Top DOJ Official Defends New Memorandum on Targeting Parents

[Chainsawmassacre]

"The attacks faced by educators, the organization wrote, include verbal attacks for approving Covid-19 safety policies such as masking, as well as physical threats stemming from false allegations that schools are teaching “critical race theory,” a legal framework primarily taught in graduate school that examines racism as a social construct embedded in policies and institutions. In recent months, some parents and politicians have invoked the phrase in seeking to restrict teaching about racism in public schools.
“As these acts of malice, violence, and threats against public school officials have increased, the classification of these heinous actions could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes,” the group’s leaders said.

The letter followed similar pleas from other education groups, including those representing the nation’s superintendents and secondary school principals.

Last month, the National Association of Secondary School Principals said in a statement that its members — who are responsible for enforcing policies in schools — were facing the brunt of conflicts over masks, quarantines, vaccines and other issues.

Dr. Teresa M. Hill, the principal at Walden Grove High School in Sahuarita, Ariz., recounted in the statement an episode in August in which seven people refused to leave her campus, demanding that a quarantined student be allowed to attend class. The situation led to a three-hour lockdown of the school’s front office and three arrests, she said, after which she was the target of intimidating voice messages, emails and posts on social media.

“Calling me a Nazi, a fascist, using profanity, and being told to ‘eat the end of a shotgun’ is beyond disturbing,” she said.""

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No one should have to labor under these conditions.

Justice Dept. Will Address ‘Disturbing Spike’ in Threats Against School Personnel (Published 2021)

The announcement came after groups representing school administrators requested federal help in response to a wave of threats over issues such as mask mandates and teaching about racism.

www.nytimes.com

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Don’t act like a Nazi you won’t be treated as such

 

[Ikari]

“Garland well knows, as he and Clinton officials stressed to me nearly 30 years ago, that in the incitement context, the First Amendment protects speech unless it unambiguously calls for the use of force that the speaker clearly intends, under circumstances in which the likelihood of violence is real and imminent," McCarthy added. "Even actual ‘threats of violence’ are not actionable unless they meet this high threshold."

Yes, but they can help local law enforcement develop strategies to deal with these increasing incidents.

 

[Cope]

They're not silencing dissent. Quit lying. I know...I know...repeat a lie enough and it becomes fact.

But the fact is, they are not silencing dissent. They are merely requesting help for the rapid increase in harassment, threats, and violence that have been occurring at school board meetings and schools because of policies like mask wearing and vaccines. So sorry your lie doesn't pan out with reality. But keep lying, we know that's all you got for an argument.

School boards, like every local governmental agency needs to have their pulse on the local community. If they are getting that much push back from the local community, they should accommodate the locals.
In cases, where it is 50-50, they should work to accommodate both.
Our school district was hell bent on putting kids BACK in classrooms (mostly a political move by Abbot) but one that I agreed with because MY kids didn't do so well remote learning. They also did not mandate masks or no masks in the State, giving the schools the choice. That school choice was and is based upon the general consensus of that local community NOT the Teachers Assoc.
What gets taught in schools is the same, if the recommendations of the Teachers Assoc vary greatly from what the community wants, it doesn't get included in the curriculum or the curriculum would change.
I don't see this as being so damn hard to recognize.

It is only when someone FORCES the 'others' to do things they vehemently disagree with, that problems such as this arise.

My response would simply be to get ****ing politics out of everyday life decisions. Masks, CRT, and other politically promoted agendas (whether you think any of it right, wrong, or in between) have no business in our schools or around our kids.

 

[Ikari]

School boards, like every local governmental agency needs to have their pulse on the local community. If they are getting that much push back from the local community, they should accommodate the locals.
In cases, where it is 50-50, they should work to accommodate both.
Our school district was hell bent on putting kids BACK in classrooms (mostly a political move by Abbot) but one that I agreed with because MY kids didn't do so well remote learning. They also did not mandate masks or no masks in the State, giving the schools the choice. That school choice was and is based upon the general consensus of that local community NOT the Teachers Assoc.
What gets taught in schools is the same, if the recommendations of the Teachers Assoc vary greatly from what the community wants, it doesn't get included in the curriculum or the curriculum would change.
I don't see this as being so damn hard to recognize.

