Moms for Liberty Alert: Bedford City – Thursday, September 3, 2026 [ab8eddc1]

Moms for Liberty

Joyful Warriors • Local Action Alert

📅 Thursday, September 3, 2026 to Calendar

Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Bedford City. We found 4 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.

🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8)

Federal Grants with Ideological Strings Attached

📅 2026-09-03

The district’s budget (Item 6.02) accepts over $270,000 from federal Title IV (‘Stronger Connections’) and Title II (‘Improving Teacher Quality’) grants. These funds often require the district to implement specific SEL, DEI, or ‘school climate’ programs and training, pushing a federal agenda into our local classrooms.

Recommended Action Plan

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact Treasurer Taylor Friedrich. ‘Regarding the FY27 appropriations (Item 6.02), what are the specific programmatic requirements for the Title IV/Stronger Connections and Title II/Improving Teacher Quality grants? Parents have a right to know what ideological programs this federal money is buying.’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: $270,439 (Federal Strings Attached)

⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 7)

Secret Settlement with Teachers’ Union

📅 2026-09-03

The Board is voting on a ‘Settlement Agreement’ with the teachers’ union (Item 7.01), but the details are hidden from the public in ‘Executive Content.’ This prevents parents and taxpayers from knowing what concessions or payments are being made with their money before the vote.

Recommended Action Plan

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Call Board President Eva Boyington at (440) 439-1500: ‘Parents deserve to know the terms of the settlement agreement in Item 7.01 before the Board votes. Do not approve secret deals with the teachers’ union using our tax dollars.’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed

⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6)

SEL Curriculum Embedded in District Goals

📅 2026-09-03

The district’s new ‘One Plan’ (Item 2.01) explicitly states that improving student relationships will be measured through ‘SEL curriculum and surveys.’ This formally embeds Social Emotional Learning into the district’s core mission, opening the door for subjective, non-academic programming and student data collection.

Recommended Action Plan

OPT-OUT ALERT: Contact Superintendent Cassandra Johnson. ‘Regarding Goal 2 in the One Plan, what specific SEL curriculum and surveys will be used? Please provide the parental notification and opt-out forms for any such surveys before they are administered.’

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Student Data & Privacy

👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5)

Vague Title — Manual Review Required

📅 2026-09-03

The district is approving an agreement to place university social work students in schools for ‘field experience’ (Item 5.01). These programs can introduce school-based mental health services and ideological frameworks that bypass parental oversight, but the details are in an attachment that must be manually reviewed.

Recommended Action Plan

INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘Exhibit HR-1’ attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm the scope of this social work program and what student interactions are permitted without parental consent.

💰 Taxpayer Impact: Bypassing Parental Consent

District Leadership

Superintendent	Cassandra Johnson
Treasurer	Taylor Friedrich
Board President	Eva Boyington
Address	475 Northfield Rd, Bedford, OH 44146 (440) 439-1500

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