Posted on 10/05/2021 5:49:06 AM PDT by devane617
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday directed federal authorities to hold strategy sessions in the next 30 days with law enforcement to address the increasing threats targeting school board members, teachers and other employees in the nation’s public schools.
In a memorandum, Garland said there has been “a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff who participate in the vital work of running our nation’s public schools.”
To address the rising problem, Garland said the FBI would work with U.S. attorneys and federal, state, local, territorial and tribal authorities in each district to develop strategies against the threats.
“While spirited debate about policy matters is protected under our Constitution, that protection does not extend to threats of violence or efforts to intimidate individuals based on their views,” he said.
The action is in response to an urgent request last week from the National School Boards Association. The group, which represents school board members around the country, asked President Joe Biden for federal assistance to investigate and stop threats made over policies including mask mandates, likening the vitriol to a form of domestic terrorism.
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Just think how awesome it would have been if he’d made it to SCOTUS. I think he’s still bitter about that.
McAwful, running for VA Gov., said parents should have no role in their children’s education.
The left wants no interference in their indoctrination.
Yup. Stand up for your kids-——terrorist!
when the government regards the people as the enemy - it’s tyranny
If it doesn't then we deserve what we get. It's time. No doubt.
Garland is just rubber stamping whatever the Andrew Weissman types in DOJ come up with. They are the real criminals that that belong in jail for targeting their political opponents.
Garland is just rubber stamping whatever the Andrew Weissman types in DOJ come up with. They are the real criminals that that belong in jail for targeting their political opponents.
So it's now domestic terrorism to threaten a school board member that they'll get voted off the board by parents who don't like their policies?
WHO KNEW!!!
Unless of course you are a member of BLM or Antifa. Or your name is Maxine Waters.
The Boards are elected. Confrontation is all part of the process endorsed by our current pResident
Didn’t Merrick get the memo?
Targeting threats or dissent? Any bets?
I was born premature.
My lungs are not 100%.
I can wear a mask for a short time but can not do any serious work with a mask on.
If I was a kid in school, I would not be able a mask there.
About 14% of black kids are born premature. Many probably have lung limitations.
There is a possibility that some masked black kids with sickle cell disorder might have an attack.
> that protection does not extend to threats of violence or efforts to intimidate individuals based on their views
So antifa is going to be arrested?
No, no, no... that is only for Libs! Silly boy 🤣🤣🤣
Remember last summer when the libs got in the faces of cops and screamed at them (gave them the double middle finger-oh the pain) and threw things at them? I guess that was OK and justified but parents speaking to the school board in good order and in turn are a threat to these fools. Where is “justice for all?” and Same rules for all?
This may be what it takes for granny and granddaddy to get out of the easy-chair and into the streets protesting the socialist takeover.
Yelling, threats, and intimidation are all just part of the process according to Biden.
“This WILL be the turning point. This will start the war.”
Only attempted gun confiscation will start a war.
Attempting to grab guns is like cornering an animal, something no sane person should do.
An animal’s natural instinct is normally just to escape.
Leftists can barrage Kyrsten Sinema in the bathroom and that’s “part of the process.”
But conservatives can’t barrage their elected school board members at the appropriate place.
Got it!
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