LINCOLN- In little more than a year, the Protect Nebraska Children Coalition has grown from a handful of worried parents and grandparents to a conservative political player in Nebraska with a Facebook page with more than 22,000 followers.

The coalition notched a victory when its relentless opposition purred the Nebraska State Board of Education to indefinitely postpone the adoption of optional school health education standards.

Another big win came in May when four conservative candidates for the state board sailed comfortably through the primary.

Nebraska’s debate resembles similar, often partisan battles across the nation over what material is appropriate for school-age children. In some cases, such as the Virginia governor’s race, those fights may have been significant factors in elections.

But the founders of the PNC Coalition say they didn’t expect they would be playing a key role in Nebraska’s 2022 elections. Nor did they dream their group would get so big.

“We had no idea that within a month we would have 400 people at a State Board of Education meeting and we would have over 11,000 people on a Facebook group,” said Sue Greenwald, a retired pediatrician from Kearney who helped found the coalition.

The group certainly is playing a hand in local elections and statewide elections, we will see to what extent on November 8th.

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