Conservative mom who fled to Idaho to escape liberal politics claims family was BULLIED for being from California – and are moving back because ‘everyone is average’

A mum has made it clear why she has decided to move back to California of conservative Idaho after initially fleeing the liberal state.

Coree Ray said she initially moved with her partner Melvin Galang due to concerns about the progressive sex education offered to their children.

The couple was thrilled when they moved to a beautiful seven-bedroom home in Idaho Falls, where they discovered a more conservative ideology.

But they recently announced a return to their blue state home, claiming anti-California bullies drove them out.

“They absolutely hate anyone from California and treat you differently if you say you’re from there,” Ray told Dailymail.com.

Melvin Galang (left) and his partner Coree Ray, who moved their family from California to Idaho to escape liberal politics, have made it clear why they’re looking forward to a return to the blue state. In the photo: the couple with their youngest children, twins Faith and Grace

The couple initially moved due to concerns about the progressive sex education offered to their children.

She even shared how the damaging comments affected her children, who were teased by classmates.

“They were bullied because they were from California,” she added. ‘It was a very negative environment. The school was fine, that was especially true for the children and you notice that they learned that at home.’

Ray documented their journey on her popular TikTok account, where she told her followers that the decision to return was due to the struggle to “fit in” and the neighbors’ “gossip.”

But she emphasized that the decision has nothing to do with untrue claims that the blended family in Idaho faced racism.

“In all the years we’ve been here, we’ve never experienced racism or posted anything about racism. That’s why I think this is just crazy,” Ray said.

Instead, she pointed to a sense of exclusion because of her background.

“My girls listen to kids insult Californians pretty much every day,” she explained. “They just assume we’re all liberal and we’re all the same, and they think we’re going to go to Idaho and vote differently or try to change things.

“But you know, we were just trying to move here for a better school system for our kids.”

They cited “judgmental attitudes” and gossip as reasons for fleeing after leaving a suburb half an hour’s drive from LA. They took their twin daughters with them

Although the family is Christian, Ray added that her children were not allowed to play with Mormon children, which further exacerbated their exclusion.

She also speculated that they were relatively high on TikTok, and her children’s successful commercial acting gigs caught their attention.

“I think our situation is different because as soon as they find out about TikTok, they harass my children,” she added.

“When they find out they’re actors and they see their commercials or what they’ve done, they harass them. It’s a lot of jealousy.

“Especially because we are a TikTok family, we have been judged.”

And it wasn’t just her children who struggled to connect, Ray explained, saying it was difficult to bond with adults, too.

“People are openly polite to you, they just don’t necessarily want to be your friend,” Ray said. ‘They’re just polite and nice, it’s like a movie.

‘Everyone waves to each other. You know, they keep an eye on your kids, they take in your trash for you. They are very nice. But what happened was my children were abused.”

Despite being home to breathtaking scenery and a low cost of living, Idaho is isolated and home to several close-knit communities. Idaho Falls, seen here, is no different

The mother admitted she misses the opportunities and pace of life in California.

‘My girls are dancers and performers. They sing the national anthem here during the big games. “I think our family is intimidating if I’m honest,” she said.

‘Here the children are a bit bored, because there is just no challenge and people don’t mind being a bit average here. My kids say, “Okay, why are we the best in every class?” For example, there is no challenge

‘Everyone is just satisfied and happy and that’s fine for a lot of people, but not for my children. They just say, let’s go. I want to work. I want to do more commercials.’

But she does not regret the decision to move temporarily and she regards the period as ‘a long holiday’.

“If we weren’t such committed people, I think a lot of people would love it,” Ray added.

‘We love being part of the community and being involved with people a lot. If other people wanted a slower life, they would probably love it.”

Ray now plans to sell the Idaho home and downsize to join her partner in California, where he has settled into his new job.

The City of Angels has a crime rate that is a whopping 52.4 percent higher than the national average, with an average of about 370 daily crimes, just under a quarter of them violent, according to FBI statistics.

Homelessness rose 6 percent last year to more than 180,000 people in California, federal data shows

The home they will leave behind in Idaho Falls has a crime rate 26 percent lower than the national average.

In contrast, the City of Angels has a crime rate 52.4 percent higher than the national average, with about 370 crimes per day, just under a quarter of which are violent, according to FBI statistics.

The Golden State is over combating issues of increasing homelessness and overt drug abuse in major cities in recent years.

Homelessness rose 6 percent last year to more than 180,000 people in California, federal data show. Since 2013, the numbers have exploded by 53 percent.

These numbers help explain why Idaho — a landlocked region 450 miles from the Golden State — emerged as one of the top relocation choices for Californians during the pandemic.

But Ray’s advice to any other conservative parents looking to move was to make sure they spent a decent amount of time in the community before committing.

“It’s beautiful here and I think it’s a good fit for a lot of people,” she said. “But yes, just not for us.”