"The flames are being fanned by national money and resources," she says. But it's not entirely grassroots and spontaneous. She says this kind of activity usually begins with real anger - in this case, on the part of parents, at COVID school shutdowns and restrictions like masks. Melissa Ryan founded the consulting firm CARD Strategies, which tracks right-wing extremism. 9 was in no way legitimate, county officials say, and the properly elected school board continues to run the district. The "election" by those protestors on Sept. Tools and tactics for disrupting school boards The protests aren't ubiquitous, but they're widespread and intense enough that the National School Boards Association asked President Biden to step in, and Attorney General Merrick Garland then directed the FBI to help.
Teaching about race and American history, or sometimes, anything called "diversity, equity and inclusion" or even "social-emotional learning." In several states and districts around the country, protestors have been disrupting school board meetings. "So little by little it's been escalating - they've been antsy and escalating their hostility and aggression toward the board." "In the August meeting, they were pounding on the windows," said board member Darshana Patel.
That hasn't stopped protesters from showing up in person.
They were hearing reports from their student representatives and honoring their teachers and other staff members of the year.īecause of the pandemic, the general public has been asked to join and comment via livestream. The Poway Unified School District, in San Diego County, Calif., was planning a pretty typical school board meeting in September.
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