Warren County’s Moms for Liberty holds first information meeting

An enthusiastic and confident Leslie Mathews — founder of the Warren County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a national organization designed to improve public schools through increased parental involvement — held her first information meeting Sunday, February 19, at the Public Safety Building in Front Royal.

Mathews is confident that she accomplished her goal at the first meeting of making parents aware of what local public schools must do to improve.

Before an enthusiastic audience, Mathews spoke for 30 minutes and answered questions for an hour on the mission of Moms for Liberty and how the group has multiplied in two years from one chapter in one state (Florida) in 2021 to almost 200 chapters in 37 states today.

In her presentation, Mathews stressed the importance of parents becoming more aware of local public schools’ curriculum, discipline, and budget problems.

She also emphasized the importance of parents exercising their God-given “parental rights” to solve those problems.

One of the first things she wants her chapter to determine is why 23 percent of school-aged children in Warren County — almost one in four — are not attending public schools.

Mathews said repeatedly she wants to ensure that local tax dollars spent on public education are spent wisely.

It was pointed out during her presentation that local taxpayers spent $81 million to educate 5,000 students last fiscal year — an average of $16,200 per student per year.

Also, classroom teacher salaries last year ranged from $45,900 to $67,624 — compared to $115,000, the average salary paid to 34 administrators.

The 34 administrators — making an average of $115,000 — consisted of one superintendent, two assistant superintendents, nineteen principals, and assistant principals, two high school athletic directors, and ten directors and supervisors of various departments.

Total classroom salaries last year comprised only 32 percent of the $81 million spent on public education.

The next meeting of Warren County’s Moms for Liberty will be held Sunday, April 2nd, at 3:00 pm in the Public Safety Building meeting room.

Watch the Moms for Liberty meeting on this exclusive Royal Examiner video.