![]() ![]() We’ve already seen this play out in Oregon, for example, in Newberg. Conservative candidates are running for school boards across the country on polarizing social issues. There are other efforts like this nationwide, of course. She also did not respond to requests for comment on what we’re doing right now. She also pressured leaders of the local public school district and later that superintendent canceled an elementary school’s field trips to the library. That effort failed, but she hasn’t stopped speaking out on the issue. Now, Edgerly spent months pressuring officials to segregate children’s books depicting queer people. Miller: How is this lead of candidates part of a broader movement of anti LGBTQ+ activism?Īuden Land: Well, one of these candidates, Cheyenne Edgerly, was a key figure in a controversy at the local public library. And he did not respond to requests for comment. Now you may recognize Iverson’s name because he’s married to a state lawmaker who is Republican House minority leader Vikki Breese-Iverson. ![]() The candidates are backed by a recently formed political action committee created by political consultant Brian Iverson. And for school board races in a small district of this size in a rural area, they’re very organized. Now online they say they oppose indoctrination in schools and that they want to “restore wholesome education.” It’s not clear what those terms mean right now, but at least one member of the slate has opposed school materials that discuss civil rights for people of color and LGBTQ people. Miller: So what’s happening right now with the Crook County school board?Īuden Land: Well, there’s a slate of three far right candidates running for control of this school board and they call themselves Crook County for Better Education. OPB’s Central Oregon reporter Joni Auden Land has been following these developments and joins me now in the studio. Now, one of the leaders of that effort is on a slate of candidates running for the Crook County School Board in the May 16th election. First, conservative activists put pressure on the public library to segregate books reflective of LGBTQ experiences. In Central Oregon’s Crook County, this national trend is playing out in some local institutions. That’s according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Note: The following transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer.ĭave Miller: More than 450 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights have been introduced in state legislatures this year, including in Oregon. OPB’s Joni Auden Land spoke to LGBTQ+ residents of Crook County about what living through this political moment there is like. Now, one of the leaders of that effort is among a slate of candidates running for the Crook County school board in the May 16 election. Earlier this year, conservative activists put pressure on the Crook County public library to segregate books that depict LGBTQ+ experiences. ![]()
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