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Fox News Digital also reported the National Education Association (NEA) sent a similar letter to social media companies, urging them to stifle “propaganda” about critical race theory that had supposedly stoked “a small but violent group of radicalized parents.”
Critics have suggested that the NEA letter represents yet more coordination between government and interest groups to silence parents. This follows Cardona’s solicitation of the NSBA letter and revelations that the White House coordinated with the NSBA for weeks before the group sent their original letter to President Biden.
Miguel Cardona speaks after President-Elect Joe Biden announced his nomination for education secretary on Dec. 23, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
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NEA URGED SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS TO FIGHT ANTI-CRT ‘PROPAGANDA’ STOKING ‘VIOLENT’ ‘RADICALIZED’ PARENTS
“The Biden administration & the nation’s largest teachers union coordinated politically motivated attacks against concerned parents—all on the American taxpayer’s dime,” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, tweeted in announcing the request for an investigation.
The senators say parents deserve to know the truth.
“While we remain concerned that parents who are peacefully protesting continue to be threatened by the failure of the Attorney General to rescind his memo, we are equally disturbed that the NSBA and NEA used taxpayer dollars – collected as dues from member schools – to carry out politically motivated attacks against concerned parents at the direction of the Biden Administration,” the senators wrote.
“These actions must be investigated as threatening and intimidating concerned parents should never be tolerated. Parents deserve to know the complete truth on this matter. Just because someone disagrees with you does not give you the right to silence them. “
Amy Carney speaks during a protest against critical race theory before a digital school board meeting at Coronado High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, on May 24, 2021.
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Signing the letter were Rubio, Ernst, and GOP Sens. Roger Marshall of Kansas, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Mike Braun of Indiana, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Steve Daines of Montana, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi and James Lankford of Oklahoma.
Fox News’ Tyler Olson and Peter Hasson contributed to this report.
