It was sent to Biden and compared protesting parents to domestic terrorists. It also asked the Patriot Act to be used against them.
The National School Boards Association denounced the letter and issued a public apology on October 22. But Attorney General Garland Merrick had already convened Federal government resources including the DOJ, FBI, and Homeland Security to take care of the “threats.”
Thirteen states seek records
Educational groups, state school boards, and members of the U.S Commission on Civil Rights criticized the administration for their part in issuing the NSBA letter. And the DOJ for responding to it without any real evidence.
In a letter to Garland, half of the eight members of the Commission on Civil Rights requested “specific examples” of “harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence.” They also accuse Garland of “conflicts of interests” with his son-in-law’s business of critical race education.
The Education Department has denied that Cardona collaborated on the letter. And they have been unable to explain how Garland was able to react so quickly to the NSBA letter to Biden. He sent a memo to the FBI within a few days of the date on the letter.
