Emma Epperly (@emmaepperly.bsky.social)

A Republican homeschooling mom came to love her public schools. Now she’s fighting other conservatives she thinks will destroy them KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — Moms answer other moms, especially when it involves their children and schools. Yet here it was, Election Day in the parking lot of Lakeland High School in North Idaho and Suzanne Gallus — a hyperorganized Republican mom who once homeschooled her seven children and is now a public-school advocate and school board campaign operative — was staring at her phone. Stunned. “Nobody’s responding,” she said, pacing in a teal puffer on the chilly November day. “I’m sending texts to these parents, right? Like ‘Hey, Tina, don’t forget to vote today.’ I sent 10 of those texts and nothing. https://hechingerreport.org/a-republican-homeschooling-mom-came-to-love-her-public-schools-now-shes-fighting-other-conservatives-she-thinks-will-destroy-them/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social