The 'Critical Race Theory' Monster Hunt Is Beginning to Wreak Havoc on Local School Boards

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5. I found this earlier this month

when I was wondering why this was happening in a number of districts (these sudden "protests" at school board meetings) in the wealthy suburban communities north of Indianapolis. None of them were expecting it - nor were teaching anything remotely close - but that doesn't matter. I wondered if the issue was being seeded to look grass roots - and happening in suburban areas where congressional districts are starting to turn purple (and in other states flip.)

I found this ....

Koch Connections and Sham Grassroots of Parents Defending Education
Posted on April 12, 2021 by Maurice Cunningham

Parents Defending Education is corporate school privatizers going hard right to attack school boards, superintendents, principals, and teachers. It’s a dirty game and it’s about as grassroots as say, a Koch political operation.

Mercedes Schneider has figured out the grassroots angle in Parents Defending Education: Prefab “Grassroots”—PDE needs local connections to claim standing in law suits to chill the free speech of any educator who questions white supremacy. Peter Greene minces no words in Parents Defending Education: Astroturf Goes Hard Right:

read more: https://www.masspoliticsprofs.org/2021/04/12/koch-connections-and-sham-grassroots-of-parents-defending-education/