Moms for Liberty Renews Fight Against School Lessons on Empathy, Compassion

For example, they could pressure students to use a classmate's preferred pronouns.


Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice speaks to an in-person and online audience on Jan. 8, 2025, at a small recording studio near Nashville, Tennessee, as part of the organization’s new national training program for parents on monthly education topics. The first session was about social and emotional learning. (Marta W. Aldrich / Chalkbeat)

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