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FTC Tells ‘Woke’ Christian School To Rethink Speech-Freezing Code Of Conduct

Parents who spoke to The Federalist allege the policy is meant to silence critics of the private school and its theological direction.

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The nation’s leading consumer protection agency has entered the battle between a Nashville college preparatory school and parents who claim Lipscomb Academy has not only gone “woke” but is silencing speech. 

In a letter obtained by The Federalist, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson encourages the private school’s leadership to rethink its new code of conduct, which prohibits parents, students, and staff from publicly “disparaging” the school or actions taken by its leadership.

“Families violate confidentiality requirements if they … Publicly speculate or criticize personnel decisions or school matters,” the code of conduct states.

Lipscomb rolled out the new code after The Federalist sought comment on claims from parents about the Christian school’s direction. Academy parents and others have accused Head of School Brad Schultz and other administrators of leading the Church of Christ-affiliated school leftward.

“Reporting indicates that Lipscomb Academy is requiring, through its Code of Conduct, consumers to agree not to, among other things, publicly criticize personnel decisions or school matters,” the FTC’s Ferguson wrote in the letter, obtained from the commission via The Federalist’s request. 

“I encourage you to conduct a comprehensive review of your form contracts — including any Code of Conduct — to ensure that they comply with the CRFA,” the chairman advised Schultz in the letter. He copied Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. The AG’s office declined to comment for this story. 

CRFA is the Consumer Review Fairness Act, a 2016 law aimed at protecting consumers’ ability to “share their........

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