Natalie Cline

Natalie Cline was selected as a Gladiolus Group inductee for her extraordinary courage in exposing harmful and transformational education agendas promoted at the highest levels in Utah political circles while serving as a state school board member, and for her continued commitment to educating parents on the negative implications of particular K-12 policies.

Natalie Cline’s unrelenting efforts to safeguard faith, family, and freedom in education on behalf of parents and their children are recognized and lauded both locally and nationally. Cline’s fight against destructive ideologies that sexualize, radicalize, and medicalize students has been singular and far-reaching, earning the praise of renowned public figures, such as political commentator Dr. James Lindsay and author Alex Newman.

As a former member of the Utah State Board of Education, Natalie Cline has tackled difficult policy & topics, including DEI, Social Emotional Learning, Comprehensive Sexuality Education, and Global & Digital Citizenship. Cline’s interest in public education has centered on defending and upholding the primary role of the family in every aspect of a child’s life, and in protecting God-given rights of conscience & religious belief in schools. She has also co-authored and consulted on religious conscience law in Utah & on protecting children from harmful social and emotional character tracking and grading, leading to groundbreaking legislation being sponsored at the Utah state legislature.

Natalie Cline is a co-founder of Higher Ground, an organization and platform dedicated to informing and warning the public of harmful policies, practices, programs, and pedagogies in the education system. Cline has spoken at dozens of public & private events, including kicking off the University of Utah Young Americans for Freedom’s 2023-24 speaker lineup, which notably featured the Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles, detransitioner Chloe Cole, and political commentator Elisha Krauss. Cline is also credited as a co-author of Utah’s House Bill 348 of 2023, which created unprecedented constitutional protections of conscience and religious belief for students and their parents in schools.