How bad was Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday? It was so bad that 24 hours later the NSBA has openly retracted and apologized for the content of the letter that triggered AG Garland to activate the FBI.
Facing serious and unrelenting public backlash, and large numbers of Red State school boards dissolving their relationship with the national organization, the NSBA writes:
Posted in 1st Amendment, Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Dept Of Justice, Education, FBI, media bias
Note: this letter is to the NSBA membership and NOT the people targeted by the DoJ. The DoJ effort WILL continue.
Not a single word of apology nor even recognition of the people who elect and pay them.
This is no letter of apology, just a note to the membership to hang in there we will do a better job of supporting the MEMBERSHIP.
Time to pressure local school boards as well as state school board organizations to withdraw from this political entity. This will not remove any money as the NSBA is well funded by NGO’s but will remove their legitimacy to claim any kind of advocacy from the local and state levels.
The entire NSBA needs to be fired. The poor sods that had no idea what was intended should be left to squeal like stuck pigs and apologize on their own accord. They should have understood when they installed “Chip” as ED what was going on.
This “red diaper baby” clearly intended to give more ammunition against the Deplorables. The first letter may have been a group effort that started in the bowels of a law firm, maybe even Perkins-Coie, since it reads more like a legal brief than some “stern memo” entreating the DOJ to take action.
Nevertheless, the “independent” DOJ leaped in to declare any & all parents domestic terrorists. This is consistent with “your children do not belong to you” & critical to “we MUST control everyone & it starts with your children” policy.
The National School Board just blinked. Evidently they can’t survive without local teacher union support/money. Wow!!
And hopefully they WON’T survive this. This is one organization our nation does NOT need
Maybe it is time for O’Keefe to send in his undercover reporters to record the inner feeling of this organization. He has a very good record of shutting down organizations that are insane and need to be exposed.
One among many, spending OUR money like drunken sailors on whatever they want.
The first letter may have been a group effort that started in the bowels of a law firm
It appears the ‘first letter’ may have been the work of just two activist Board members and wasn’t even voted on by the full board:
“At least two NSBA directors, however, objected to what appears to be Garcia’s and Slaven’s decision not to consult with them prior to sending the letter to Biden.”
NSBA Directors Renounce Letter Asking Biden to Target Parents as ‘Domestic Terrorists
… not that the rest of the Board wouldn’t have gone along, mind you
Is there a broken link that discusses the objection of the two board members that questioned sending their letter to Sniffy? I think that Chip and Viola maneuvered themselves into the positions they now occupy at the NSBA so they could speak for the entire organization without any meaningful debate on the substance of their letter and what might be the ramifications of such letter might be. They are speaking for thousands.
The Loudoun School Board decided that they would handle the rape of 9th grader by a fellow student offline and not contact LE, then label an outraged father as a domestic terrorist. So there’s that…
Dear Members,
PS. The SOJ witch hunt will continue. Next time, we’ll just call the White House. We won’t put it in writing.
Yes. Eff the NSBA.
Don’t believe a word of it. They’re plotting right now.
Agreed. They got hammered by the publicity and backlash where they used to thrive on anonymity. There is no peace to make with thensa it is a cesspit of radicals and politically charged operatives. Burn it down.
Sounds like they are only apologizing for the way things were worded since they later state that they continue to be concerned about SB safety. They got the ball rolling, even if there were some vague retractions.
This is a “We’re sorry somebody noticed we’re d–ks” – NOT an apology for going too far against the constitutional rights of parents.
Seems to be that there is a strong uptick of saying “sorry just doesn’t cover it.” going on.
they are going for a “chilling effect on speech”
Organizations like NSBA are fronts whereby Democrats/Communists co-opt downstream groups, and exploit public perception of what school boards, PTAs, etc. USED TO BE, to pursue radical leftist politics at the local level. They obviously work arm-in-arm with Democrat Party operatives like Merrick Garland. The NSBA’s retraction letter is an attempt to calm the panicked herd so they can get back to their normal business of destroying education.
