Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline faces widespread rebuke and calls for resignation after being censured by both the board and the state legislature. Despite this, Cline affirms her plans to run for re-election, citing a desire to protect children from exploitation. Various officials, including Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and the Salt Lake City Council, have joined the chorus calling for Cline's resignation. Cline has been criticized for targeting a student online based on incorrect suspicions about the child's gender, leading to city council resolutions and demands for appeals.
After a vote to formally censure Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline last week in the Utah House of Representatives, a spontaneous standing ovation in support of the high school athlete allegedly targeted by Cline on social media. https://t.co/pESn3XkWR9
Utah state school board member Natalie Cline made her campaign announcement in a Facebook post, saying that she’s running to “protect children” against systems that “exploit” them “for political, sexual, social, environmental and economic agendas." https://t.co/JcBPWSiIbo
Defying calls for her to resign now, Utah state school board member Natalie Cline is instead running for reelection. https://t.co/JcBPWSiIbo
City council resolutions were passed across Utah when Board of Education member Natalie Cline targeted a student online based on incorrect suspicions about the child's gender. Cline says the resolutions are negatively impacting her and is demanding appeals https://t.co/u2WctSSRD5
NEW FROM ME: Utah gets a re-do on its social media law. But it’s doing the same thing https://t.co/51zCfXFb7b @RSI
Salt Lake County officials have joined the chorus of voices calling for the resignation of Utah Education Board member Natalie Cline amidst statewide criticism. @ArielleHarrison https://t.co/IcJSekhwFs
The Utah Legislature censured Natalie Cline last week; some say that action does not go far enough. @DebbieWorthen has the story. https://t.co/46b6BHSKJU
On the heels of Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline announcing her plans to run for reelection, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and the Salt Lake City Council have added their voices to the chorus calling for Cline's resignation. https://t.co/nb6jJxAFd7
Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline, who is currently censured by both the board and the state legislature, officially announced she's running for re-election. https://t.co/RcQ84fpXka
Natalie Cline affirms plans to vie for Utah school board seat despite widespread rebuke https://t.co/iME6q3bOla