Providence Teacher of the Year Ms. Paiva Claims Education Bills Are Boiler Plate Language Then Uses Boiler Plate Language In Opposition

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.