Garland Admits War On Parents Sprang From NSBA Letter, Not Evidence – The Federalist

Attorney General Merrick Garland admitted on Thursday that the basis for targeting and potentially charging parents concerned about what their children are learning in schools with domestic terrorism was a letter from the National School Boards Association, not real evidence.

When did you first review the data showing this so-called disturbing uptick? Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan asked during a House Judiciary hearing on Thursday.

I read the letter, and we have been seeing over time Garland began before Jordan interrupted him.

So you read the letter? Thats your source? Jordan asked incredulously. Is there some study, some effort, some investigation someone did that, said theres been a disturbing uptick, or you just take the words of the National School Board Association?

Garland then confirmed it wasnt until NSBA contacted him that his department began to investigate claims of violence and terrorism.

Well, the National School Board Association, which represents thousands of school boards and school board members, says that there are these kinds of threats. When we read in the newspapers reports of threats of violence Garland said before Jordan interjected again.

The source for this was the National School Boards Association letter, Jordan reiterated before his time expired.

The NSBA sent a letter to the Biden administration last month begging federal law enforcement to use domestic terrorism laws to target parents who oppose anti-science mask mandates for children and the infiltration of racist curriculum in schools. The school board organization claimed federal action was warranted to deal with the growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation.

Most of the incident examples the NSBA used to justify intervention by the Biden administration did not escalate to a level that even yielded arrests or charges on the local level, yet Garland quickly directed the FBI and state attorneys to address 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 nations public schools.

Multiple state school board associationsreported that they were not consulted before the NSBA sent its letter to the Biden administration. While a handful of the state associations simply said they were unaware of the NSBAs letter until it was published, most state groups condemned the national associations request to use domestic terrorism laws to target parents and said the protests theyve experienced have not warranted law enforcement involvement beyond the local and state level.

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association voted unanimously to withdraw from its parent organization in protest of the national organizations political war on parents.

During his hearing, Garland also confirmed that no one involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has been charged with insurrection.

Jordan Davidson is a staff writer at The Federalist. She graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism.

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