Delaware School Boards group takes issue with letter to Biden
DOVER — The Delaware School Boards Association said its national headquarters did not consult it before sending a Sept. 29 letter to President Joe Biden seeking federal assistance regarding protests that have taken place at school board meetings across the country.
The National School Boards Association’s letter led to the U.S. Department of Justice announcing it would collaborate with federal, state and local officials to investigate threatening incidents at school board meetings throughout the country.
“The letter indicated that it was on behalf of the member state associations, school board members and local public school districts, however, the Delaware School Boards Association was not consulted prior to the release of this letter, nor do we agree with the letter,” said DSBA executive director John Marinucci in a statement issued on Thursday. “The comments and representations contained within the letter do not reflect the position of our organization.”
Mr. Marinucci specifically took issue with the NSBA likening the school board protests to “a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes.”
“Delaware School Boards Association disagrees with this characterization of the protests and protesters,” he said. “While we agree that order must be maintained and that the safety of board members, staff, families and community members must be top priority at school board meetings, at the same time, we believe that free speech and the ability of community members to address their locally elected school board members are essential to successful school board governance.”
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