I am assuming that most of these left-wing lobbying groups are allowed to have tax exempt status. That needs to change.
If anyone wants to find another organization that is eerily similar,
look into the National
Association
Of
County
Officials.
A truly reprehensible organization.
Everything that the NACO defended, championed, was tied
to federal programs that ruin everything they touched.
Housing, specifically. When Bush 2 did the one useful thing
that YTG can remember from his presidency, NACO went nuts.
Encouraged all of their membership to letters to get Bush 2’s
mind.
What was it that was so evil, dire? The cutting back, looking into
the finances of Community Development Block Grant funding.
Much of which did the exact. same. thing. as HUD low income
housing tax credits, HOME FUNDs. Much of which had been
used as a slush fund for years among the most corrupt of counties,
municipalities.
NACO used to have an online magazine that the average Joe
could view. They have had it behind passwords for years. The
last article that YTG viewed on it was about ….. the utopian
planned community in VA that ran up the property values
to the point that the people policing , teaching the kids,
fire fighting, or working in the offices couldn’t afford to
move there. Reston, Virginia ( senior moment has ended).
Anyway, NACO ran an article about one of their projects
that was SUPPOSED to be workforce housing. Twenty
percent of it was seniors, about 70% section 8 renters.
Shortly after the glowing article appeared, the password
restrictions came up.
Also, make an anagram out of the letters used for NACO.
All that you have to do is shift some letters, and add an
“R”. So you have ACORN. And these folks LIVE for the
inside joke on the rubes.
YTG was amazed at the amount of counties that belonged
to NACO back when. The vast majority, all signing onto
federal funds that are supposed to be a “lifeline”. Only the
end of the rope is attached to a cinder block.
What the letter says is, we should have been more sneaky.
Must be election time in VA. Why else would this school board association start to make nice? Are they sincere or not? I doubt it.
School boards should be disbanded. Another incestuous dem/donor/anti American level of demonization permeating our nation. God Save Our Children from the forces of evil seeking to bring them into the darkness of depravity the left so relishes.
Most of these National “organizations” are staffed by people who can’t get a real job, so they start an association and make big bucks for being in the association.
I would encourge all schools to remove their association with the NSBA. I don’t see any value they serve.
Kinda like the National Governors Assoc. https://education.nga.org/about/
Also see: https://nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Articles/v14n4.htm
Introduction
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA) are member associations headquartered in Washington, DC. They are also co-owners of the Common Core Standards—the controversial educational content standards that most US states have incorporated, in whole or in part, into their K–12 education programs.
The damage done to the public and the public trust by this board (NSBA) and the DOJ/FBI CAN NOT be undone! Calling on the American Government to investigate American Parents that appose “critical racisms training” (indoctrinating our children based on race) to be labeled as DOMESTIC TERROISTS using the “Patriot Act” is an offence that CAN NOT be overcome with a condescending letter of sorry, not sorry.
Did you FIRE anyone?
Can you UNDO the snitch line set up by the commie FBI for Marxists to tattle on a neighbor that may hold a different opinion?
Can you undo ANY of the actions set in motion by your original letter to occupant Biden?
Didn’t think so or you would have put that in the so called apology letter. This letter only served to incense me more, please stop with your insincere clap trap.
The only answer is to replace the entire leadership with non-assholes.
Disband the NSBA. They are a front group for leftist crap.
This group got what they wanted. The FBI have their marching orders and will not be deterred by a lowly apology letter. This better not be the end of the conversation about this domestic terrorist group hiding behind our children’s education. They need to be disbanded and the source of their funding and manipulation need to be put in prison, FOREVER. Even guilty terrorists get a trial.
The NSBA is a NATIONAL ADVOCATE for COMMUNISM! Screw the parents!
Translation: The NSBA was facing the loss of money and relevancy, so they put out this apology/non-apology letter.