It is only when someone FORCES the 'others' to do things they vehemently disagree with, that problems such as this arise.

My response would simply be to get ****ing politics out of everyday life decisions. Masks, CRT, and other politically promoted agendas (whether you think any of it right, wrong, or in between) have no business in our schools or around our kids.

It would be nice if we got the "politics out of everyday life", unfortunately the anti-maskers/anti-vaxxers won't let it go. So instead they cause disturbances in school board meetings, assault teachers, harass people, yell threats, etc.

 

[Cope]

It would be nice if we got the "politics out of everyday life", unfortunately the anti-maskers/anti-vaxxers won't let it go. So instead they cause disturbances in school board meetings, assault teachers, harass people, yell threats, etc.

Neither will the maskers/vaxxers. Both sides have made this damn issue a political minefield, one side wants free choice that causes issues with herd immunity, the other side wants to strip all choice from them.

How about we offer choice?

 

[Ikari]

Neither will the maskers/vaxxers. Both sides have made this damn issue a political minefield, one side wants free choice that causes issues with herd immunity, the other side wants to strip all choice from them.

How about we offer choice?

How about the school sets procedures, if you disagree you may peacefully bring contentions and arguments to the school board, but at the end of the day the school board has to make decisions one way or the other and they're going to and thus if you want your child to attend that school, you have to accept and abide by those rules?

 

[Taylor]

Yes, but they can help local law enforcement develop strategies to deal with these increasing incidents.

Clearly someone in the Biden admin was asking, "what would China do?"

 

[Ikari]

Clearly someone in the Biden admin was asking, "what would China do?"

Clearly not. Not sure why some folk think it's ok to harass, threaten, and enact violence against others.

 

[NolanVoyd]

LOL, sure kid.

Make your case that the threats needed the FBI and DOJ involvement. You also changed death threats to just threats in previous correspondence. That is the revolving door/moving goal posts that allow you to continue spouting nonsense.
Make your case that LOCAL AUTHORITIES did not request help from the DOJ/FBI, that request came from a Democratic PAC because they are a voting block Biden enjoys and wants to continue to enjoy.

Otherwise begone.

Threats against public officials vioate federal law.

Hence the FBI is involved.

 

[Taylor]

Clearly not. Not sure why some folk think it's ok to harass, threaten, and enact violence against others.

It's not - which is why Merrick Garland is being called out.

 

[Ikari]

It's not - which is why Merrick Garland is being called out.

Yeah, for working with local law enforcement to develop a strategy to deal with the increase in harassment, threats, and violence.

lol

 

[Taylor]

Threats against public officials vioate federal law.

Hence the FBI is involved.

Which law in particular are you referring to?

 

[Taylor]

Yeah, for working with local law enforcement to develop a strategy to deal with the increase in harassment, threats, and violence.

lol

For harrassment and making threats.

 

[Rawley]

The federal agents are only working with local law enforcement to develop a strategy for them to deal with the rise in harassment, threats, and violence.

Second time, has any local law enforcement asked for help or indicated that they were unable to "deal with the rise in harassment, threats, and violence."

 

[Ikari]

Second time, has any local law enforcement asked for help or indicated that they were unable to "deal with the rise in harassment, threats, and violence."

Those experiencing this rise in incidents seem to think something needs to be done and asked for help. I haven't seen anywhere that local law enforcement is refusing to work with federal agents to develop a strategy.

 

[Luce]

I haven't read this thread yet and it appears to have quickly grown too huge to read it all. I can understand the high activity because this topic is a VERY important topic. I'll skim and then try to join in at this point.
I can imagine the recent comment by McAuliffe is fitting right into this discussion. Does government have the sole right in educating our children (including their choice of what's pushed on the students) and can parent (taxpayer) input be censored, if in disagreement?
I certainly hope this debate is just one more huge impetus toward school choice (and taxpayer monies following the student), which has already been an increasingly popular concept.

