Posted on 03/10/2016 8:07:05 AM PST by Lazamataz
The FBI have launched a new program forcing high schools across America to report students that display “anti-government” or rebellious behavior to authorities.
The program is an attempt to prevent future terrorists from manifesting, in the governments ongoing “war on terror”.
The FBI are urging school teachers to report any “suspicious behavior” to authorities in their new guidelines entitled “Preventing Violent Extremism in Schools“.
Sputniknews.com reports:
“High school students are ideal targets for recruitment by violent extremists seeking support for their radical ideologies, foreign fighter networks, or conducting acts of violence within our borders,” the FBI guidelines read.
Labeled “Preventing Violent Extremism in Schools,” the guidelines instruct educators to look for loosely-defined indicators that a student could be a threat. “Talking about traveling to places that sound suspicious,” “using code words or unusual language,” “using several different cell phones and private messaging apps,” and “studying or taking pictures of potential targets (like a government building),” are all listed as potential warning signs.
Educators note that many of these so-called indicators are too broad to be effective, as they could be applied to almost any teenager. Other indicators seem specifically geared toward targeting Muslims.
“In practice, schools seeking to implement this document will end up monitoring Muslim students disproportionately,” Arun Kundnani, a professor at New York University, told AlterNet.
A similar program in the United Kingdom, known as “Preventing Violent Extremism,” relies on mass-surveillance of Muslim communities and mosques, and has been expanded into the country’s public schools. This program has been heavily criticized by rights groups.
“Our case studies show that children are being taken away from mandatory school hours to be questioned on matters misconstrued as markers of ‘extremism,” Ibrahim Mohamoud, communications officer with the Islamic advocacy group CAGE said in a statement.
“By alienating parents, turning teachers into informants, and antagonizing students, [UK program] PREVENT is a divisive policy that does an injustice to the education system.”
The expansion of these programs is especially troubling given that there is little scientific evidence to suggest that they are effective.
“Drawing on the junk science of radicalization models, the document dangerously blurs the distinction between legitimate ideological expression and violent criminal actions,” Kundani stated.
Such programs rely on antiquated social theory that has not been proven.
“The whole concept…is based on the conveyor belt theory – the idea that ‘extreme ideas’ lead to violence,” Michael German, a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program, told AlterNet.
“These programs fall back on the older ‘stages of radicalization’ models, where the identified indicators are the expression of political grievances and religious practices.”
After seven years of this White House occupant, we’ve earned the right to be anti-government.
If I felt a student posed a threat, I would not hesitate to report them or even a fellow faculty member. But that’s me, a conservative. Just yesterday I spotted a “Feel the Bernie” bumper sticker on the door of a school guidance counselor. I have often seen portraits of Odungo and the missus on classroom walls. I know a whole lot, if not most of my fellow teachers are big time libtards, which frightens me that they are influencing students. I see the students are way too lazy to pursue any other proofs to support statements, so they are ripe for indoctrination by libtards. I have always told students not to settle for 1 information source but to cross check statements. But being lazy, I have my doubts that most bothered to do so.
If you see something, say something. Or, if you only think you saw something, say something. Or, if you didn’t see anything, but think you should’ve seen something, say something. Or even better, if you don’t like someone, and they didn’t do ANYTHING, make something up...and say something.
And no doubt the Dept. of Education will need to be allocated $1 Billion to begin this program.
And no doubt Paul Ryan will give it to them.
I’m assuming they don’t mean Muslim anti-government or Occupy types
They’re not interested in muzziyes who build bombs and then call them clocks. They’re interested in anyone who opposes obammy’s immigration policies.
This was all predicted by those of us who opposed the Patriot Act. Conservatives can be proud of what they wrought.
Good thing the thought police weren’t around in the sixties!
Of course, racial profiliing will be forbidden. So we will have lots of leftwing principals reporting on white kids who wear American flag shirts or poor redneck kids who shoot ducks and squirrels on the weekend to help their families have something to eat.
A great idea, though, of courde, any teacher reporting a Muslim will be imprisoned.
So they are not looking into fanatical government extremists ? Gvernments killing over 100 million last century is just supposed to be considered normal behavior ?
The FBI are urging school teachers to report any “suspicious behavior” to authorities in their new guidelines entitled “Preventing Violent Extremism in Schools“.
bkmk
Sounds exactly like Hitler’s Jugends !!!
Public school administrators are too stupid to decide which student is a potential terrorist.
This falls under the category of Violent Extremism and blasphemy implementation
Here’s the document
“Preventing Violent Extremism in Schools“
https://info.publicintelligence.net/FBI-PreventingExtremismSchools.pdf
also recall that this article was posted the same day
Surprise! NSA data will soon routinely be used for domestic policing that has nothing to do
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3407693/posts
See article post 1 and 15 on thread below.
White House Launches ‘Task Force’ To Combat ‘Violent Extremism’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3381560/posts
Note: while the thread below is about house resolution not legislation the purpose is to move the narrative to criminalizing free speech.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS MOVE TOCRIMINALIZE CRITICISM OF ISLAM
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3377707/posts
Military Expert: America’s Leaders Are Inviting More Terrorism
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3372023/posts
Keyword
Globalpoliceforce
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/globalpoliceforce/index?tab=articles
title
title:Violent Extremism
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=Violent%20Extremism
Keyword
Hatespeech
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hatespeech/index
I am high school teacher, AND I WILL NOT COMPLY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!!!!
Too angry to type properly.
Wiihout reasonable/probable cause....the schools should tell them to get lost. But the leftist teachers union will provide the name of every student whose parents are anti-Obama.
Very bad. Bad, Bad
Many youngsters know the truth about the fascist Obama administration. And now they are being “outed” by the thought police?
This is horrible news.
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