Too late, they showed their true colors.
This is the “we’re sorry we got caught” letter. Too late, we need to burn this s&%t down and start over.
Notice they blamed it on the “process”.
When politicos say “let me be clear” they are usually trying to change their initial comment, not clarify it.
My thinking is, it would be a good idea for everyone to start attending SB meetings.. Make demands that they abandon this “cool club” they’ve joined. Then openly campaign against any board member that supports any position that does not support the parental involvement in their child’s education..
Merrick Garland is a sorry excuse for Attorney General and should resign
He is a dangerous and communist AG. “Sorry excuse” is just too benign.
Time for all parents to band together and abolish this political juggernaut … once and for all.
I harken back to Bin Laden’s truism that when people see a strong horse and a weak horse they prefer the strong horse.
Biden is, of course, a weak horse. The American people will inexorably drift over to the side of the strong horse.
The most ideological of Democrats will remain on side, no matter how weak the horse they are backing. That is the consolation prize, the booby prize for the gutless Republicans in Congress. No matter how weak they are, they ain’t Biden.
Biden has nothing to offer. All but the most fanatical or most clueless of Democrats can see this.
This collapse will come fast or come slow, but it will come. The sad conceit that others should sacrifice themselves, their political careers or their very self-respect for you will dominate the rhetoric of Democrats from now to the 2022 election. Manchin is not a renegade, Manchin is a pathfinder.
Wow and this is supposed to change things? they need to be disbanded period! Parents are in charge and should be. This crap with these boards has gone on way too long and our tax dollars mandated by individual states pay for this crap!
translation:…how dare you domestic terrorist parents disagree with us….as a result we lied thru our collective teeth…..we got caught…..but we’re not a bit sorry because we know whats best for your children ,you don’t…….and we will continue to cover up the sexual abuse of your children and call for the DOJ to keep close tabs on you…,,,
sincerely
nsba
you have got to love this when I called the treasury in my county about property taxes, asking them where all this money for schools was being spent…..they have no idea a figure is given to them by the school and they are just the “collectors” My response hey if you are the collector you are responsible to let us know where that money is being spent…no answer!! When the school was asked this is their response…”get a court order to see the information”!! Why in the hell are we paying taxes?
It’s true—they collect only. However thanks for raising Cain. Over half our local taxes go to schools. I want to find out also if our taxes pay this preumptuous, destructive national organization
My county bulldozed about 600 acres of prime timber to build schools.
Had it trucked off, at a time when timber prices were at their all time highest.
No school budgets published ever reflected the $$$ that were gained after
the timber trucks disappeared. And, the land that it came off of was paid
for by our taxes.
Another Marxist ploy. There is only way for them to make good: absolve this organization.
Sacrifices must be made…
We’ve seen a lot of fake apologies, but this one takes the cake.
They’re only sorry they got caught.
They just doubled down.
from the nsba website
2019-20 NSBA President
ElizaBeth “Beth” Branham
Lexington School District Two
South Carolina
Charlie Wilson
2020-21 NSBA President
Charlie Wilson
Worthington City Schools
Ohio
Viola M. Garcia, EdD
Secretary-Treasurer
Viola M. Garcia, EdD
Aldine Independent School District
Texas
Directors
Janine Bay Teske
Teton County School District
Wyoming
Frank S. Henderson, Jr.
Seaman School District
Kansas
Jacob “Jake” R. Oliveira
Ludlow Public Schools
Massachusetts
Kristi Swett
Salt Lake City School District
Utah
Pamela “Pam” Doyle
Alabama School of Math and Science
Alabama
Ronald “Ronnie” K. Hopkins
Jefferson City Schools
Georgia
Mike Pratte
Gasconade County R-I School District
Missouri
Lydia Tedone
Simsbury Public Schools
Connecticut
Minnie Forte-Brown
Durham Public Schools
North Carolina
Donald R. Hubler
L’Anse Creuse Public Schools District and Macomb Intermediate School District
Michigan
Devin Sheehan
Holyoke Public School District
Massachusetts
Chris Ungar
San Luis Coastal Unified School District
California
Kathryn Green
Austin Public Schools
Minnesota
Tiffany Jackson
Aleutians East Borough School District
Alaska
Floyd Simon, Jr., DDS
Clinton Public Schools
Oklahoma
ex officio VOTING DIRECTORS
Carla Mills Windfont, M.Ed.
