by Dr Susan Berry at Breitbart News
Emails obtained through a public records request by Parents Defending Education (PDE) appear to indicate the top officers of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) worked with the White House prior to sending their September 29 letter to President Joe Biden requesting federal law enforcement assistance to target parents voicing concerns at local school board meetings.
The emails, which were reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon, reveal that Viola Garcia, NSBA’s president, and its CEO Chip Slaven, sent their letter to Biden without the approval of NSBA board members.
According to a press release, PDE sent public records requests last week to the local districts of NSBA’s officers, directors, and ex officio voting directors, seeking emails and text and instant messages relevant to the letter sent to Biden.
“PDE received emails between the board that demonstrate that the board was not consulted before such a letter was sent,” the parents’ group stated.
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A document, which PDE states contains all the redacted emails and other messages can be found here.
One email in the document appears to show that, on the evening of September 29, Slaven, also NSBA’s interim executive director, forwarded the letter to Biden to NSBA’s board of directors, informing them he and Garcia had been “in talks over the last several weeks with White House staff,” and “they requested additional information on some of the specific threats.”
Slaven’s message to the NSBA board of directors states:
As you are probably aware, the level of threats and actual violence have increased the last few weeks and there are now some groups recognized for violence showing up at schools and school board meetings. The level of concern is rising. It is hoped the letter will also call out the bad behavior occurring and promote calmer thinking when people are debating these important issues. This letter is embargoed until tomorrow morning when it will be shared publicly. The letter will also be shared this evening with the state association executive directors.
On October 2, Garcia wrote to the NSBA directors, “These are troubling times.”
“NSBA has been engaged with the White House and the Department of Education on these and other issues related to the pandemic for several weeks now,” she continued. “The pandemic and our heightened political environment have created a lot of tension in our society.”
Garcia added regarding local school board meetings and the request for federal law enforcement intervention:…
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