Bullying. Fear Mongering. Harassment. Lies. Misinformation: Oh… That’s Just the ‘Adults’ Running for Local School Board in Erie County

Moms for Liberty (Erie County) recently sunk to a new low and posted a picture of a minor transgender student across the internet in an attempt to push their anti-trans agenda into the Orchard Park School Board race this week.

Now, the candidates in Orchard Park (Ibarra, Barlette and Wellington) have adopted a new last-minute campaign slogan and taken on a new top campaign priority… Harassing LGBTQ kids on social media.Image
Supporters of Ibarra, Bartlette and Wellington’s campaign for school board, spent the better half of last weekend bullying and harassing LGBTQ kids on their student organization’s Facebook page…Image
In Springville, Kaitlyn Ziemba checks all the M4L boxes according to this letter to the editor in the Springville Journal
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Here is her transphobic campaign manager / boyfriend getting schooled at a recent candidate night in Springville

In Williamsville @LoveMayorDeb & her friends at ‘Williamsville Students First’ (Remember them from the trouncing they took in last year’s school board elections?) are taking a slightly different approach, falsely attacking candidate Mark Manna about his time on the town board.Image
One would think an elected Mayor would know NYS pays for DEI training, but then again, that’s why she will soon be the “former mayor” of Williamsville. #IfYouDontAlreadyKnowShesReallyDumb
Mark’s record on diversity speaks for itselfImageImage
The facts are pretty clear. These candidates and groups are desperate to inject their Christian Nationalist agendas into public schools.Stop them where you can!

Vote May 16thImage

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