Jane Araf

Moms for Liberty came to be at the height of the pandemic when parents were really frustrated with masking policies, with school closures. And it was also a time where there were a heightened amount of threats of violence against school board members.

Moms for Liberty came to be at the height of the pandemic when parents were really frustrated with masking policies, with school closures. And it was also a time where there were a heightened amount of threats of violence against school board members.

And so this group has also framed the FBI's previous investigations into those types of violent threats against school board members as a politically motivated campaign to silence parents and organizations like theirs.

And so this group has also framed the FBI's previous investigations into those types of violent threats against school board members as a politically motivated campaign to silence parents and organizations like theirs.

And so this group has also framed the FBI's previous investigations into those types of violent threats against school board members as a politically motivated campaign to silence parents and organizations like theirs.

But things are very different now. There were representatives from Moms for Liberty in the White House when the president signed an executive order that aims at eliminating the Department of Education, another executive order that banned transgender athletes from playing on women's and girls' sports teams. And they endorsed an announcement from the Department of Education recently that

But things are very different now. There were representatives from Moms for Liberty in the White House when the president signed an executive order that aims at eliminating the Department of Education, another executive order that banned transgender athletes from playing on women's and girls' sports teams. And they endorsed an announcement from the Department of Education recently that

But things are very different now. There were representatives from Moms for Liberty in the White House when the president signed an executive order that aims at eliminating the Department of Education, another executive order that banned transgender athletes from playing on women's and girls' sports teams. And they endorsed an announcement from the Department of Education recently that

announcing the NDEI portal. And that's a portal where pretty much anyone in your community or beyond can go on this website and report educators if they see instances of diversity, equity, inclusion lessons in the school. And this is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to just root it out.

announcing the NDEI portal. And that's a portal where pretty much anyone in your community or beyond can go on this website and report educators if they see instances of diversity, equity, inclusion lessons in the school. And this is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to just root it out.

announcing the NDEI portal. And that's a portal where pretty much anyone in your community or beyond can go on this website and report educators if they see instances of diversity, equity, inclusion lessons in the school. And this is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to just root it out.

You know, they've threatened federal funding to schools that they think are doing these types of programs.

You know, they've threatened federal funding to schools that they think are doing these types of programs.

You know, they've threatened federal funding to schools that they think are doing these types of programs.

Yeah. I mean, when I was speaking to a teacher who was afraid of the NDEI portal that I just mentioned, she found out about it and she thought, oh, my gosh. What if I get reported? And what are the consequences? Does it mean I just lose, you know, I can't teach anymore? Will I lose my job? And so she found herself censoring herself in her social studies class where she teaches history.

Yeah. I mean, when I was speaking to a teacher who was afraid of the NDEI portal that I just mentioned, she found out about it and she thought, oh, my gosh. What if I get reported? And what are the consequences? Does it mean I just lose, you know, I can't teach anymore? Will I lose my job? And so she found herself censoring herself in her social studies class where she teaches history.

Yeah. I mean, when I was speaking to a teacher who was afraid of the NDEI portal that I just mentioned, she found out about it and she thought, oh, my gosh. What if I get reported? And what are the consequences? Does it mean I just lose, you know, I can't teach anymore? Will I lose my job? And so she found herself censoring herself in her social studies class where she teaches history.

And so when her kids started making connections or saying things that might be not positive about the administration, she would just shut it down.

And so when her kids started making connections or saying things that might be not positive about the administration, she would just shut it down.

And so when her kids started making connections or saying things that might be not positive about the administration, she would just shut it down.