Republican leaders speak about school choice, parental rights, Title IX at RNC Moms for Liberty event
MILWAUKEE — Conservative organization Moms for Liberty hosted a Town Hall event Tuesday at the Republican National Convention to discuss school choice, parental rights and Title IX.
Moms for Liberty was founded in 2021 by former Florida school board members Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich to combat “woke indoctrination.” The group advocates for the abolition of the U.S. Department of Education and has worked to strip mentions of LGBTQ+ topics and structural racism from classrooms across the country.
Moms for Liberty members saw themselves in “a battle between good and evil,” Descovich said at the town hall Tuesday.
“The enemy wants to come between us and our children,” Descovich said, calling on the audience to fight to protect parental rights and their children.
The event featured prominent Republican figures including Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Johnson supports school choice, parental rights
Johnson advocated for school choice at the Moms for Liberty event, calling for education policy to return to state and local governments.
“I’m hoping that one result from Moms for Liberty is we start moving away from these massive, large schools, and we start moving more toward the old one-room school,” Johnson said.