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Abbey Fischer on culture war over LGBTQ issues in schools

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

November 18, 2022

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Former Rice Lake Board of Education member Abbey Fischer discusses resigning from office in the wake of growing anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and community tumult over inclusive school policies and curricula.

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