As some of the public may already know, elected Utah State Board Member (District 9) Natalie Cline is known for speaking out against the social change agendas being pushed on children through the public school system. 

Her platform draws attention from all sides of the political spectrum. Her detractors frequently complain to the USBE in the hopes of silencing Cline, which brings us to July 2023.  In July, State Board leadership, consisting of James Moss, Molly Hart, and Jennie Earl, opened an investigation of Cline based on complaints from the public and other board members who oppose Cline’s views—specifically, the complaints centered on her recent social media posts and alleged comments made at a Higher Ground presentation.

The Board’s own Internal Audit department’s preliminary analysis of the allegations showed no evidence of wrongdoing on Natalie’s part, but that didn’t stop the Board leadership from determining that there was still “merit” to the allegations, leading to leadership issuing a press release on July 13 that insinuated that Natalie had engaged in “harassment and discrimination” and characterized her words as “inflammatory, divisive, and unfair,” and then continued to investigate her in the hopes that some dirt would be dug up.