Teachers' Union Webinar Sparks Indoctrination Fears

IFA / Fox News : Apr 15, 2026
Intercessors For America

When unions and educators openly frame classroom content around political activism tied to protests like May Day, it raises serious questions about the boundaries between education and activism.

[IFAPray.org] Lord, we lift up the children in our schools and ask for Your protection over their minds and hearts. Keep young students rooted in truth, guarded from any influence that leads them away from what is right and good in Your sight. (Image: Pexels)

As public trust in education continues to erode, a recent union-led webinar is adding fuel to growing fears about what children are being taught behind closed doors. The content of some teachers' union trainings is reigniting concerns that classrooms are becoming ground zero for political messaging aimed even at the youngest students.

From Fox News:

A recent webinar hosted by some of the top teachers' unions in the United States that pushed a curriculum focused on the upcoming May Day protests is prompting education experts and watchdogs to sound the alarm about alleged political indoctrination inside classrooms.

"'There's probably gonna be a lot worse things that Trump does, and so May Day is a dress rehearsal for maybe there's a random day in, you know, June that we all are, like, no work, no school, no shopping, because of something Pete just did, right?' Dave Stieber, a history teacher in Chicago Public Schools, said during the presentation. "So this is a continuation and a buildup of that."

"I did want to say I really encourage teachers of young children not to feel like this is stuff that's way beyond their students, not to be afraid of raising up social justice issues, including workers' rights, anti-racism, pro LGBT, LGBTQIA plus issues, immigration and immigrants rights," Kirstin Roberts, a pre-school teacher in Chicago Public Schools, says in the seminar.

This webinar reflects a troubling trend where public education is being used as a platform for ideological formation rather than academic instruction.

"The fact that they are targeting students as young as 3 years old with this anti-American propaganda should be criminal. The teachers unions will continue to use students as Marxist pawns until we have driven them out of our schools," Teacher Freedom Alliance CEO Ryan Walters told Fox News Digital.

When unions and educators openly frame classroom content around political activism tied to protests like May Day, it raises serious questions about the boundaries between education and activism.

The normalization of activism-focused curriculum also signals a broader cultural shift. Rather than teaching students how to think critically and engage truthfully with history and civics, the emphasis is on mobilization and participation in predetermined causes. This clearly blurs the line between instruction and indoctrination, especially when introduced to very young children.

According to Scripture, parents are called to be the primary teachers of their children, but when schools begin shaping young minds toward specific political ideologies—especially those rooted in secular activism—it risks undermining that God-given responsibility.

Children are impressionable, and what is introduced as "education" can quickly become formation.

This is not merely a policy concern—it is a spiritual one. The ideas being planted in classrooms today will shape the convictions of the next generation. Discernment is urgently needed as public institutions increasingly reflect values that may conflict with Biblical truth.

This is a call for intercessors to stand in the gap for our children, schools, and nation. This situation reminds us of the importance of praying for protection over young minds and wisdom for parents navigating these challenges.

Let's pray that God would bring truth, righteousness, and discernment into our education system and protect children from harmful ideological influence.  Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here