Kristi Peterson
Posted on 10/05/2021 1:04:11 PM PDT by servo1969
Shakopee School Board Chair Kristi Peterson reported Tara, who is a single mother, to her employer for criticizing the actions of Shakopee’s school board members.
The mother criticized the way two Shakopee School Board members handled the testimony of the parent of a special needs child and her struggles with masking.
State Representative Erik Mortensen (R-Shakopee) shared Tara’s story on Facebook. Mortensen hid the mother’s full name for her privacy, but he shared the comment that got her into trouble. According to Mortensen, Tara is now on unpaid suspension and is anticipating that she will be fired.
The Facebook comment from Tara reads, “I personally was really disappointed in board member Kristi Peterson tonight. She was turning around to watch the time clock while Amanda was speaking about her daughter’s struggle with her disability and masking. She did it multiple times! So rude. I know that most people don’t have ill will towards these children … but that lady showed she has NO HEART! Who does that???”
According to Mortensen, “In retaliation of this pictured post they called the employer of the poster and strong-armed the employer to PUNISH the single mom of 2 for her criticism of Board Chair Kristi Peterson.”
Mortensen called the school board’s actions against Tara “an abuse of power” and “straight up bullying.”
Mortensen said, “The people of Shakopee deserve better leadership and they should never feel like they can’t use their constitutionally protected First Amendment rights without facing threats from the politicians that are supposed to serve them.”
Mortensen called for Peterson and Superintendent Mike Redmond to resign, saying that they are “unfit to lead.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up by Mortensen to support Tara while she is on her two-week unpaid suspension.
The GoFundMe page reads, “She exercised her first amendment protected right to political speech on Facebook on Monday night and on Tuesday Superintendent Mike Redmond notified Tara’s employer and strong-armed her employer to punish Tara for simply voicing her opinion of an elected official.”
And for writing that she's on an unpaid 2-week suspension.
Ye shall not criticize your betters!!
Parents need to face up to school boards and warn their children about public school teachers.
Parents need to face up to school boards and warn their children about public school teachers.
Child predators going after a single mom.
Why does the article not name Tara’s employer who surrendered to the school board so we the people can contact her employer and let them know how wrong they are for doing this to her. Shoddy journalism to be sure.
Shakopee, Minnesota
Calling AOC...Ilhan Omar??? Hello??? Hello???
Where does the school board chair work?
A school principal threatened a member of my Pastor friend’s church, a new teacher at his school, after the Pastor spoke out against a bond issue/tax increase in front of the school board. The new teacher folded and quit the church. My Pastor got his atty involved. During the meeting with all parties, the principal admitted that he was not in favor of all Constitutional freedoms. Whoops. The school district atty got him to shut up before he dug himself into an even bigger hole. Pastor did not pursue the issue, but had he done so, the district would have pretty much gotten hit with a quarter million dollar civil judgment.
Soon, Merrick Garland will have the FBI investigating and intimidating single parents like Kristi.
Where does the school board chair work?
I am sure the FBI will investigate the school board bullying parents. /s
Just wait til Merrick Garland unleases the Justice Dept and the FBI on local school board meetings. Dissent will be crushed by any means necessary.
Find out the employer of that single mom.
Boycott the employer.
She works as a marketing manager at EDCO Products Inc.
Kristi Peterson
Not Omar’s district, but close.
https://www.congress.gov/member/district/ilhan-omar/O000173
Yes, the movement needs to keep growin
Not only parents but all community members. They pay the taxes and have as much say in how they are spent as anyone. That said, if a school board chair called me to get an employee fired they would not like my response. Let’s just leave it at that.
This is gestapo tactics. If God decides not to intervene on behalf of the American people, we are going to be in for a lot worse. Let’s pray He does and provides a revival for this floundering nation.
Yup
Kristi Peterson is a typical lefty
Chickensh!t to the bone.
Backstabber.
Coward closet commie.
Makes for a good
national socialist ( natzi)
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