Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights activist group, held the first of two school board candidate forums on Hamilton County Schools’ grounds Monday evening.
Monday’s event took place at Red Bank High School and featured candidates vying for seats on the Hamilton County Schools Board of Education in Districts 3, 6, 8 and 11.
School board member Joe Smith, R-Hixson, began the forum with a prayer. He asked for wisdom, patience and understanding during the course of the debates.
Moms for Liberty then asked candidates questions submitted by community members, and each candidate had two minutes to respond.
“(Moms for Liberty) was started less than two years ago, January 2021, by a couple of moms that were involved in their school boards,” Moms for Liberty Hamilton County Chapter Chairwoman Brandy Howard said at the forum. “And they recognized there’s this disconnect between what parents want and expect for their children in public education, and what’s actually happening. Unfortunately, community members, parents, have disengaged too much, and left room for bureaucrats, unions, folks, that don’t necessarily have your children’s best interests in mind.”