RUSH TRANSCRIPT As we ░░░░░░░░ been reporting school boards ░░░░░░░░ become flash points in ░░░░░░░░ culture wars gripping the ░░░░░░░░ with angry parents facing ░░░░░░░░ over everything from Critical ░░░░░░░░ Theory to mask mandates ░░░░░░░░ m going to tell ░░░░░░░░ that your time is ░░░░░░░░ The people of this ░░░░░░░░ and this district are ░░░░░░░░ up and you have ░░░░░░░░ a sleeping beast Maybe ░░░░░░░░ reason why we have ░░░░░░░░ in the hospitals all ░░░░░░░░ mask wearing Did we ░░░░░░░░ think of that Did ░░░░░░░░ ever think of that ░░░░░░░░ don t care about ░░░░░░░░ children As a matter ░░░░░░░░ fact they hate them ░░░░░░░░ hate your kids They ░░░░░░░░ my kids They hate ░░░░░░░░ kids they hate my ░░░░░░░░ Get it What was ░░░░░░░░ a scattershot operation is ░░░░░░░░ much more organized One ░░░░░░░░ is a group Moms ░░░░░░░░ Liberty According to its ░░░░░░░░ the group welcomes all ░░░░░░░░ have a desire to ░░░░░░░░ up for parental rights ░░░░░░░░ all levels of government ░░░░░░░░ it started in brevard ░░░░░░░░ Florida but its chapters ░░░░░░░░ spread nationwide CNN s ░░░░░░░░ aleila Santiago tak closer ░░░░░░░░ Paper and cloth masks ░░░░░░░░ not work Parents beware ░░░░░░░░ terms like social justice ░░░░░░░░ and inclusion If they ░░░░░░░░ our input we will ░░░░░░░░ them out reporter at ░░░░░░░░ and school board meetings ░░░░░░░░ the country heated debates ░░░░░░░░ everything from masks to ░░░░░░░░ Race Theory to book ░░░░░░░░ are being hashed out ░░░░░░░░ think Covid has allowed ░░░░░░░░ of America to see ░░░░░░░░ the education curtain reporter ░░░░░░░░ out one of the ░░░░░░░░ forces behind many of ░░░░░░░░ debates stems from a ░░░░░░░░ founded by these two ░░░░░░░░ moms Tiffany justice and ░░░░░░░░ deskovic They launched Moms ░░░░░░░░ Liberty in January a ░░░░░░░░ they say is designed ░░░░░░░░ fight for parental rights ░░░░░░░░ schools and in government ░░░░░░░░ just thought we could ░░░░░░░░ the skills that we ░░░░░░░░ learned and the inside ░░░░░░░░ we had learned about ░░░░░░░░ public education system to ░░░░░░░░ parents advocate more effectively ░░░░░░░░ the Founders say the ░░░░░░░░ is conservative but non ░░░░░░░░ Yet many of the ░░░░░░░░ they re fighting for ░░░░░░░░ with beliefs of Republican ░░░░░░░░ like Florida governor Ron ░░░░░░░░ including eliminating mask mandates ░░░░░░░░ schools I don t ░░░░░░░░ they 520 counties and ░░░░░░░░ looked at schools that ░░░░░░░░ mask mandates and didn ░░░░░░░░ and it showed that ░░░░░░░░ masks did work There ░░░░░░░░ multiple studies that show ░░░░░░░░ Happy to let you ░░░░░░░░ at them if you ░░░░░░░░ They re right here ░░░░░░░░ when Moms for Liberty ░░░░░░░░ going into the school ░░░░░░░░ meetings to voice their ░░░░░░░░ and citing things like ░░░░░░░░ don t work Because ░░░░░░░░ don t That s ░░░░░░░░ what the science shows ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ to disagree with you ░░░░░░░░ that Masks don t ░░░░░░░░ transmission But later deskovic ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge certain masks do ░░░░░░░░ to a degree We ░░░░░░░░ know N95 masks do ░░░░░░░░ a level of protection ░░░░░░░░ CDC study in Arizona ░░░░░░░░ schools without mask mandates ░░░░░░░░ about 3 1 2 ░░░░░░░░ more likely to have ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 outbreak over ░░░░░░░░ with a mask mandate ░░░░░░░░ big concern for Moms ░░░░░░░░ Liberty Critical Race Theory ░░░░░░░░ concept typically taught in ░░░░░░░░ school that seeks to ░░░░░░░░ and address inequality and ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ Moms for Liberty New ░░░░░░░░ chapter offering a 500 ░░░░░░░░ for anyone who turns ░░░░░░░░ a teacher using CRT ░░░░░░░░ the classroom The governor ░░░░░░░░ New Hampshire signed a ░░░░░░░░ in June banning CRT ░░░░░░░░ the k through 12 ░░░░░░░░ You support or do ░░░░░░░░ support