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“It’s something that can be really dangerous for our communities, if people don’t pay attention.”

“Pennsylvania has really become an increasingly large focal point for extremism, and many school board members are running simply to inflict a political agenda on kids and our communities,” said Susan Spicka, executive director of Education Voters of PA. And even in local board contests where partisanship typically doesn’t play a major role, slates of candidates have formed to highlight sharp ideological and political differences. A Bucks County venture capitalist who dumped half-a-million dollars into the 2021 school board races is preparing to pour unknown sums into this year’s contests. Leaders in Moms for Liberty, a group that has advocated for book bans and against mask requirements in schools, are pursuing school board seats in counties across Pennsylvania. Conservative activists are banding together in groups such as Moms for Liberty, while their opponents are coordinating - sometimes in bipartisan teams of Democrats and moderate Republicans - to beat back what they see as the rise of extremism.īoth of these factions agree there’s too much at stake to look away from these once-sleepy contests during the upcoming May 16 primary and the general election later this year. The movement has injected unusual energy into what are typically quiet, off-year elections. So now, as a new round of school board elections approaches, activists are making another run for these seats in hopes of claiming majorities and agenda-setting power in districts across Pennsylvania.

Watch Video: New report reveals hate crimes spike during president election cyclesĪ wave of right-wing parental rights activists won school board seats across Pennsylvania two years ago, some pushing forward with controversial policies centered on gender identity, race and political expression.īut in many places, these conservative members have still occupied a minority on their boards and were outvoted by their more moderate or left-leaning peers.

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