Tag: school board

Parents Call for California School Board President to Step Down After Hot Mic Incident

After a California school board president was caught swearing on camera towards a parent providing public comment at an Oct. 26 board meeting, parents are calling for her resignation. Marlys Davidson, president of the Los Alamitos Unified School District (LAUSD), was heard cursing at parent Lauren Roupoli after speaking out, during public comment, against the K-12…


California School Board President Curses at Parent During Public Comment

A California school board president was caught swearing on camera towards a parent providing public comment at an Oct. 26 board meeting. Marlys Davidson, president of the Los Alamitos Unified School District (LAUSD), was heard cursing at parent Lauren Roupoli after speaking out, during public comment, against the K-12 vaccine and mask mandate. Following the incident,…


Minnesota School Board Demands Parents Announce Their Addresses in Order to Speak at Meetings

A Minnesota school board is facing criticism because of new policies for public comment sessions at its meetings, including requiring that commenters state their home address in order to speak. The Mankato Area Public School Board updated its open forum guidelines earlier this month, but only sparked controversy recently after video footage of an Oct….


Minnesota Surgeon Fired After Speaking Against Mask Mandates at School Board Meeting

A veteran surgeon in Minnesota has lost his job after he advocated at a school board meeting parents’ right to opt their children out of mask mandates. Hundreds of people on Monday rallied in Fergus Falls, a west-central Minnesota town, in support of Dr. Jeffrey Horak, who has worked at local Lake Region Healthcare for…


12 House Republicans Demand DOJ Rescind Memo That Could Be Used to Target Concerned Parents

A group of 12 Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee is demanding that Attorney General Merrick Garland rescind a memo directing the FBI to police school board meetings, after the interest group whose complaint prompted the directive apologized for likening parent protests to “domestic terrorism.” Garland’s memo, which sparked much controversy since its Oct….


NSBA Apologizes to Members Over Letter Comparing Parents to Domestic Terrorists

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) has apologized to its members on Friday for a letter that was previously sent to the Biden administration in which the school board group compared parents accused of trying to intimidate educators to domestic terrorists. In a memo issued to NSBA members, the board said that “on behalf of…


National School Boards Association Apologizes Over Letter Comparing Parents to Domestic Terrorists

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) has apologized to its members on Friday for a letter that was previously sent to the Biden administration in which the school board group compared parents accused of trying to intimidate educators to domestic terrorists. In a memo issued to NSBA members, the board said that “on behalf of…


17 State AGs Demand DOJ Cease Attempt to Silence Parents at School Board Meetings

A coalition of 17 state attorneys general is demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice immediately rescind a recent memo they say would “chill lawful dissent by parents voiced during local school board meetings.” The DOJ memo, which has been the center of much criticism since its Oct 4 release, directs the FBI to work…


Pennsylvania School Boards Association Quits National School Boards Association

A controversial letter sent to President Joe Biden, in which the National School Boards Association (NSBA) asked that some parents attending school board meetings be considered domestic terrorists, was the final straw for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA). The letter (PDF) prompted the Department of Justice to announce that the FBI and U.S. attorneys would…


McConnell Demands Attorney General Explain DOJ Directive to Crack Down on Parent Protests

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday warned Attorney General Merrick Garland that his recent Justice Department memo directing federal law enforcement to crack down on parent protests at school board meetings could infringe upon parents’ constitutional rights. The attorney general’s memo, which has been the center of much criticism since its release on…