School board group asks for federal help to stop threats and violence in debates on Covid and critical race theory
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The letter comes after a series of heated school board meetings across the country regarding Covid-19 safety protocols and critical race theory, the oft-misunderstood concept examining the role of institutional racism in American history.
"America's public schools and its education leaders are under an immediate threat," said the letter, signed by National School Boards Association President Viola M. Garcia and NSBA interim Executive Director and CEO Chip Slaven.
The NSBA requested the resources of the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, and its National Threat Assessment Center "regarding the level of risk to public schoolchildren, educators, board members, and facilities/campuses." They also asked for the help of the US Postal Inspection Service regarding threatening letters and cyberbullying.