Grant Braaten

Staff writers for The Lion cover a wide range of issues facing American families and culture, especially related to the education of children and youth.

Culture, Public Education
San Francisco teachers given free rein to instruct children on gender ideology without parental involvement

Schools in San Francisco are instructing elementary teachers to weave LGBT content into their lessons throughout the school year, adding that “parental involvement” isn’t necessary.  The lengthy… Read More

December 15, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Baltimore teacher brags about indoctrinating students, mocks concerned taxpayers

A Baltimore-area middle school teacher has taken to TikTok to openly celebrate “indoctrinating” children while taunting the taxpayers who pay her salary. Alexa Sciuto, a Spanish teacher at… Read More

December 14, 2022
Public Education
Two more public school administrators arrested for lewd acts in separate incidents

Two public school administrators in different states have been arrested for lewd acts, adding to a spree of such crimes among school employees this year. Read More

December 9, 2022
Public Education
Students must use bathrooms of their biological sex, Florida school district decides in turnabout

A Florida school district is reversing its policy allowing students to choose bathrooms based on “gender identity” rather than their biological sex.  The Nov. 22 decision by… Read More

December 1, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Democracy, ‘fatphobia’ are symptoms of a white supremacy evident among evangelicals and even Zoom meetings, Biden official says

Democracy and “fatphobia” are both symptoms of a white supremacy that evangelical Christians embrace, according to a Biden official at the U.S. Department of Education. Kristina Ishmael… Read More

November 29, 2022