Moms for Liberty

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Moms for Liberty removes two Kentucky chapter leaders who posed with far-right Proud Boys

NEW YORK (AP) — Moms for Liberty says it has removed two Kentucky chapter chairs from leadership positions after the women posed in photos with members of the far-right group the Proud Boys, one of several controversies that the conservative “parental rights” nonprofit has fended off in its rise to national prominence in public education.

https://apnews.com/article/moms-for-liberty-proud-boys-kentucky-d073732a6bbf2a65e08dcc76bc53cf06?

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Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent’s $700,000 exit deal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania school board that banned books, Pride flags and transgender athletes slipped a last-minute item into their final meeting before leaving office, hastily awarding a $700,000 exit package to the superintendent who supported their agenda.

https://apnews.com/article/moms-for-liberty-pennsylvania-superintendent-fdd5dcecd0c8649bc73c09c76c769f17?

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Florida school board recommends ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal A Florida school board voted on Tuesday to recommend the resignation of one of its members because she is embroiled in the fallout of a sexual assault investigation into her husband, the Republican Party state chairman. The Sarasota County School Board cannot directly remove Bridget Ziegler from the panel but voted 4-1 Tuesday for a resolution requesting that she step down. Read more.

Why this matters: Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, is looking to expand efforts across the country and to other education posts in 2024. The effort is setting up a clash with teachers unions and others on the left who view the group as a toxic presence in public schools.   Bridget Ziegler specifically has long been active in conservative politics. She was a champion of the  Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed “Don’t Say Gay” law, which restricts the teaching of sexual and gender material in early school grades. Moms for Liberty, which she co-founded in 2021, aims to inject more conservative viewpoints in schools, restrict transgender rights, battle pandemic mask mandates and remove books they object to from school classrooms and libraries.   Critics say the Zieglers are displaying a high level of hypocrisy because their alleged sexual activities, including a planned sexual threesome, are completely at odds with the conservative views they push on others, particularly LGBTQ+ people. “The Zieglers have made a habit out of attacking anything they perceive as going against ‘family values,’ be it reproductive rights or the existence of LGBTQ+ Floridians,” state Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said in a statement. “The level of hypocrisy in this situation is stunning.”

Related coverage ➤ Florida’s Republican chair has denied a woman’s rape allegation in a case roiling state politics Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent’s $700,000 exit deal Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions

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Even Moms for Liberty Are Tired of Moms for Liberty

The last three members of the Lehigh County chapter of Moms for Liberty met on Tuesday at the Starbrite Diner in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/even-moms-for-liberty-are-tired-of-moms-for-liberty?

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Moms for Liberty work like a genteel Stasi, rooting out dangerous thought

The moms of Moms for “Liberty” are feeling a little touchy, put-upon, even diminished.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/02/12/moms-for-liberty-work-like-a-genteel-stazi-rooting-out-dangerous-thought/?

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GOP senators recommend Moms for Liberty co-founder for FL ethics job, despite group’s ‘extremism’

Republican lawmakers in a Senate hearing Monday recommended Tina Descovich, a Moms for Liberty co-founder whose group has been labeled “extremist,” for an appointment for the Florida Commission on Ethics. The full Senate must approve the executive appointment.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/02/26/gop-senators-recommend-moms-for-liberty-co-founder-for-fl-ethics-job-despite-groups-extremism/?