What have we done?

2023

Legistlation:

• Joined the state M4L legislative committee.  Tracking parental rights and education related bills.
• Attended Legislation Day in Tallahassee - April 18th.  Met with Rep Griff Griffiths and Sen Jay Trumbull. 
• Met with our representatives during the month of July to cover new legislative priorities!

Reviews: 

• Exposed 4 books in Bay County schools with sexually explicit material.  Stood up and read excerpts of Ace of Spades when the book was appealed by Bay High School. The school board voted to uphold the finding of the challenge committee to repeal the book.  One book remains, Bitterblue by Kristen Cashore.  Parents can request to opt out of any book here: https://www.bay.k12.fl.us/Parent-Bill-of-Rights  If you need help with this process, let us know. 
• Participated in the Math and Social Studies curriculum review for Bay District Schools.  The new math books met the state criteria.  Read the social studies review here: https://www.momsforliberty.org/media/files/files/954cb0f7/social-studies-review.pdf 

School Board: 

• Attended Bay District Schools and Bay Haven school board meetings. 

Events:

• Aug 5th Brave Books story hour

Promoted:

• Supporting efforts to hire more qualified teachers in Bay County.  Supports pay raises and teacher education. 
• School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC).  We attend the quarterly meetings and support increased parental involvement.
• Mentoring.  We support increased mentoring to help students stay on track to learn. 5 of our members are active mentors.

Exposed: 

• Students are moving to the next grade without meeting Florida grade standards.  Students are now 2-3 years behind grade level. 
• Last year there were 2 schools in Comprehensive Support & Improvement (CS&I) status.  (Cedar Grove Elementary was a Tier 1.) This year there are 7 schools in CS&I status.  (Tier 1. Lucille Moore, M. Cherry St, Parker Elementary, Rutherford 6-12, Waller Elementary) (Tier 2. Callaway Elementary, Cedar Grove Elementary.)

Guest Speakers:  

Helen Holmes - Home school coordinator in Bay County, FL

Tho Bishop - Mises Institute and Chairman of the Bay County Republican Party

Michael Sabo - Principal of Covenant Christian School

2022

Chapter established in Bay County FL May 2022!

Reviews: 

• Read the sex education curriculum and it meets state guidelines for biological health instruction. Don't take our word for it. You can review it yourself!  Instructions: https://www.bay.k12.fl.us/Health-Education 
• Read the Mental Health curriculum (Life Skills) for Bay District Schools and are concerned that they go beyond teaching resilience and coping to group therapy of kids without parents present or knowing the curriculum. See our review here: https://www.momsforliberty.org/files/2965/

School Board: 

• Attended Bay District Schools and Bay Haven school board meetings. 
• Sponsored the Candidate Debate between Francis Gordon and Ann Leonard.    

Events:

• Hosted the Madison meetup book club
• 4th of July booth at the Lynn Haven Freedom Festival and parade
• Hosted Active Shooter training administered by Bay County Sheriff's department

Promoted:

• Mentors - Five members are now active mentors at Bay District schools and are helping to spread the word to get more mentors from the community. 
• Safety - Heard from Sheriff Ford on the Guardian program 
• Turning Point USA High school chapters: https://www.tpusa.com/highschoolresources 

Exposed: 

• GSA (Gender Sexuality alliance) /Spectrum clubs are allowed by law and are in several Bay County schools.  They were listed on the website without a description except for one school. They are now listed clearly with a description on the websites under clubs.
• School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC). We have chapter members now leading the SHAC and are active in their school SACs and PTOs.   We support parents and community members joining the SHAC and their child's school SACs!  
• LGBTQ Jesus in a chemistry classroom was brought to our attention. We encouraged parents to talk to the Principal of the school and we brought it to the attention of the school board and superintendent.  The picture was removed.
• Teachers encouraging pronouns in middle and high schools was brought to our attention.  We encouraged parents to talk to the Principal of the school and we brought it to the attention of the school board and superintendent.  

Guest Speakers:  

School board candidates:  Steve Moss, Chris Moore, Ann Leonard and Francis Gordon.  (We did not endorse candidates during this schoolboard race.)

Bailey Minich - Turning Point USA.

Stacey Legg - Elevate Bay mentor program 

Sheriff Tommy Ford - Guardian Program

Issues 2023

Sex Education.  We are for parental rights in education and against indoctrination.  We actually had a member of our group review the Bay County sex education curriculum and are happy to report that is does not contain gender ideologies or porn, two topics we feel are dangerous to our kids. It does not say abortion is a form of contraception.  It does contain age appropriate biology, anatomy, genetics, and health (to include STD) awareness. Parents are allowed to opt out of sex education for their child so they can address it at home, church or whereever they choose. So our chapter is happy with the current curriculum and parental choice.  

Cell Phones.  We brought up the issue of cell phones in the classroom.  In 2021-2022 there were 3 cases of students missuse of cell phones that made it to the news.  In 2022 one middle school has made a stricter cell phone use policy to reduce distractions in the classroom and to stop the use of phones in bullying and instigating fights.  In 2023 with the help of the changes in Florida law, the Florida DOE enacted stricker cell phone restrictions.

School Safety.  In 2019 and 2020 many changes took place on how Florida schools addressed school shootings and school safety in general.  Have these changes been made in all of the schools? Have the buildings been secured and armed personnel in place?   In 2022 we had Sheriff Ford speak at our meeting and we asked many times at the school boards for updates.  In 2023 additional funding was put in the budget for School Safety and District Safety Officers.

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Our founders are Tiffany and Tina, moms on a mission to stoke the fires of liberty.  As former school board members, they witnessed how short-sighted and destructive policies directly hurt children and families. Now they are using their first-hand knowledge and experience to unite parents who are ready to fight those that stand in the way of liberty. 

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