“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 letter was a collaboration with the White House
The Parents Defending Education obtained emails. The emails reveal that NSBA Interim CEO Chip Slaven and NSBA President Viola M. Garcia sent the letter to the White House without the approval of the NSBA board.
And the nation’s largest school board association was in communication with the White House for “several weeks” before the letter was forwarded to Biden.
According to the emails, the White House was asking for additional information on “specific threats.”
The letter condemned by others in NSBA
John Halkias, NSBA Director of the Central Region, condemned the letter. And says it “took a stance that went beyond what many of us would consider being reasonable and used terms that were extreme.”
Nicole Neily, the president of Parents Defending Education, said in a press release that the NSBA launched a “smear campaign” against parents.
