When the Department of Justice announced they’d be investigating possible “acts of violence” against school authorities, parents quickly responded. Many saw this investigation as something else.
While the DOJ apparently wants to probe a “disturbing trend” of harassment and threats, many Americans say it’s more about government stepping on their rights as parents.
And former Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos agrees 100%.
On Monday, the news broke that the FBI and U.S. attorney’s officers were going to have meetings with federal, state and local law enforcement in the next month.
The plan: to combat the aforementioned trend of harassment, supposedly perpetrated by parents against school board officials.
Of course, while it’s important not to dismiss legitimate threats, most parents likely aren’t guilty of anything so serious. And many just want to be part of their children’s education.
Now, parents around the nation are calling out this investigation, saying it further diminishes their input, and elevates the power of state and federal leaders.
In speaking to Fox News, DeVos echoed these sentiments:
This memo is a shameless attempt to intimidate parents into silence and to continue to limit their control of their children’s education.
…this is yet another example of the Biden Administration being more focused on keeping the union bosses happy than putting America’s students first.
DeVos added that the DOJ should be more worried about “real civil rights concerns involving indoctrinating students with false, race-based narratives.”
She’s referring to the ongoing battle with CRT (Critical Race Theory), which millions of parents have already spoken out against. DeVos has also been vocal about her criticism of the theory.
As for the DOJ’s investigation, to lots of parents it feels suspiciously like a threat itself.
DeVos said these parents won’t easily be pushed around, however. “Fed-up parents who want the best for their children will not be intimidated into silence,” she noted.
The memo in question came after the National School Board Association penned a letter to President Biden, asking his team to look into parent protests and potential acts of “domestic terrorism.”
This is the sort of terminology that rubs many parents the wrong way.
In fact, here’s what Asra Nomani said; she’s the vice president of investigations and strategy of Parents Defending Education:
I am what a domestic terrorist looks like? You owe parents an apology!
Education remains one of the hot-button issues of the day, and now it’s going beyond topics like CRT.
At this point, parents are very concerned that the state is essentially taking full control of the entire system, and will even push things in school parents absolutely don’t want their children to see and hear.
The progressives claim it’s important for the child’s education — but many moral, common-sense parents vehemently disagree.
Key Takeaways:
- Former Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called out the DOJ’s investigation into parent protests.
- The FBI has been asked to look into possible acts of “domestic terrorism” by parents against school officials.
- DeVos and many parents claim this is just another way to “intimidate and silence” Americans.
Source: Fox News
https://thepatriotjournal.com/bidens-parents-education-devos/