Who controls the schools, the taxpayers or the teachers? Who controls the subject matter? Why does the Federal government have ANY authority in States over education, that is a state responsibility. So this issue is also a "states rights" issue.
Sen. Josh Hawley alleged that the Justice Department is engaging in actions that could chill the speech of conerned parents.
www.foxnews.com
"Sen. Josh Hawley on Tuesday tore into Attorney General Merrick Garland over a memo he issued Monday night directing the
FBI and other
Department of Justice entities to focus on identifying and prosecuting threats of violence and harassment of
school officials and board members.
The memo came after months of school board meetings nationwide that often featured contentious exchanges between officials and parents who oppose controversial policies like mask mandates, teaching critical race theory and more.
In some cases, parents have been kicked out of meetings for refusing to wear masks, leading to allegations that school boards were trying to silence dissent. In one specific instance,
an entire school board was forced to resign after hot mic comments showed board members mocking concerned parents. "
The socialists are going for total control of the school systems, from grade school thru high school, since they already control the college level.
I would never have thought that the FBI would try to intimidate parents from free speech here in the USA.
Tiger Moms and Tiger Dads will push back hard to protect their kids from being indoctrinated.
Local elections should be much more interesting going forward.