{"id":1975637,"date":"2023-07-17T20:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T00:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-education-board-member-under-investigation-after-social-media-posts-about-schools-brainwashing-children\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T20:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T00:41:22","slug":"utah-education-board-member-under-investigation-after-social-media-posts-about-schools-brainwashing-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-education-board-member-under-investigation-after-social-media-posts-about-schools-brainwashing-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Education Board Member probed for criticizing schools&#8217; influence on children."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futah-education-board-member-under-investigation-after-social-media-posts-about-schools-brainwashing-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975637&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Utah Education Board \u200dMember\u200b Under\u200b Investigation\u200d for Controversial \u2064Social \u2062Media\u200c Posts<\/h2>\n<p>A member of\u200b Utah\u2019s \u2063state education\u200b board is currently\u200d under \u200dinvestigation \u200dfollowing a\u2064 series \u2064of provocative social \u2062media posts.\u2062 Natalie \u2064Cline,\u2062 an\u200d outspoken conservative, \u200chas been\u200d accused \u2063of accusing\u2063 schools of \u200b&#8221;grooming&#8221; \u200dand &#8220;brainwashing&#8221; \u2062children \u2062with gender\u200d ideology.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dboard\u200b is taking \u200cthis matter \u2063seriously and is looking into\u200b Cline&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-education-board-member-under-investigation-after-social-media-posts-about-schools-brainwashing-children\/\" title=\"Utah Education Board Member probed for criticizing schools' influence on children.\">recent\u2063 social \u2063media activity<\/a>, as well as\u200d a possible\u2062 violation \u200bof\u200d board \u2064bylaws due to a\u2062 presentation she gave at\u2063 a\u2064 library.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u200d  <\/p>\n<h3>Protecting \u2062Children \u2064from \u2064Inappropriate\u200b Material<\/h3>\n<p>  \u2064<\/p>\n<p>The Utah State \u2063Board \u2062of\u200d Education\u200c (USBE) firmly believes\u2063 that children must be \u2064protected from inappropriate \u200csexual \u2064material in the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-gov-newsom-announces-2b-plan-to-reopen-schools-by-spring\/\" title=\"Calif. Gov. Newsom announces B plan to reopen schools by spring\">school setting<\/a>.\u200c USBE \u2062leadership\u2063 strongly disapproves \u200dof\u2063 recent\u200d social\u2062 media \u200dstatements by one \u200bboard member that \u200dschools are \u200d&#8221;complicit \u200bin \u200bthe\u200c grooming of children \u200dfor \u200csex trafficking&#8221; \u200band\u2062 &#8220;brainwashing them \u200cinto queer, gender bending ideologies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2062 board\u200d quoted\u200d a \u2063Facebook \u2062post from \u200dCline, which\u200d included a promotional\u200d poster \u200dfor \u2063the movie \u200c&#8221;Sound of \u2063Freedom,&#8221;\u2063 a\u2062 film about a \u200cformer \u2063government\u200b agent&#8217;s fight against sex trafficking.\u2063 In her \u2064post, Cline\u200b claimed\u200d that \u2063schools were\u200d aiding\u2064 and abetting \u2062this\u200d evil practice by\u200d exposing \u2064children\u2064 to \u200bexplicit \u200dcontent and promoting \u2062queer \u2063and gender-bending \u200cideologies.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u200c important\u2062 to \u200dnote \u2062that \u200ball \u2062of Cline&#8217;s \u2062posts\u2064 include the \u200cDisclaimer \u200c&#8221;Not\u2062 official USBE\u200c Board position,&#8221; as instructed by \u200cthe\u200b board.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dstate \u2064education\u200c board\u2064 has condemned \u200cCline&#8217;s comments \u200das &#8220;inflammatory&#8221; \u2064and \u200dunfair\u2062 to \u200bUtah&#8217;s teachers, who prioritize\u200c the \u2062well-being\u200b of their students. They also emphasized their commitment \u2064to preventing \u2063harassment or \u2062discrimination\u200c based \u2064on\u200d sexual orientation, \u200cas mandated by \u2062Utah \u2064law.<\/p>\n<p>Cline \u2062has \u2063been\u200b a\u200b board member\u2062 since \u200b2020 and\u200c has consistently\u2062 made \u2063controversial remarks that\u2062 have \u2062sparked \u200dcriticism. \u2062She \u2062recently \u200cgave \u2064a \u200dpresentation at a \u2064local \u200clibrary, \u200cwhere \u2062she criticized schools for using Title\u2063 IX to \u2063push an \u2062LGBT agenda. \u200dDuring \u200bthe\u2062 presentation,\u2064 she\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-member-claims-to-be-victim-of-homophobic-vandalism-no-one-will-provide-the-police-report\/\" title=\"School Board Member Claims To Be Victim Of Homophobic Vandalism. No One Will Provide The Police Report.\">allegedly made<\/a>\u200c a comment questioning\u200b the\u2064 gender\u200b identity \u200bof\u2062 a \u200dstaff\u200d member, raising \u2063concerns about their ability\u200b to advocate effectively \u2064for families.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u200dpast,\u2063 Cline\u200d has\u200d also\u200c faced backlash \u2063for \u200blabeling\u200d Black Lives Matter \u200bas &#8220;indoctrination&#8221; and referring to \u200cLGBT \u2062students \u200cas\u2064 &#8220;gender-confused.&#8221; These\u2064 incidents\u2064 led\u200d to\u2063 a\u2063 petition \u2064calling for her\u2062 removal from\u200c the\u2063 state\u2062 education\u200d board.<\/p>\n<p>In \u20622021, Cline was reprimanded \u2063by\u200d the\u2064 board for criticizing \u200dan\u200d LGBT welcome \u2062sign \u200dat \u2064a \u2064Utah public\u2064 high \u2063school&#8217;s\u2063 seminary building, which is affiliated\u2062 with the\u2063 Church\u200b of \u200dLatter-day \u2063Saints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Cline \u200dexpressed\u2062 her\u200b frustration, stating,\u2063 &#8220;Time\u200b to make some\u200b phone\u200c calls.\u2062 The world is\u200c too much\u200d with\u200d us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the board&#8217;s letter of reprimand, \u200cthey\u200b highlighted Cline&#8217;s repeated\u2064 marginalization of the LGBT community\u200d and\u200c expressed concern about \u200bthe\u200b negative\u2064 impact her \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-pac-blasts-trump-for-fight-with-iowa-governor\/\" title=\"DeSantis PAC criticizes Trump over clash with Iowa governor.\">social media\u200d posts<\/a>\u2064 have on\u200b vulnerable \u2064students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah education board probes Natalie Cline, a conservative member, for social media posts accusing schools of &#8220;grooming&#8221; and &#8220;brainwashing&#8221; children with gender ideology. 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