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From school boards to statehouses, conservative Moms for Liberty PUSH TO GROW INFLUENCE

By James Oliphant Last month, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds surrounded herself with members of the conservative parents-rights group Moms for Liberty when she signed a bill that outlawed transgender students from playing girls’ sports. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis invited a member of the group to stand alongside him weeks later as he signed a bill that allows parents more say in public school teaching materials. Just over a year ago, Moms for Liberty formed with a few parents upset...

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Teacher who TRIED TO FORCE STUDENT to write Pledge of Allegiance settles lawsuit for $90,000

By Marina Pitofsky A teacher who tried to force a student to write the Pledge of Allegiance settled a lawsuit with the former high schooler for $90,000.   American Atheists, the organization that represented the nonreligious student, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that the student‚Äôs 12th-grade sociology teacher at Klein Oak High School, located north of Houston, agreed to settle the case. The Texas Association of School Boards paid the settlement to...

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