We will not be silenced’: Parents respond to DOJ’s ‘war’ on school board protests by Art Moore for Life Site News
The group Parents Defending Education accused the Attorney General of ‘weaponizing the U.S. Department of Justice’ after he instructed the FBI to investigate ‘harassment’ at school board meetings.
True to form, the “mama bear” mothers and the fathers who have been passionately speaking out at school-board meetings against “woke” curricula and mask mandates have something to say to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the National School Boards Association for effectively branding them as domestic terrorists.
“I am what a domestic terrorist looks like?” asked Asra Nomani, vice president of investigations and strategy for the non-profit Parents Defending Education. “You owe parents an apology!”
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Her group, in a statement October 4, accused activists of “weaponizing the U.S. Department of Justice.”
“This is a coordinated attempt to intimidate dissenting voices in the debates surrounding America’s underperforming K-12 education – and it will not succeed. We will not be silenced,” the statement said.
Nomani’s group posted a form on its website to respond to the Justice Department, Fox News reported.
“I urge you to reconsider mobilizing the U.S. Department of Justice against concerned parents who are exercising their First Amendment rights at school board meetings across the country,” the letter reads. “Our country’s children deserve a high-quality education. Please do not criminalize the American citizens that advocate on their behalf.”
I taped a message to the Nat’l Association of School Boards. I am what a domestic terrorist looks like? You owe parents an apology! Politely message them @NSBAPublicEd, 703-838-6722 info@nsba.org. Copy me. We reject violence. I am an #UnapologeticParent ❤️ Like you! @defendinged pic.twitter.com/2cSqzDuj9C
— Asra Q. Nomani 🐻Mama Bear “Domestic Terrorist” 🧸 (@AsraNomani) October 1, 2021
Nomani said in a tweet October 5 that Garland had issued a “declaration of war” against parents.
Garland wrote in a memo that he directed the FBI to work with each U.S. Attorney’s office and federal, state and local leaders to convene meetings addressing “threats against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff.”
“Threats against public servants are not only illegal, they run counter to our nation’s core values,” he wrote. “Those who dedicate their time and energy to ensuring that our children receive a proper education in a safe environment deserve to be able to do their work without fear for their safety.”
Garland, however, didn’t specify misconduct he believes is worthy of federal investigation.
