{"id":1020444,"date":"2021-11-16T16:44:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T21:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1020444"},"modified":"2021-11-16T16:44:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T21:44:35","slug":"breaking-fbi-counterterrorism-unit-tracking-threats-against-school-officials-school-boards-whistleblower-docs-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-counterterrorism-unit-tracking-threats-against-school-officials-school-boards-whistleblower-docs-show\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: FBI Counterterrorism Unit Tracking \u2018Threats\u2019 Against School Officials, School Boards, Whistleblower Docs Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-fbi-counterterrorism-unit-tracking-threats-against-school-officials-school-boards-whistleblower-docs-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1020444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>FBI counterterrorism officials are compiling and tracking investigations into \u201cthreats\u201d directed at school board members and other school officials, whistleblower documents show.<\/p>\n<p>House Judiciary Committee Republicans, led by the committee\u2019s ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), released a whistleblower email on Tuesday showing that the FBI is using counterterrorism tools to track threats against school officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe share an obligation to ensure all individuals are able to do their jobs without threats of violence or fear for their safety. This can only be accomplished with effective coordination and engagement with our law enforcement partners and United States Attorney offices,\u201d says the email, sent on behalf of the assistant directors of the FBI\u2019s counterterrorism and criminal divisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, the Counterterrorism and Criminal Divisions created a threat tag, EDUOFFICIALS, to track instances of related threats. We ask that your offices apply the threat tag to investigations and assessments of threats specifically directed against school board administrators, board members, teachers, and staff,\u201d it continues. \u201cThe purpose of the threat tag is to help scope this threat on a national level and provide an opportunity for comprehensive analysis of the threat picture for effective engagement with law enforcement partners at all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the email acknowledges, the new \u201cthreat tag\u201d was created in response to Attorney General Merrick Garland\u2019s October 4 memo directing the FBI to crack down on threats directed at school boards and administrators.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FROM THE WHISTLEBLOWER: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4IfJRPVKMk\">pic.twitter.com\/4IfJRPVKMk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1460702256601444352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI counterterrorism officials are compiling and tracking investigations into \u201cthreats\u201d directed at school board members and other school officials, whistleblower documents show.House Judiciary Committee Republicans, led by the committee\u2019s ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), released a whistleblower email on Tuesday showing that the FBI is using counterterrorism tools to track threats against school officials.\u201cWe share an obligation to ensure all individuals are able to do their jobs without threats of violence or fear for their safety. This can only be accomplished with effective coordination and engagement with our law enforcement partners and United States Attorney offices,\u201d says the email, sent on behalf of the assistant directors of the FBI\u2019s counterterrorism and criminal divisions.\u201cAs a result, the Counterterrorism and Criminal Divisions created a threat tag, EDUOFFICIALS, to track instances of related threats. We ask that your offices apply the threat tag to investigations and assessments of threats specifically directed against school board administrators, board members, teachers, and staff,\u201d it continues. \u201cThe purpose of the threat tag is to help scope this threat on a national level and provide an opportunity for comprehensive analysis of the threat picture for effective engagement with law enforcement partners at all levels.\u201dAs the email acknowledges, the new \u201cthreat tag\u201d was created in response to Attorney General Merrick Garland\u2019s October 4 memo directing the FBI to crack down on threats directed at school boards and administrators.FROM THE WHISTLEBLOWER: pic.twitter.com\/4IfJRPVKMk\u2014 House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) November 16, 2021This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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