the 500 reward ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ best way to handle ░░░░░░░░ situation Personally probably not ░░░░░░░░ but ultimately they say ░░░░░░░░ stand by the moms ░░░░░░░░ against CRT Where is ░░░░░░░░ actually being taught Mecklenburg ░░░░░░░░ Carolina Yeah I hear ░░░░░░░░ the news all the ░░░░░░░░ it s not being ░░░░░░░░ it s not in ░░░░░░░░ through 12 schools I ░░░░░░░░ a hard time finding ░░░░░░░░ Did you I ll ░░░░░░░░ you after this interview ░░░░░░░░ did follow up after ░░░░░░░░ interview They told us ░░░░░░░░ d get back to ░░░░░░░░ today We re still ░░░░░░░░ But in a statement ░░░░░░░░ CNN the CEO of ░░░░░░░░ mecklenburg schools told us ░░░░░░░░ schools do not teach ░░░░░░░░ do not promote a ░░░░░░░░ of Critical Race Theory ░░░░░░░░ name is tiffany justice ░░░░░░░░ I represent Moms for ░░░░░░░░ So what is Moms ░░░░░░░░ Liberty s goal A ░░░░░░░░ in every school district ░░░░░░░░ up at every school ░░░░░░░░ meeting across the country ░░░░░░░░ in 11 short months ░░░░░░░░ re on their way ░░░░░░░░ say they re now ░░░░░░░░ in more than 30 ░░░░░░░░ with 160 chapters mobilizing ░░░░░░░░ 000 plus members Do ░░░░░░░░ consider your organization a ░░░░░░░░ to be reckoned with ░░░░░░░░ the next election Yes ░░░░░░░░ reporter would you consider ░░░░░░░░ a political machine No ░░░░░░░░ as for funding they ░░░░░░░░ tell you t shirt ░░░░░░░░ At this point it ░░░░░░░░ about half of our ░░░░░░░░ reporter and small donations ░░░░░░░░ their organization is so ░░░░░░░░ tax records still are ░░░░░░░░ available It s truly ░░░░░░░░ organic word of mouth ░░░░░░░░ some gentle marketing with ░░░░░░░░ t shirts reporter but ░░░░░░░░ of mouth will only ░░░░░░░░ you so far I ░░░░░░░░ this does take money ░░░░░░░░ does the money come ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ re spending money on ░░░░░░░░ you tell me You ░░░░░░░░ saying this takes money ░░░░░░░░ re telling you that ░░░░░░░░ is word of mouth ░░░░░░░░ to meet the financial ░░░░░░░░ the organization has been ░░░░░░░░ about its need to ░░░░░░░░ money They ve established ░░░░░░░░ political action committees and ░░░░░░░░ one of their major ░░░░░░░░ raising events sponsors included ░░░░░░░░ Republicans running for office ░░░░░░░░ they insist they re ░░░░░░░░ pushing the Republican agenda ░░░░░░░░ a parent agenda One ░░░░░░░░ s against mask and ░░░░░░░░ mandates as well as ░░░░░░░░ I liken it back ░░░░░░░░ the growth of the ░░░░░░░░ party movement reporter political ░░░░░░░░ paprika farro It is ░░░░░░░░ an organization like Moms ░░░░░░░░ Liberty could have an ░░░░░░░░ on the midterm elections ░░░░░░░░ even going into 2024 ░░░░░░░░ because it is encapsulateing ░░░░░░░░ very important demographic in ░░░░░░░░ electorate which you know ░░░░░░░░ women and mothers reporter ░░░░░░░░ our sklz a schools ░░░░░░░░ new group of parents ░░░░░░░░ Florida call Moms for ░░░░░░░░ a danger to democracy ░░░░░░░░ disinformation they have been ░░░░░░░░ out and the vitriol ░░░░░░░░ marginalized groups is a ░░░░░░░░ danger to society because ░░░░░░░░ need to we need ░░░░░░░░ work together reporter the ░░░░░░░░ for Liberty arguing they ░░░░░░░░ not alone it s ░░░░░░░░ entire movement of parents ░░░░░░░░ with eyes on Election ░░░░░░░░ 2022 is going to ░░░░░░░░ the year of the ░░░░░░░░ at the ballot box ░░░░░░░░ if legislators are watching ░░░░░░░░ hopefuls are watching this ░░░░░░░░ paying attention to parents ░░░░░░░░ and Anderson the Moms ░░░░░░░░ Liberty are now joining ░░░░░░░░ organizations They recently joined ░░░░░░░░ with a new organization ░░░░░░░░ of California that calls ░░░░░░░░ a coalition as they ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandates in California ░░░░░░░░ if the issues that ░░░░░░░░ raise are an indicator ░░░░░░░░ where the conservatives will ░░░░░░░░ their focus next I ░░░░░░░░ note