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How the ideology of Moms for Liberty is transforming my school district
When my family made the pivotal decision to settle in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in the early 2000s, my parents had one objective: to provide my siblings and me with the best possible schooling. As immigrants from Nigeria, they understood the transformative role of education in the pursuit of the American dream. And they knew that the Central Bucks School District, a suburban district outside Philadelphia known for its academic excellence, would be a good fit for their children.
Regrettably, a shadow has settled over the education system in Bucks County. In a startling turn of events, the ideology of a special interest group known as Moms for Liberty has descended upon our community. And the group's national conference, which kicked off Thursday merely an hour away in Philadelphia, has become the center of a national ideological battle.
Two members of the school board, Debra Cannon and Lisa Sciscio, had been part of a private Moms for Liberty Facebook group, according to NBC News. "After they won, the national directors of Moms for Liberty congratulated the Bucks County chapter on Facebook for propelling 'parental rights' candidates into office that fall," writes Tyler Kinkade. (Cannon and Sciscio did not respond to previous NBC News requests.) Now the Central Bucks School District, in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District — a crucial swing district for both Democrats and Republicans — has witnessed a dramatic change in its educational landscape.
...According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, at least 61 books have been flagged for review across central Bucks County. Some of the books reviewed are “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George M. Johnson, among many others. The U.S. Education Department has also launched an investigation into Central Bucks for discriminatory behavior, even as it has ordered teachers to remove Pride flags and, according to advocates, punished staff members who speak out against anti-LGBTQ directives. (Superintendent Abe Lucabaugh said this “narrative” was “categorically false.” The district also commissioned its own investigation, which found no evidence of LGBTQ discrimination.) All those moves by the district are the antithesis to the First Amendment of the Constitution, which protects our freedom of speech.
Regrettably, a shadow has settled over the education system in Bucks County. In a startling turn of events, the ideology of a special interest group known as Moms for Liberty has descended upon our community. And the group's national conference, which kicked off Thursday merely an hour away in Philadelphia, has become the center of a national ideological battle.
Two members of the school board, Debra Cannon and Lisa Sciscio, had been part of a private Moms for Liberty Facebook group, according to NBC News. "After they won, the national directors of Moms for Liberty congratulated the Bucks County chapter on Facebook for propelling 'parental rights' candidates into office that fall," writes Tyler Kinkade. (Cannon and Sciscio did not respond to previous NBC News requests.) Now the Central Bucks School District, in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District — a crucial swing district for both Democrats and Republicans — has witnessed a dramatic change in its educational landscape.
...According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, at least 61 books have been flagged for review across central Bucks County. Some of the books reviewed are “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George M. Johnson, among many others. The U.S. Education Department has also launched an investigation into Central Bucks for discriminatory behavior, even as it has ordered teachers to remove Pride flags and, according to advocates, punished staff members who speak out against anti-LGBTQ directives. (Superintendent Abe Lucabaugh said this “narrative” was “categorically false.” The district also commissioned its own investigation, which found no evidence of LGBTQ discrimination.) All those moves by the district are the antithesis to the First Amendment of the Constitution, which protects our freedom of speech.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-loves-moms-for-liberty-and-pennsylvania-lgbtq-rcna91919
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