As we said to each his own, we are a house divided and it is Shulman’s constitutional right to vote for whoever he wants, and we respect our differences.   

Then we saw the BLM – Black Lives Matter Post!  Here is a man who wants to run for our Board of Trustee’s openly supporting a racially divisive group.  Everyone has a feeling or opinion on BLM and to act as if it is not controversial would-be understatement.  We just had a horrible thing happen here in our district and if Shulman was on the Board of Trustee’s would he be shouting Black Lives Matter?  He should be shouting ALL OUR KIDS LIVES MATTERS!  Would that make an impact on his decisions?  Honestly, I don’t want to find out! 

This is not Frisco!  Frisco is a blended community and that is honestly what makes us great.  We may not all agree politically – that’s okay!  We may not all operate the same – that’s okay!  However, divisive rhetoric based on race or the color of one’s skin tone is simply unacceptable from a Leader in this city.  Our children need real leaders right now!  Our school district has real LIFE AND DEATH issues happening.  Our children deserve to be safe and know that all their lives matter (red, yellow, brown, black, white and blue).   The last thing we need is someone on our Board of Trustees who supports any type of race-driven organization or racially divisive groups.  Just NOT ACCEPTABLE!

The question we have after this tragic event and after all the folks saying we are not a racially divided community – why didn’t the rest of them pull their endorsements?  That’s right, Shulman is endorsed by a lot of our folks in our community and no one else pulled their endorsements.  It begs the question do the following folks support a man who openly supports a racially divisive group to be on our schoolboard?  Do they think this is the kind of leader we need today facing the adversity we are facing?  If yes, then you should question THEIR JUDGEMENT! 

Are we surprised Mayor Jeff Cheney endorsed him?  No, he already took a knee in solidarity!

What about the rest?  At a time when we should be unified for ALL THE CHILDREN IN OUR DISTRICT – do these so-called leaders support this?  The two other candidates (Suresh and Renee) that have been campaigning with him – silent! Angelia Pelham – silent! Rene Archambault – Silent! The list goes on! If these leaders sit in silence at this time, after what has happened then in our opinion, they do support him and what he stands for. They are advocating for him to be on the Board of Trustee’s. Is that what you want for your child? Is that what we want for all the children in the district? I hope not!

So here we are, perched on the edge of civic glory or total chaos, depending on which Facebook group you follow. Early voting begins tomorrow, and I encourage you to participate. Not just because it matters (which it does), but because if you don’t vote, someone with worse judgment than you will.

– The Frisco Chronicles
Your Friendly Neighborhood Overthinker