I Refuse to Be Told What to Do Facebook Posts Show a Conservative School Member Rejecting Extremism

In the article "I Refuse to Be Told What to Do," Jeremy Schwartz chronicles the unexpected political evolution of Courtney Gore, a conservative school board member from Hood County, Texas. Initially, Gore appeared to embody the far-right movement targeting local education with hardline stances on race, gender, and allegations of left-wing indoctrination. After winning a seat on the Granbury Independent School District board, she supported efforts to remove LGBTQ+ themed books from school libraries, reflecting the extreme views she once championed.