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Cotton presses Cardona on teachers union letter urging social media to stifle opposition to CRT
[FoxNews] Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding answers on a teachers union letter that followed closely after the National School Boards Association (NSBA) letter comparing concerned parents to domestic terrorists. Shortly after the infamous NSBA letter – which the NSBA later revoked and for which it apologized – National Education Association (NEA) sent a letter urging social media companies to silence "propaganda" about critical race theory (CRT), which had supposedly stoked "a small but violent group of radicalized parents." Newly revealed documents show that the White House helped draft the NSBA letter and other documents suggest that Cardona solicited the NSBA letter (a claim a Department of Education spokesperson has denied). "Big Tech’s potential censorship of concerned parents would be a chilling addition to the Biden administration’s efforts to intimidate parents seeking a greater role in their children’s education," Cotton wrote in his Monday letter to Cardona. NSBA sent its letter on Sept. 29, warning that school boards face "physical threats" due to opposition to COVID-19 policies and critical race theory. After the Department of Justice issued an Oct. 4 memorandum that echoed the letter, NSBA issued an apology for it on Oct. 22. NEA sent its letter on Oct. 8. Cotton noted that the NEA's Oct. 8 letter came nine days after the NSBA letter and is "remarkably similar" to that notorious missive. "Specifically, this letter singled out ‘radicalized adults who falsely believe that graduate level courses about racism are being taught in K-12 public schools,'" Cotton wrote. "This statement appears to be a thinly veiled reference to parents who are concerned about critical race theory, a radical ideology that claims America is a fundamentally racist country and attributes moral characteristics to people on the basis of race." "The letter also decried a ‘small yet vocal group of extremists who are putting the safety of our children, educators, and families at risk over the notion that wearing a mask is in infringement on personal liberty,’" the senator added. "NEA accused groups concerned about curricula based on critical race theory and restrictive mask policies of spreading ‘propaganda’ and ‘lies’ on social media and requested that social-media companies ‘stamp out’ such speech." Cotton wrote that "the implication of both" the NEA and the NSBA letters "is the same: individuals opposed to critical race theory and mask mandates in schools are potential domestic terrorists. Recent reporting indicates that you asked the NSBA to write its letter to President Biden. Similarities in the timing and content of the NEA letter raise the troubling possibility that you or your staff may have had a hand in that letter, as well." Related: Tom Cotton: 2022-01-20 LA's woke DA George Gascon breaks his silence to say it's 'heartbreaking that Brianna Kupfer was murdered while she worked' after her father blamed liberal politicians for her death: Her 'killer' is held on $2M bail following arrest at bus stop Tom Cotton: 2022-01-17 First migrant caravan of 2022 with 300 people traveling from Honduras to US STOPPED by cops in Guatemala; just TEN people allowed to continue Tom Cotton: 2022-01-14 LA cops go over woke DA George Gascon's head and get feds to file murder charges against four F13 gang members 'who killed off-duty officer' over fears his liberal reforms would have resulted in lenient sentences Related: Miguel Cardona: 2022-01-12 Cardona Requested School Board Letter That Called Parents ‘Domestic Terrorists' Miguel Cardona: 2021-10-26 Biden admin gives post to National School Boards Association chief who signed 'domestic terrorism' letter Miguel Cardona: 2021-10-01 Biden Education Secretary Dodges When Asked If Parents Should Be 'Primary Stakeholder' Of Child's Education Posted by: Skidmark 2022-01-26 |
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