National School Boards Association Head Knew about Garland Memo Prior to Publication

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, in advance of the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., January 5, 2022. (Carolyn Kaster/Pool via Reuters) Chip Slaven, formerly the interim

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Senior FBI Alums Sound Alarm on Garland’s ‘Politically Loaded’ School-Board Threat Memo

High-ranking FBI alumni are sounding the alarm on a memo from Attorney General Merrick Garland highlighting a purportedly “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence” against schools and school officials, from parents. According to these former officials, the

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Kentucky, Wisconsin, Alabama State School Board Groups Disassociate from National Organization after DOJ Memo

(eakrin rasadonyindee/Getty Images) Three more state school-board chapters, including those of Kentucky, Alabama, and Wisconsin, have ended their relationship with the National School Board Association over its letter to the Biden administration requesting federal intervention to penalize parents who protest

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Hawley Calls for Merrick Garland to Resign over FBI School-Board Memo

Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.,) during Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, D.C., February 22, 2021 (Demetrius Freeman/Reuters) Republican Senator Josh Hawley has called for U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s resignation over the

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Parents Sue AG Garland for Violating Free Speech Rights with FBI School-Board Memo

A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of a coalition of parents against Attorney General Merrick Garland, claiming that his recent memo directing the FBI to investigate and potentially prosecute “threats” leveled by parents against school board

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