Guest View: For Freund, daughters are reason for interest in school board

I have been a resident of Charles City for the last 11 years. I am a branch office administrator for Edward Jones, and am an active member of the community.

I currently serve as a director on the Chamber of Commerce, and am also involved in various committees through the Chamber and Community Revitalization.

I have two daughters who keep me on my toes. My youngest will be starting thirrd grade at Lincoln this fall, while my oldest will head off to Middle School as a fifth grader (a big step for her, but also Mom!).

I am proud to raise my family in Charles City and to encourage my daughters to be a part of their community, leading by example.

Last year when the school board was discussing changes to the Life Threatening Allergy Policy, I attended a handful of meetings as my youngest daughter has a nut allergy.

I initially went into those meetings upset that the board was going to make changes to what parents had been comfortable with, and what we were used to.

What I learned, though, from attending those meetings is that we are very fortunate to have a board that is willing to listen, communicate and work with the community on various topics and issues.

The hours of research done by those board members to make sure that they came up with the best policy possible for allstudents impressed me.

By attending the meetings and becoming involved in the process, I felt I had a voice in shaping the policy that has been adopted today.

As a concerned parent, that meant the world to