Florida — (NBC Miami) A former porn star is looking for a new role as a school board member in Palm Beach County. David Mech, once known as Dave Pounder in the adult industry, qualified for the school boards District 3 seat and one of the things he wants to modernize in schools is sexual education.
If you dont agree condoms should be available to high school students to reduce teen pregnancy and STDs, then dont vote for me, Mech said Tuesday.
Mech holds two doctorate degrees and runs the Happy/Fun Math Tutor company. Mechs website says hes focused on five main issues affecting the school board including: technology, innovation, equality, sex education, and secular values.
Mech acted in more than 100 adult films along with producing and directing them, but he says his former career has nothing to do with his current career as a math tutor, or the career he hopes to have soon.
Despite his title as ‘porn star’, he says he still is a good role model – it just depends on your definition of the word.
If youre going to use the role model argument, youd also have to fire teachers who are overweight, teachers who dont eat proper nutrition, Mech said. We know tobacco use is associated with many different diseases; are we going to fire all teachers who smoke
Along with another candidate, John Michael Hartman, Mech is challenging incumbent board member Karen Brill. Brill made headlines earlier this year with a short-lived proposal to enforce a dress code for parents on school property.
Mech was in the news last year after he sued the school district after signs for his tutoring business were removed from schools.
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