Following leaked messages, NH House Republican education chair says she favors politically segregated schools [View all]

Hours after the release of private messages purportedly showing the Republican chair of a House education committee advocating for “segregated schools,” the lawmaker publicly said she supported separating schools by political party.

“Republicans have been self-segregating out of the leftist indoctrination centers for decades,” wrote Rep. Kristin Noble, the chair of the House Education Policy and Administration committee, apparently referring to public schools.

“If democrats had their own schools, and we had our own, families wouldn’t need to avail themselves of the wildly successful education freedom account program,” she added. “It’s a win / win proposition.”

Noble’s statement, released Wednesday, followed a report by the left-wing news site Granite Post exposing a pair of messages sent by a user labeled as “Kristin Noble,” who wrote: “when we have segregated schools we can add all the fun stuff lol.” .................................(more)

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-01-16/nh-house-gop-education-chair-favors-politically-segregated-schools