Campaign email: lindawidmyer@hotmail.com
Age: 68
Employment: Legislative aide for a Maryland State Delegate
Education: Bachelor degree, Geneva College
Why are you running for the school board?
I am running for the Allegany County School Board because great things are happening in our school system and I want to be part of the team leading these efforts.
What makes you a good candidate for the board?
I worked for the ACPS system for 20 years. I have experience knowing what the teachers want and what our students need. I know the system and how it works. I am the candidate with hands-on experience and I am ready to put students first.
Please name a public leader you admire and explain why.
Dr. Ben Carson, a world renowned surgeon who came from humble beginnings to become a respected person in his field. He is an example of someone who set goals and achieved them by putting education first. He did not make excuses for his economic disadvantages as a child or use race or skin color to keep him from being successful.
What is the most important issue facing your school board, and what would you do about it if elected?
Our school board needs to be more transparent and include parents in some of their decisions. I want to be the voice for those parents who feel they are not being heard.
How concerned are you about school safety, and what if anything should be done to improve it?
School safety is a major concern to me. Not only from people outside the building, but also from inside. Some of our students fail to respect other students, teachers and staff. We need to address these behaviors. The school building is no place for bullies, children or adults
Do you have any concerns about the way history is taught in your district’s schools, and if so, what are they?
I want to see history taught with facts, good or bad. But I do have a problem blaming events on one particular group of people or race. I am against teaching CRT because it is clearly a result of academia and has no place in K-12 schools.
Do you think there are circumstances when books should be removed from school libraries, and if so, what kind of books should be removed?
Never