Chair, National Black Council of School Board Members
Crosby Independent School District, Texas
Armando Rodriguez
Chair, National Hispanic Council of School Board Members
Canutillo Independent School District, Texas
David Snyder
Chair, National American Indian/Alaska Native Council of School Board Members
Fremont County School District #21, Wyoming
ex officio NON-VOTING DIRECTORS
Brian Farmer
Chair, Organization of State Association Executive Directors
Executive Director, Wyoming School Boards Association
Philip L. Hartley
Chair, Council of School Attorneys
Harben, Hartley & Hawkins LLP
Georgia
Thomas J. Gentzel
Executive Director & CEO
anybody see a signature on that letter?
EXACTLY.
I looked up the original 6 page letter that initiated this onslaught of lawfare and it was submitted by the NSBA’s interim director, Chip Slaven. The only other person that signed the letter is Viola Garcia, the President of the NSBA.
Of this 6 page letter, 3 pages contain footnotes. This was certainly was kept in his “hip pocket” to release at the point where it do the most damage by submitting it to the pretenisident.
nsba-letter-to-president-biden-concerning-threats-to-public-schools-and-school-board-members-92921.pdf
Too little, too late.
Go to their web site. Chip Slaven, the ceo, praised the rapid doj action.
Gas lighting
Our country is experiencing God’s Wrath of abandonment. We are in the depraved-mind stage. It’s only going to get worse
Judgement, yes. Abandonment, no.
National School Board Association spells Corruption to me !
The solution here is one thing: Impeach Merrick Garland
Note, FBI, this is what sanity sounds like. Let’s go Brandon.
Bologna…the NSBA is just sorry that they got caught and sorry that Attorney General Merrick Garland was more or less forced to let the proverbial cat out of the bag,
I’m not buying what they are selling.
John Spiropoulos and Dinesh D’Souza need to get together for dueling interviews of each other.
Why AG Merrick Garland Won’t Stop the School Board Heroes
By Dinesh D’Souza
6:29 min
Published October 10, 2021
https://rumble.com/vnkny1-why-ag-merrick-garland-wont-stop-the-school-board-heroes.html
The bravery of Asra Nomani, Stacy Langton and others shows why parents are not likely to be shut down by Attorney General Merrick Garland’s bullying attempt to target them.
Please put John and his wife Sophia on your prayer list.
They both just went through the China virus. She had a mild case and is taking care of him. He has had a bad 5 weeks of it so far and would be on the mend except for are other health issues aggravated by the virus and age.
https://letsrollamerica.us/about
So sorry to hear this! Prayers for John’s healing! ?
It’s too late to apologize ??
“…but also the voices of parents, who should and must continue to be heard when it comes to decisions about their children’s education, health and safety.”
You don’t say. Has anyone told terry mcawful?
The NSBA is scared of losing all those exorbitant tax-payer funded dues paid by local school boards to their state associations. I worked in school districts in the accounting office and had to pay the dues. The dues are paid by school districts and are substantial.
I remember when I started working in school districts after working in private industry for years. I thought it would be a really civilized environment. I found the opposite. The behavior of the teachers was the most shocking.
These people are the scum of the earth. They are just scared of losing their cushy lifestyle courtesy of the stupid tax payers who they consider beneath them.