Nope. If you want private schools, you gotta pay out of pocket.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Second time, has any local law enforcement asked for help or indicated that they were unable to "deal with the rise in harassment, threats, and violence."

It is not unseemly for victims to ask law enforcement to help.

 

[gbg3]

Nope. If you want private schools, you gotta pay out of pocket.

Let's revisit that discussion in 5 years to see what trends have happened in education and taxpayer monies spent on it.

 

[GummyVitamins]

Are you honestly unaware of the difference between "trying to get involved" and asked to get involved? seriously?

Are you honestly unaware that if they didn't want to be involved they could have not gotten involved, even if they were asked? This isn't complicated.

 

[Ikari]

Let's revisit that discussion in 5 years to see what trends have happened in education and taxpayer monies spent on it.

Hopefully people will have calmed the flub down by then.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Let's revisit that discussion in 5 years to see what trends have happened in education and taxpayer monies spent on it.

By then the Marxist take over will be complete and will all live in automated luxury gay communism

 

[Rawley]

Those experiencing this rise in incidents seem to think something needs to be done and asked for help. I haven't seen anywhere that local law enforcement is refusing to work with federal agents to develop a strategy.

Third time, has any local law enforcement asked for help or indicated that they were unable to "deal with the rise in harassment, threats, and violence."

 

[Ikari]

Third time, has any local law enforcement asked for help or indicated that they were unable to "deal with the rise in harassment, threats, and violence."

Is this all you got then? The victims ask for help and this deflection is all you can mount? Everything else burnt out in this thread, eh?

The victims have asked for help. There is concern as these incidents appear to be on the rise. It doesn't matter if law enforcement asked for help our not, it matters that the victims are asking for help. And hopefully they get appropriate help.

 

[Rawley]

It is not unseemly for victims to ask law enforcement to help.

It is incredibly suspicious that you wouldn't ask the local local police department, county police, state police, but jump to the FBI to ask for help on what is undeniably local issues.

 

[jgarden47]

Top DOJ Official Defends New Memorandum on Targeting Parents

www.theepochtimes.com

For starters it's a good thing that turd Garland was never given a roach's chance in Hell of sitting on the court. Second, he needs to be investigate for even thinking about targeting parents.

https://www.justice.gov/ag/page/file/1438986/download

When's that hypocrite going to investigate people who harass public officials who don't tow the Democratic party line? How about investigating Maxine Waters who promoted violence against conservatives everywhere? You want to talk about harassment, well let's do it. How about investigating "mostly peaceful" BLM/Antifa terrorists burning down cities? Is that harassment or threats of violence, or not? Anyone that ****s with the leftwing agenda of child indoctrination will be investigated and prosecuted for interfering with the state. Candidate McAuliffe already say that parents have no right to tell that schools what to teach. This is the socialist mentality of the Left; weaponize the DoJ to act as its minions.

Top DOJ Official Defends New Memorandum on Targeting Parents​

1) "American" must be living in "THE PEOPLE's REPUBLIC OF OZ" where to "say it 3 times and click your heels together" allows you invent tour own facts and substitute them for "reality!

2) Its the educational authorities and teachers that are being "verbally abused" and "assaulted" by a small, vocal group of "parents" - demanding their "individual RIGHTS and FREEDOMS," at the expense of everybody else!

3) That's their "RIGHT" to ignore the CDC guidelines - the FREEDOM to jeopardize the health of everyone around them, in general, and the unvaccinated children under 12 in particular!

4) These conservative "vigilantes" don't just limit their attacks to educators - their sense of "entitlement" extends to targeting anyone and everyone with the audacity to express a dissenting opinion, including healthcare workers, election staff and even the unprecedented January 6th "STOP THE STEAL" assault on Congress itself!