Ray, Pamella

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
School Board
District:
Prescott Unified School District
Phone:
(928) 910-0465
Age:
54
Occupation:
Pastor's wife
Education:
Bible College Graduate
Biographical Info:

Pamella Ray is an Arizona native and has lived in Yavapai County since 2004. She is a pastor’s wife and mother of two. Her son served in the Air Force and her daughter is a prosecuting attorney. She has cared for and taught children of all ages as a nursery worker, children’s pastor, and youth director. She has traveled to Mexico, Colombia, and the Philippines on missions trips and graduated from Bible College. She also worked in retail management for 25 years, most recently at Fred Meyer Jewelers and Maurices.

Statement:

I am running first and foremost to protect children from transgender ideology which they are too young to be exposed to. I’m also against CRT, DEI, & SEL. I want to increase academic scores, discipline, physical education, team sports participation and security on our campuses. I believe we can bring honor and respect back to the classroom through traditional values and classical education. I want children to be proud to be American again & provide a pathway to become successful citizens of our great country.

Endorsements:

AZ Women of Action

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Requiring district and charter school officials, including teachers, to inform parents about their child’s social, mental, emotional, or physical health. S
2. Allowing parents to opt their children out of activities or lessons that offend their personal, moral, or religious beliefs. S
3. Increasing state and local taxes to provide more funding for schools and school facility projects. O
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a student may participate in any sexuality related instruction, activities, or clubs. S
5. Allowing all parents to use tax credits and publicly funded empowerment scholarship accounts to enable their children to attend any private, homeschool, or online academy of their choice. S
6. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in school classrooms and libraries. O
7. Acquiring parental consent for school faculty and staff to refer to students by pronouns that do not align with the student’s birth sex. S
8. Allocating teacher pay raises based upon merit rather than providing uniform salary schedule increases based upon years of teaching or additional credentialing (e.g. master’s degrees) S
9. Implementing policies to allow students and faculty to use the restroom, locker room, and shower room based on self-identification rather than biological sex. O
10. Teaching what is known as diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI); social, emotional learning (SEL); or critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. O
11. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. S