Federal Funds Fuel Planned Parenthood’s Radical Push Into Schools

Planned Parenthood’s entry into Pennsylvania school board elections is being met with fierce opposition. Critics argue that a nonprofit heavily funded by federal subsidies has no place influencing decisions about children’s education.

The group’s endorsements aim to normalize explicit sexual education and controversial medical interventions for minors, including hormone treatments. Parents are alarmed by the organization’s push to sideline families in favor of its own ideological agenda.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration has strengthened Planned Parenthood’s influence in Pennsylvania. Early in his term, Shapiro met with the group to discuss expanding abortion access. Lindsey Mauldin, his deputy chief of staff, previously worked for Planned Parenthood, further entwining the nonprofit with state leadership.

Tina Descovich of Moms for Liberty called Planned Parenthood’s involvement in school board elections “dangerous and inappropriate.” She added, “Federal funds should not be used to undermine parents and push radical ideas onto children.”

Planned Parenthood’s training programs for teachers are another point of contention. The organization boasts of training hundreds of educators on gender ideology and other controversial topics, which opponents say are designed to indoctrinate children under the guise of inclusivity.

As parents and conservative groups push back, the growing influence of federally subsidized nonprofits like Planned Parenthood raises serious concerns about the future of education and the proper role of advocacy organizations in public schools.

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