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Republican Educator in Deep-Red Utah Raises Alarm About State’s Public Schools

Christina Boggess says first-hand experience on the Utah State Board of Education convinced her that public school reform is impossible.
Republican Educator in Deep-Red Utah Raises Alarm About State’s Public Schools
Flags fly at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Jan. 18, 2026. AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer, File
Alex Newman
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A Republican member of the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) took the unusual step to urge parents in a letter to withdraw their children from the state’s public school system, citing concerns over what she described as indoctrination and failed academics.

Christina Boggess, a representative on the Republican-dominated board, issued the message as part of a letter informing her supporters she won’t be running for reelection. Boggess says that in her opinion, the system no longer serves children or families in the state.

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Alex Newman is a freelance contributor to The Epoch Times. Newman is an award-winning international journalist, educator, author, and consultant who co-wrote the book “Crimes of the Educators: How Utopians Are Using Government Schools to Destroy America’s Children.” He writes for diverse publications in the United States and abroad.