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Public commenter urges Mountain View School District to reject PragerU and Hillsdale supplemental materials
Summary
A resident told the board that supplemental content from PragerU and Hillsdale College is ideological, not objective, and asked trustees to prioritize state-aligned, factual curriculum that reflects diverse perspectives.
A public commenter urged the Mountain View School District board to decline supplemental curriculum offerings from PragerU and Hillsdale College, saying those providers promote political and religious viewpoints rather than objective instruction. The commenter argued that public schools should teach ‘‘the factual history of the United States’’ and include multiple perspectives while honoring the district's mission of diversity and critical thinking.
"PragerU is not a university at all," the commenter said, calling the organization "a conservative media company" whose children's programming is intended to "inoculate children against the woke and anti-American leftist narrative." The speaker also criticized Hillsdale College and its leadership as promoting a partisan approach to education.
The commenter asked trustees to ensure curriculum choices meet state academic standards and avoid "weaponizing" children's education with single-perspective materials. The public comment occurred at the start of the meeting and was not followed by an immediate board vote or decision on adopting those specific materials.
