National Teacher Union Training Members to Promote LGBT Ideology, Parents Group Says

The National Education Association wants students to become social justice advocates instead of learning facts and skills, according to Defending Education.

Third grade literacy instructor Katelyn Battinelli, speaks with students at Stark Elementary School in Stamford, Conn., on March 10, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

The nation’s largest teacher union is planning a workshop on “Advancing LGBTQ+Justice,” prompting criticism from a conservative national parent group that obtained the training handouts and released them to the public ahead of the session.

The National Education Association’s (NEA’s) next Focus Academy session is planned for Dec. 2–4. Participants will “develop a toolset of tactics for dismantling systems of privilege and oppression as it relates to LGBTQ+ educators and students,” the union’s website says.