Georgia School Boards Association Withdraws From National Group Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter

The Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) has joined a growing list of state chapters that have severed ties from the National School Board Association (NSBA) after the national group called for federal intervention in parental protests.

In a widely criticized Sept. 29 letter to President Joe Biden, the NSBA characterized disruptions at school board meetings as “a form of domestic terrorism and hate crime.” The organization also urged the federal government to invoke counterterrorism laws to handle “angry mobs” of parents seeking to hold school officials accountable for teaching the Marxism-rooted critical race theory and for imposing COVID-19 restrictions such as mask mandates on their children.

Just five days later, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo directing federal law enforcement to help address an alleged “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence” against teachers and school leaders. The memo also sparked a controversy, with many lawmakers questioning how much of the claim regarding threats against school leaders was based on facts and expressing concern over its potential chilling effect on free speech… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)