“I pledge to honor the fundamental rights of parents including, but not limited to the right to direct the education, medical care, and moral upbringing of their children. I pledge to advance policies that strengthen parental involvement and decision-making, increase transparency, defend against government overreach, and secure parental rights at all levels of government.” — Moms for Liberty’s Parent Pledge for candidates and elected officials
In recent weeks, Akron Board of Education President Carla Jackson and fellow school board candidate Cynthia Blake signed this parent pledge authored by Moms for Liberty, a national organization that opposes LGBTQ+ and racially inclusive school curriculum.
The organization has evolved from pushing back against COVID precautions to advocating for abolishing of the Department of Education, fighting against the “woke indoctrination” of students in public schools and banning books in school libraries…