I did a little research into my local rep. to the NSBA and uncovered this crusty nugget: https://www.csba.org/Newsroom/PressReleases/2021/2021-7-21-CSBAfilessuitERAF
This whole CSBA/DOJ matter reminds me of the recent unfortunate event regarding a whale that had beached itself and was beginning to decay. Some bright mind from .gov developed a plan to plant some explosives under the whale and push it back into the sea where it could be dealt with by Poseidon’s cleaner-uppers. The plan succeeded in spreading stinky fallout in an area the size of a football field.
“There are billions at stake”.
Oops, this has been around for quite some time, just repeated in one form or another.
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the whole hearing yet, here it is. It begins with Little Man Nadler who sits atop his throne and gives a ridiculous speech about how violent and dangerous the right is, and how he’s so glad Garland is installed to save the left and how will stop us in our reign of terror. This little man needs help. Someone show him the way home please.
House Judiciary Hearing: Oversight of the United States Department of Justice
21 Oct 2021
https://judiciary.house.gov/calendar/eventslisting.aspx?EventTypeID=215
I doubt the original NSBA letter just showed up at Justice. Rather staff at NSBA probably coordinated this with FBI/DOJ in drafting before it was released (as Rep Jordan pointed out, it only took 5 days for the AG to act, so it doesn’t seem li9ke a surprise). The SBA BOD owes the membership an explanation of who initiated this and who approved it. Not just the “mistakes were made” CYA.
But in my state (Hawaii) there is a single BOE, members appointed by the gov (they had been elected in the past but a constitution amendment changed that). Effectively the legislature (mainly the education committees) are the school board and parent have limited power (seen over and over with common core and sex ed). Real education is done in the private schools. It’s well known that if you want your child educated, if Hawaiian get them into Kam schools, otherwise Punahou or Iolani (aka the Asian Punahou). At one time we had “English Standard Schools” (Roosevelt HS) but that was considered elitist and was eliminated. Though now instead of worrying about getting an education, we are fighting over President William McKinley HS (named after evil white colonizer).
Ivermectin is approved for treatment against Covid-19 on the National Institutes of Health’s website. Right underneath remdesivir. Don’t believe me search covid19treatmentguidelines table-2e on your search engine and you will see it.
According to that website it was last updated July yet here these people are telling us in August not to take ivermectin. Get your Ivermectin today while you still can! https://health.p0l.org/
maybe Terry McAuliffe will at some point call it a day on this campaign – what’s the point? Between the AG Merrick Garland and the NSBA . . .
Dear National School Board:
Spare us your insipid, rancid, putrid, insincere, cynical ‘apology.’ When you send a second letter to the AG whose daughter and son-in-law are running a CRT/GSK-H/P child surveillance racket, asking that he rescind his ‘parents are terrorists’ diktat, we might believe you.
Might.
Until then, thank you for serving notice that you’re just another communist criminal front group dedicated to destroying the family, and recruiting children to act as new toys for old kiddie-rapers in high places.
They initiated the attack and now that they appear to be somewhat retreating, we should scorch the earth with their liberal communistic carcasses, my grand children are that valuable to me.
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Moving beyond the issue of school boards, this article has a wealth of detail on how Marxist and anti-American values get embedded in school curricula, and how corruptly Leftist teachers and administrators are. Worth a read.
Former Head of National Social Studies Org Urged Teachers to Reward Student Activism for BLM, LGBTQ, Illegal Immigration
The NSBA apology was only issued because they were embarrassed on a national stage. They will continue to push their nefarious agenda and will be more clandestine for the near future until they attack again. Like evil lurking in a back ally, these leftists miscreants will strike again.
The entire teacher bureaucracy at every level needs to be defunded, voted out, and dismantled. These Communists are the most dangerous of all, since they get to indoctrinate kids starting in the crib.
In case anyone forgot, here are the GOPe Senate P*GS who voted to confirm Garland, knowing what he is:
Good, we need to post names thanks for taking the time to do this. Expose them all!
WHY have there been no resignations. Why has there been no firings? Just another worthless apology.
Some school boards have been leaving the NSBA. That’s a start.