Thousands of school board members urge Biden to protect them from "heinous" threats [View all]
A group whose members include 90,000 elected school board officials around the U.S. is asking President Biden, the FBI and the Secret Service to intervene to protect members who are facing unprecedented threats in the politically charged climate surrounding debates over COVID-19 and systemic racism.
The big picture: School boards are suddenly dealing with surges in partisan candidates, recall efforts and even physical altercations.
This request for help comes as many local, nonpartisan officials have been put at the center of policy disputes around masking protocols in schools and curriculum touching on critical race theory.
Driving the news: In a letter today detailing more than 20 examples of violence, harassment and intimidation, National School Boards Association president Viola Garcia and interim executive director and CEO Chip Slaven write that the "classification of these heinous actions could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes."
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